Our Stonework Business Overview
Our 'Stonework Business Overview' provides a brief introduction to our family business.
We are drystone Craft international™....a leading north west based small successful, specialist natural stonework family business, built with the aid of many years of extensive, ongoing client recommendations. Our clients continue choose us for their stonework projects based on our consistently high quality work, attention to detail and outstanding customer service....
We are dedicated experts in our field of work, who do go the 'extra mile'...we excel in our stonework, creative design, attention to detail and customer service....we operate within an incident and injury free work environment culture....we work with all types of stone and in our stone walling works, frequently recycled stone currently on site....we are proactive in the promotion and implementation of policies on waste management and sustainable uses of natural stone resources.....reduce, recycle, reuse ....
We are a long established, professional and highly experienced, independent small family stonework business, based within the scenic Lancashire countryside of the United Kingdom.
We specialise in high quality traditional, contemporary, architectural and decorative professional bespoke stonework services, in both exterior stoneworkand interior stonework.
Our work ranges from stonemason stonework and stone repairs, stone walls, dry stone walls and stone gardens to stone landscapes, stone walling, dry stone retaining walls, stone plaques and civil engineering stoneworks to which We provide bespoke architectural, heritage and decorative natural stonework contractor services: lime mortar stonework, dry stone walling, stone pillars, engravings in stone, cobble paving and flag paving.
We are a stone supplier of a wide range new and reclaimed Lancashire building stone and walling stone products. Our range of stone flags, stone setts, garden cobbles and paving cobbles are available in new or reclaimed forms, either in sandstone, granite, Indian stone or yorkstone. We also stock a range of new and reclaimed stone window lintels, capping stones, copestones and cut stone to order.
The specialist stonework services we provide range from immediate smaller repair works to larger bespoke contract works, spanning greater timescales. Our price range structure is competitive, but we do not compromise on quality, durability and craftspersonship.
Our reputation for excellence throughout all our business activities has been and continues to be extensively recognised, being built over many years by extensive customer referrals at national and international levels. Our dedicated, loyal team of professional staff, offer a rich, distinctive blend of skills..
We continue to successfully build upon a strong, sustained and loyal client base, based on quality, commitment and customer service; with long term repeat business and a focus on working with clients to achieve sustainable construction solutions using natural stone.
The ongoing success of our business has been brought about by the commitment, dedication and reliability of our workforce in its passion for creative design and working with stone, our clientel and extensive client referrals at both national and international levels.
Using sustainable natural stone resources on site, recycled stone or new stone specifically selected by our clients, we manage and service many small and large scale domestic, business and civil engineering works in the U.K., and wider Europe.
Our Stonework and Related SkillsBase
What sets drystone Craft international™ apart from other stonework service providers, is our distinctive skills base, comprising dedicated, highly experienced, time served and certificated lime mortar stoneworkers, dry stone wallerss, stonemasons, cobble pavers and flag pavers Complimenting these skills is a highly experienced and professionally qualified industry expertise in geology, environmental management, civil engineering, ground works, construction, landscape design, higher/ further education, organisational management and administrative functions.
Our education and training services in stonework are provided by qualified, experienced lecturers who hold Member status of the Institute for Learning.
We hold Membership of the following organisations and hold appropriate licences and insurances relevant to all our company functions and operations. Click an image below to view more details.
   
We work to the Help Direct Safe Trader Scheme Code of Practice and the Federation of Master Builders Code of Practice. All our contracts of work are fair and clear, being adapted from FMB Crystal marked Plain English Contracts.
Our Continuing Professional Development
At drystone Craft international™ we place great emphasis on investing in all our staff, valuing each individual, encouraging innovation, flair, new ways of thinking and personal growth. The implementation of bi-annual, specific, tailored, ongoing continuing professional development (CPD), following individual Training Needs Analysis is prominent within our working culture.
We continuously support and invest in each individuals development and well being. Many of our family staff and subcontractor staff have worked for the company for many years and our in - house Young Apprentice Scheme has enabled our talented young people, to pursue a career in stonework, stonemasonry, business management within ourcompany.
We collectively and firmly believe that to enable all our staff to become highly skilled individuals, regardless of their role within the company, a lengthy period of time service, varied teamwork activities, varied work locations, personal support and mentoring, along with a relevant nationally recognised qualification are essential.
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