Our Contribution

Amber Valley Stone produced a range of precast concrete elements, including concaved structural heads, fascia panels, curved beams, columns, and copings. These units were acid-etched to meet the client’s specific aesthetic and structural requirements.

Key Features

Bespoke Red Precast Concrete: The unique red colour was achieved through careful selection of aggregates and pigments, ensuring a vibrant and consistent finish.

Acid Etching: This technique provided a textured surface that enhanced the visual appeal of the concrete elements.

Structural and Aesthetic Integration: The precast units were designed to seamlessly integrate with the building’s architecture, contributing both to its structural integrity and aesthetic value.

Challenge:
AVS were appointed to work closely with the Duchy team, architect and engineer to provide product solutions in line with the architect’s design intent for the project, retaining the overall character and design of the intended buildings.

Solution:
AVS provided a full drawing package including unit design calculations and reinforcement details for all units including provisions for any potential site handling issues prior to delivery of the stone reinforcements. A varied range of products were required from 8kg to 630kg including self supporting and structural elements.

Result:
Products designed and supplied by AVS included window and door surrounds, name plaques, a bell tower along with a feature arched main entrance surround with a replica Sea Campion, the emblem for that quarter of Nansledan, contributing to the design attributes of the Kew An Lergh complex.

Challenge:
Neo-Gothic in style, with limestone mullion windows contrasting with red brick, Spitfire Homes vision was to restore this once fine country house back to its former glory sympathetically into nine luxury apartments together with eleven new build houses. AVS was tasked with supplying the stonework to seamlessly blend with the existing.

Solution:
AVS visited the site to review the profiles and colour of the existing Jephson House Stone. Working with the architect details and survey notes, AVS produced full working drawings for the new stone elements. Once approved, our skilled joiners were able to manufacture the stone units required to complete the restoration.

Result:
The collaboration between Amber Valley Stone, the architects, and the contractors resulted in a successful project completion with high-quality cast stone units. These new stone elements have provided a timeless look to the exterior of the building and are in keeping with the building aesthetics.

Client: Spitfire Homes

Architect: Thrive Architects

Project: Luxury Apartments, Jephson House

Materials: Semi Dry & GRC

Colour: Bathstone

Approx. tonnes of stone supplied: 20

Start: March 2022 | Completion: 2023

A second significant benefit is its effect on our Semi Dry stone in the early and critical curing stage. The curing process causes a chemical reaction to occur which results in moisture within the stone being drawn inwards to its centre. The moisture dispersed in the dust suppression system replenishes the moisture on the outside of the stone prior to their entry into our state-of-the art vapour curing chambers, delivering a further benefit during the curing process.

It is well documented that dust can create both environmental and health hazards in the workplace but it is a hazard that can be managed effectively with a dust suppression system ensuring working environments are safe for our staff to work in, whether inside our production facility or outside of it and importantly, with the added benefit of providing a cooling effect for production staff throughout their working day.

The medieval town of Bosworth offers much in the way of character for its residents with many listed buildings, thatched roofing and its charming cobbled market square to name a few, resulting in a development of new homes in a historic location that offers the best of town and country living.

Amber Valley Stone vapour cured semi dry cast stone is ideal alongside our modern GRC retro fit door surrounds for adding luxury features to residential and commercial buildings with the look and texture of natural stone; finishes that work to bring a project to completion.

If you are looking for experienced UK vapour cured cast stone suppliers, contact Amber Valley Stone today and find out our our team of experts can assist with your project.

Client: Owl Homes

Contractor: Owl Homes

Sector: Residential Developments

Materials: Vapour Cured Semi Dry Cast Stone & GRC Cast Stone

Completion: Early 2024

The architects, TSH Architects, collaborated with the contractors and Amber Valley Stone to ensure that the precast units met the design specifications and were manufactured and installed with the utmost precision.

Challenge:

The challenge for Amber Valley Stone was to manufacture and supply high-quality precast units that would meet the strict design requirements of the St Helen & St Katharine Sixth Form Centre.

The precast elements needed to be robust and of high quality, with clean and consistent finished faces and corners. The project also required a special colour, which was achieved through a special blend of aggregates, pigments and the use of a medium etch finish.

