Case Studies
St Pauls Cathedral
Lightning conductivity engineers to the clerk of the works. We provide a comprehensive restoration service. Our skills have been accumulated in all areas over years of spire and church projects.St. Stephens & West Church - Broughty Ferry
On Thursday 27th May the historic spire of the A - listed Church took the full force of a violent lightning strike, the blast and huge rumble of thunder was heard throughout Broughty Ferry, Dundee and North Fife. The spire sustained extensive damage with roof tiles, timber and masonry raining to the ground. The initial assessment by the City Engineer has determined that the structure of the spire is still sound – loose tiles and bits of masonry have been taken off and the church site has been cordoned off with fencing and has been designated a danger zone for the time being. Ron Raffan...Read More
Welsh Institute of Sport
Darlington-based specialist maintenance company, Stone Technical Services, has recently completed significant projects for three iconic buildings in Wales and London. Stone was engaged to carry out lightning protection works at the Small World Theatre in Cardigan, West Wales, the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff and Selfridges on Oxford Street in London in contracts totalling in the region of £30,000. The Small World Theatre is a unique, eco-friendly building featuring grey air source heat pumps and willow wattle walls. The hexagonal building is three storeys high and required a...Read More
London Wildlife Trust
A Darlington-based specialist high level maintenance company has recently secured a number of high profile contracts in London worth thousands of pounds. Stone Technical Services only opened is southern office, in Pinner, Middlesex, in March but has already seen its business in the region increase by 30%. Stone has recently secured contracts, worth around £50,000, to carry out a variety of projects for Selfridges on Oxford Street, the Danubius Hotel at Regent’s Park, the Royal College of Music in South Kensington, London Wildlife Trust and Optimum Services Group in Greenford,...Royal Grammer School, Surrey
Stone Technical Services was appointed to carry out significant work at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, Surrey. As well as completing the refurbishment of the chimney stack on the Grade 1 listed building, which dates back to the 1500s, Stone carried out general restoration work including the repair of the original town boundary wall which will involve lime mortar pointing using specially-produced bricks. Stone worked on the project, worth around £55,000 to the company, with conservation specialists from Guildford Council. Managing director, Dave Stone said: “Our Southern...Nidd Hall, Harrogate
Stone Technical Services was appointed to carry out a range of repair and preservation works on Nidd Hall in Harrogate. Stone upgraded the specialist lightning protection on the Grade I-listed building. Nidd Hall, a stately home dating back to the 1850s, is now one of Yorkshire’s leading hotels set in 45 acres of Victorian and Edwardian parkland.
