| Haddonstone
was established in 1971 to produce high-quality decorative
stonework. The company had a range of just seven designs
to offer during the first year of business. Haddonstone’s
collection has subsequently grown to over five hundred
standard designs, with the company gaining an ever increasing
reputation for its expertise in the manufacture of custommade
architectural stonework. Today, Haddonstone is recognised
as an international market leader with group companies
in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The Haddonstone collection
comprises the standard range of designs and is the most
comprehensive of its kind produced anywhere. Every single
item is the work of highly skilled craftsmen. Pieces
from the range have been chosen for the construction
and renovation of some of the world's most famous buildings,
including palaces, stately homes, National Trust properties,
international hotels, state buildings and gardens, as
well as private houses and gardens of every description.
The demand for classical
elements, both in landscape and architecture, has led
to Haddonstone's continuing expansion. From modest beginnings
in 1971, by 1987 the company had moved its manufactory
to a purpose-built complex at Brixworth in Northamptonshire.
The two hectare (five acre) site incorporates Haddonstone's
5,000 sq m (54,000 sq ft) manufactory, studio and mould
shop complex together with an extensive stockyard and
loading area. The premises were extended in 1988, 1991,
2000 and 2002 to provide some of the most advanced mould
making facilities in the country together with a laboratory,
vapour curing chamber and TecStone production facilities.
The manufactory is located just six miles from the Haddonstone
Group headquarters and show gardens at East Haddon.
Haddonstone (USA) Ltd
was formed as a subsidiary of Haddonstone Ltd in 1990,
operating from a 1,100 sq m (12,000 sq ft) warehouse
with yard and offices in Bellmawr, New Jersey. During
1996 a 2.5 hectare (6 1/4 acre) site was acquired in
Pueblo, Colorado on which a manufactory was constructed.
This incorporated a purpose-built mould shop, production
facilities for both Haddonstone and TecStone, a large
stock-yard and loading docks. In 2000 a vapour curing
chamber was added to the production unit and the size
of the stock-yard was doubled. In 2003 the Colorado
facility underwent a major expansion with the creation
of additional offices, a new mould shop and an expanded
TecStone production area.
In 2000, Haddonstone launched
Arcadian Garden Features and Haddoncraft Forge as part
of a diversification programme.
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