Our Prices includes a Standard delivery service, carried out Monday to Friday with an external delivery company. Between the Hours of 0800-1800

Alternative Delivery Available
Next Day £10.00 per Pallet
Pre 10am +£35.00 per consignment
Am/pm +£15.00 per consignment
Saturday - please contact us for costing

Please feel free to contact us If you have any enquires with regards to delivery costing or information

Our couriers will always contact you to arrange a suitable delivery date before attempting to deliver, please provide a contact telephone number. Should you not be in when the delivery arrives as agreed, the courier will take the pallets back to the depot for a re-delivery to be arranged. Re-delivery charges do apply.

All deliveries will be kerbside/bottom of the driveway only. Any alternative arrangements made between yourself the customer and the driver will not be part of our contract between our company, yourself and the courier. Delivery is a one-man service using a Vehicle upto 28 tonnes with a Tail Lift. The driver will move the pallet to a safe location off of the road using a Pump truck(kerbside) The delivery does not include manoeuvring to a location of choice and can not be moved over soft verge or gravel driveway.

Deliveries lorries vary in size and maybe upto 28 tonne, if there are any difficulties with access in reaching your property, such as narrow roads, steep hills, long driveways. Please advise us so that we can make the delivery company aware, and have the right Vehicle sent out to you accordingly.

Please check the goods where possible on receipt of delivery for any damages and notify us as soon within 24hrs. If you do notice any damages or you are unsure, but unable to check please sign the form as unchecked or damaged.

WHO ARE WE?

Strata Stones is the UK division of Stone Age, India’s leading producer and exporter of ethically sourced natural stones.

As the sole UK supplier of a portfolio of natural stone products from our own quarries in India, we are the stone company of choice with our production and factory operations currently supplying 38 countries across every continent in the world.

The heart of our process is a deep knowledge of the raw material, gained from decades of expertise in extracting the stone from our own quarries in Kota, Rajasthan, and from our key partners strategically situated across India. Our team of natural stone specialists select the stone blocks on site at each quarry to ensure it is free from faults and imperfections, before transporting to one of two highly automated manufacturing facilities located near Jaipur, India.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

This guarantees our products are manufactured to the highest standards, in accordance with the harmonised European standards for manufacturing compliance and material sourcing, and is embraced by the CE mark as standard on all our products.

Strata customers can be assured that our stone is sourced from quarries that are fully compliant with ethical trading standards, in line with our processing operations. This is validated by the fact that all our documentation, procedures and practises are independently audited and comply with ISO9001:2008 and SA8000:2008, by TUV Rheinland, a leading international body for the certification of safety and quality in products, processes and management systems.

Our own quarry operations and factory facilities offering multiple natural stone finishes and processes are unequalled by any other UK supplier of Indian natural stone products.

When you buy stone from Strata, you do so in the knowledge that our Indian based teams are regularly checking the material used, and that the many different finishes shown in this brochure are processed through our own factories, thereby checked by our Quality Assurance teams before dispatch to our customers worldwide.

Due to significant investment in our stone processing factories we are able to offer an extensive range of finishes as you will see in this brochure. This investment enables us to customise products and finishes to produce outstanding statement product for our customers in over 30 countries.

Our attention to quality and extensive range of stone solutions means we are able to supply the UK landscaping market, in addition to the interior and home furnishing markets utilising both traditional sawing and processing techniques for natural stone as well as 21st century CNC computer controlled technology.

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE STRATA NATURAL STONE

TOTAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

We are the only UK company offering total supply chain management, from our own quarries in India* through to our own manufacturing operations that process and package the full range of textures and finishes that we offer.

*Where the quarry of origin is not owned by Stone Age, our team of natural stone specialists select the rock prior to manufacture.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Quality is paramount, so we ensure that only the best quality rock is selected for use in the manufacture of Strata products. This means that our customers receive paving that is manufactured from the best quality sandstone, limestone and granites. Soft sandstone sold cheaply tends to suffer from poor compaction and is more susceptible to splitting and surface delamination due to high algae growth. These factors if present in Indian sandstone will undermine the durability of your paving long after installation. All our products comply with the CE mark.

ETHICAL TRADING AND HEALTH & SAFETY

“All aspects of ethical trading are a way of life at Stone Age and were introduced into the work culture way before this important subject was made public!”

Sanjeev Agrawal – Executive Chairman

Our ethical and health and safety policies ensure that our employees safety is our priority and that safe working practises are employed across the business. No child or forced labour is ever employed by our company.

Stone Age also operates a charitable trust and contributes from its UK and Indian profits to local educational and health establishments, enabling support for local schools in Jaipur and free treatment and medical equipment for the children with thalassemia, a genetic disorder.

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR PRODUCTS

Natural stone is recognised as the material of choice in residential and commercial projects all over the world due to the unique beauty of the material, and the unspoken statement of timelessness, quality and prestige that it conveys.

At Strata our portfolio of stone includes many finishes to enable different styles and effects to be achieved. Some examples of these are highlighted below, but if you are looking for something unique let us know, and our Design and Technology team will work with you to achieve your objective.

HONED FINISH

This is achieved by sawing a block of stone into tiles and carrying out a secondary mechanical process to hone the surface to create a semi-polished smooth appearance.

SANDED FINISH

In this collection, sawn stone tiles are subjected to a pressurized flow of fine sand resulting in a uniform lightly textured nonslip surface.

NATURAL CLEFT SAWN EDGES

As the title suggests, edges of natural cleft stone tiles are sawn cut to create smooth and straight lines, allowing for tighter grouting joints during installation.

TUMBLED FINISH

Stone tiles are encased in rotating metal tumbling drums along with ceramic beads, whereby their continuous rubbing motion against the stone gives the surface and edges an “aged” and weathered appearance.

BRUSHED FINISH

The surface of the stone is processed with heavy duty, hard bristled brushes to give the appearance of “old” worn and smooth stones often seen in heritage buildings.

NATURAL CLEFT HAND CUT EDGES

These are the terms used to refer to the stone when it has a natural finish, whereby each tile has been split by hand from a large block, along its natural laying seam and then set sized tiles are created using a chisel, slaters axe or hammer to create a very natural look surface and edge.

Payments: We accept the following forms of payment

A. Paypal

B. Credit Cards

C. Cash

D. Bank Transfers

Installation Guide….

Strata flagstones are ideal for patios, paths and courtyards and we have provided this installation guidance to help ensure you get many years of trouble-free service.

Installation tips such as this can never be comprehensive for every project and we urge you to seek professional on-site advice for any specific issues not covered in this brief guide.