A new workshop and showroom hub from Stone Age at its headquarters in Hertfordshire has created space for a five axes Intermac Master 45 Plus CNC workcentre alongside the company’s existing machinery. A swing arm crane has also been added.

Construction work to create new offices and a new showroom at the Stone Age headquarters has also begun and will be completed in the next few months.

The workshop space in the hub has already started producing stonework for projects. The new CNC is pictured on the right.

Stone Age, with showrooms in London, Bristol and Hemel Hempstead, where it also has its workshops, was bought by its Managing Director, Gary Walters, and James Diver last year, when Jo O’Grady, who stands down as Chairman, and his brother Richard, sold the business on.

Jo O’Grady described his handing over of the business as “a natural progression” for the company.

Gary Walters, the Managing Director, says: “It’s been a very positive start to the year for Stone Age. Our Hertfordshire site is buzzing with activity and the new CNC is a welcome addition for the workshop.”

He says the Intermac workcentre offers the company’s skilled stonemasons the opportunity to create a wide cross section of intricate pieces with greater efficiency than ever before.

Gary describes the new CNC as being like a 3D printer for stone. It is wireless, CAM and CAD integrated and can accommodate stone slabs as large as 4060mm x 2300mm or create detailed sculptures and profiles.

One of its first jobs was cutting stone for a commission that included a curved floor plate with a stunning ‘dropstick floor’ design (pictured below) for an entrance hall and cloakroom area.