Brand Information

Established in 2004, Natural Paving Products (UK) Ltd identified a gap in the market for high quality, ethically sourced natural stone to the domestic hardscape market. Taking an early lead in this field the company quickly began supplying to builders merchants and contractors UK wide.

Natural Paving’s commitment to excellent quality and customer service has led to Natural Paving’s current ranking as the number one independent supplier of natural stone to both the UK and North America’s hardscape industry.

Entering the North American market in 2014, Natural Paving USA has found an overwhelming demand for calibrated, natural stone products for discerning architects, contractors and homeowners seeking a gorgeous, ageless product that greatly enhances their outdoor living environment.

Underpinning Natural Paving’s success has been its pro-action and dedication to responsible and ethical trading as well as significant product development and the increase in partnerships with global sources. Operating as true market innovators, Natural Paving has been the first supplier to bring a number of products into the hardscape market, including 50mm natural stone block paving and complementing natural stone curbs and edging, suitable for the driveway market.

Natural Paving adheres to the Construction Product Regulations (CPR) and all products also comply with ASTM standards for dimensional stone.

Setting Natural Paving aside from its competition is the fact that it offers an end to end service, having heavily invested in their supply chain, managing a number of global quarries, processing plants, distribution centers to:

• Ensure that all products are ethically sourced
• Manage the importation, supply and quality of all their products

Constantly developing their professional operations; in 2014, they received the following certifications:

• ISO 9001 - Standard for Quality Management
• ISO 14001 - Standard for Environmental Management
• OHSAS 18001 - Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management

Material Information

Natural Stone Characteristics:

All natural stone products are unique and will vary in color and texture, often showing distinctive markings, minor imperfections and may include mineral deposits such as iron and quartzite. Sizes are nominal and may vary. The pointing allowance is often included in the individual slab sizes and contribute to the overall pack coverage. The product images shown are as accurate as photographic processes allow and may appear differently in accordance with lighting conditions and screen calibration in addition to the natural variation occurring between batches. Images may not be a true representation of a particular product size or laying pattern. Descriptions provided offer a combination of the manufacturer's and our own opinion of the product's characteristics and features.

Sandstone Description:

Sandstone is a type of sedimentary rock formed of gritty sand grains and is available in a variety of colors. Sandstone paving is available in a range of different textures, often relying on secondary processing to achieve these finishes.

- Cleft Sandstone This type of sandstone has an uneven, cleft, gently riven surface texture with occasional ridges and the edges of the slabs are usually hand-chiselled and tapered with the larger face of the slab to be laid uppermost. This sandstone may show slight variation on the thickness, usually ranging between quarter inch either way. 

Sandstone Colors:

Sandstone is available in a wide range of colors, some subtle and some vivid. The ranges comprise of a selection of core colors combined with subtle contrasting shades, and the balance of shades can vary between batches of even the same stone due to different seams in the stone quarry occurring over time. The blend of colors may include grey, pink, khaki, maroon, buff and many more shades which when combined, create the mix of colours that is so desirable with a natural stone material. Each color range has a stronger more predominant shade, however there will always be a crossover between ranges. The color intensity increases when the paving is wet and it is often possible to see dark fossil imprints within the stone from plants that lived several million years ago. If color variation is not a desirable feature, then it is recommended that alternative materials such as porcelain are considered as alternative options. The predominant shades found within each sandstone range offered includes:

Harvest, which is predominantly tan with pink, buff, gray and warm brown

Lakeland, which is mainly cool brown and gray green with soft lilac and buff tones

Promenade, is a subtle dove gray color with contrasting lighter and darker shades and occasional buff tones

Golden Fossil, with its warm cream and golden banded appearance contrasted by pink, bronze and gray

All sandstone may have bands of color or varying shades across individual pavers.