Forest Pennant has teamed up with Charcon, the hard landscaping arm of Aggregate Industries, in a distribution agreement for its Royal Forest Pennant sandstone from the Forest of Dean.
Forest Pennant now has CICS verification under the PAS 2050 environmental standard showing its credentials as one of the UK’s lowest carbon rated natural stones, making it a sustainable and future-proof building material.
Speaking about the partnership, Nick Horton, the Forest Pennant Managing Director, said: “Business is booming and the number of schemes utilising our stone is increasing rapidly, from the Apple store in Covent Garden to streetscape and paving regeneration in Ebbw Vale. Our partnership with Charcon will give us more feet on the street and provide increased support nationally. We look forward to working with Charcon to maximise the potential of our stone as a competitive, commercially available option.”
Steve Hook, Charcon’s Commercial Manager – Natural Stone, added: “Charcon offers an extensive range of natural stone for customers. The versatility of the Pennant stone with the added sustainability benefits of the reduced carbon footprint makes for an important addition to the existing range.
“We will be offering the full Royal Forest Pennant hard landscaping package including a range of other products in addition to paving.”