“I am happy to confirm that Amber Valley Stone has provided a professional and helpful service throughout the design, manufacture, and construction of the precast units for the recently completed Sixth Form Centre at St Helen and St Katharine School, Abingdon.”.

John Dymock – Benfield and Loxley

Solution:

Amber Valley Stone engaged with the architects and contractors early on in the project to ensure that the design and fixings of the precast elements were discussed thoroughly. This allowed for smooth approval, production, and installation on the site. The team worked tirelessly to produce 114 tonnes of precast units, consisting of 881 individual units in the WC-0251ME colour specified by the architects. The precast elements were manufactured using a wet cast process, which allowed for a high level of accuracy in the finished product.

“The precast elements are clearly robust and high quality with many complex shapes. All have satisfying consistent, clean finished faces and corners. We would be very happy to work with Amber Valley on future projects.”

John Dymock – Benfield and Loxley

Result:

The collaboration between Amber Valley Stone, the architects, and the contractors resulted in a successful project completion with high-quality precast units. The precast elements supplied by Amber Valley Stone met the design requirements and were manufactured and installed to the utmost precision.

The redevelopment of the whole Broadmarsh area will drastically improve the city centre once completed, with a new Broadmarsh Car Park and Bus Station, Central Library, Nottingham Castle visitor experience and Nottingham College City Hub and reimagined public realm.

Amber Valley Stone was instructed to supply architectural precast seating and step units including curved areas to the Broadmarsh redevelopement.

AVS manufactured various samples & mix designs for the landscape architects, Pick Everard, to find the perfect colour and finish to meet their strict criteria.

“We have had a very good experience working with Amber Valley. The design interface was efficient, with just in time deliveries.

I would have no hesitation in recommending and working with them on future schemes”

Vince Hacket, Thomas Bow Project Manager

The new spaces and traffic reduction allows improved pedestrian environments. The work provides a public space between the new college, shopping centre, Nottingham Central Library and Nottingham Castle, with spaces for outdoor seating, food and drink in Carrington Street and areas for children to play, creating a better atmosphere to sit and dwell during the day.

“It was a pleasure working with Thomas Bow on this combination of benches and steps for the regeneration of the Broadmarsh centre. The colour and heavy etched finish complement the surrounding block paving seamlessly. Another project by Amber Valley Stone expertly designed and engineered by Erskine Hurt Consultants Ltd.”

Ian Woollen, AVS Project Manager

XO is a collection of eight unique apartments in the heart of Stoke Newington, London.

Created in partnership with Scenesmith and Dowen Farmer Architects. Artform describes the design as weaving a story of craft and sustainability. A celebration of raw interior materials and sculpted exterior design.

Amber Valley Stone engaged early in the design of this project with multiple Teams calls, factory and site visits.

“Artform appointed Amber Valley Stone to supply the precast concrete sections to the façade of our Garnham Street project in North London. They were incredibly helpful throughout, including the design stage, and we were even able to visit and see the manufacturing process. We are absolutely delighted with the finished product”.

Ben Lampert MRICS MCIOB, Artform Development Director

Precast & Masonry Services were appointed by the Artform Group in early 2021 to install architectural precast units comprising of columns and interlocking spandrels all designed, manufactured and supplied by Amber Valley Stone, for a new apartment block development in Garnham Street, Stoke Newington, London.

During the design phase, PMSL worked closely with the Amber Valley team to ensure that our requirements were met for the install.

The overall design of the columns with interlocking spandrels was technically very challenging, that challenge was met by Amber Valley Stone Ltd, the design of the fixings and the panels supplied were excellent which ensured the installation was as straightforward as possible.

“The hard work by both AVS and PMSL resulted in a progressive installation and a superb looking building. This was probably one of the most enjoyable projects that PMSL have had the pleasure of working on in the last 10 years.“

Nick Pitman – Director Precast & Masonry Services Ltd.

Ian Woollen, AVS Project Manager agreed: “Working closely with our in-house design team, Erskine Hurt Consultants Ltd and PMSL, Amber Valley Stone were able to satisfy all interested parties vison for the project and deliver a truly striking building.”