Basingstoke Golf Club have recently completed a 3 year overhaul of their facilities, crowned by a new 18 hole course and a modern, beautifully designed clubhouse.

With a thoroughly modern architectural design, the clubhouse is fully equipped with a well-stocked bar, pro shop, changing rooms and a number of conference rooms available for members. Norstone® Ochre Blend SL stone cladding has been used as both an internal and external design feature, with it's most impressive visual effect being where it is used as a feature wall in the clubhouse bar area.

The SL slimline cladding in ochre brings warmth and diverse colours to the rooms and building whilst providing durable low maintenance finishes that will stand the test of time. Taking full advantage of the Norstone fingerlocking panel system and associated corner units, SL rock panel was able to wrap around pillars, columns and corners with ease.

The lighter thinner nature of these SL panels means that the overall weight and structural presence is greatly reduced yet the stone wall effect is maintained. The finished result is spectacular and we are very proud to see Norstone Rock Panel™ system used on this brilliant project.

For more details, please visit the Golf Club website: https://www.basingstokegolfclub.co.uk/www.basingstokegolfclub.co.uk/

A new luxury residential care home in Hampshire is opening its doors and the designers have made fantastic use of Norstone’s White Quartz XLS Rock Panel™.
 
Applied to many internal walls at the magnificent Elm Lodge in Wintney, Hampshire, White XLS is an excellent choice for a striking feature wall anywhere in a build.
 
 The elegant quartz brings a bright and light appearance to any space - its clean, soothing appearance inspires a sense of calm and wellbeing.
 
The height of luxury, White XLS Rock Panels also have the magical quartzite sparkle; in sunlight or artificial light the ruggedly natural 3D, uneven surfaces bring out an attractive, faceted diamond effect.
 
Rock Panel XLS is our best-selling stone cladding system and benefits from precision cut panels for seamless assembly, complimented by fingerjointed corner units for creating fantastic wrapround designs that encompass internal and external corners, columns and more.

This stylish bright white stacked stone cladding panel system is especially suitable for large surfaces, feature walls, kitchens and bathrooms and endless types of interior solutions – both commercial and private homeowners. For even more versatility, XLS Rock Panel™ can also be used externally, and is suitable for doorways, gates, walls, garden features, water features and more. A particularly stylish way of using XLS white rock panels is to use it on walls that flow from an internal room to an external space separated by a bi-fold door for example…
 
For a stunning look like the one achieved at Elm Lodge, accept no cheap substitutes – if you want timeless, high quality natural stone cladding, it has to be Norstone!

We are delighted that our brand-new residential care home, Elm Lodge, in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire will be welcoming its first admissions in Autumn 2024.
 
Elm Lodge is a purpose-built 60-bed luxury residential care home set in three acres of stunning landscaped grounds within the beautiful Hampshire countryside. As part of the Forest Care group, residents at Elm lodge will benefit from over 43 years of caring experience and five-star hospitality led by resident’s choice in this brand-new eco-friendly facility.
 
Alongside our luxury fully-furnished bedrooms with ensuite wet rooms, courtyard, paddock or countryside views, smart TVs, telephones, complimentary Wi-Fi, and 24-hr call system, Elm Lodge has a home cinema, hair and beauty suite, café, restaurant, onsite activity and hospitality teams, a dedicated activities room, a family room, multiple communal lounges and break-out areas. Our reception area boasts a self-playing baby grand piano and provides a relaxing space for residents and visitors to unwind with refreshments or just sit and watch the world go by!
 
Complementing these features, is an extensive outdoor environment offering multiple tranquil spaces to entertain or unwind, including beautifully landscaped gardens, a summer house, a peaceful courtyard and terraces, wheelchair-friendly raised planters, a residents’ gardening club, and even EV charging points!
 
All-inclusive fees include complimentary hairdressing, a nail bar, chiropody, physiotherapy, trips out (12-seater wheelchair-friendly mobility vehicle available) and more, and our open-door policy means friends and family are always welcome to visit at any time.
 
Forest Care remains a growing Fogarty family business and we pride ourselves on running care homes that are a “home” in the truest sense. We would like to thank our local communities for trusting us to care for your loved ones.

Enquiries can be made by telephone on 0333 305 1785 or visiting www.forestcare.co.uk.

Project:
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
 
Overview:
The John Anderson Building, Rottenrow East, Strathclyde University. Features Grey Basalt Planc stone cladding linear strips applied to exterior façade.
 
Installed almost 10 years ago, the Grey Basalt Planc™ is an innovative product still unique to this day, given its dense, polished basalt finish and its precision machine cut edgings. Strong and yet relatively lightweight with 12mm thickness, it consists of sets sizing 800mm in length and heights of 140/80/60mm wide. The uniform and consistent colour of the grey basalt material delivers a timeless look that is modern, smooth and low maintenance.
 
Choosing a quality Norstone® cladding solution ensures that a building’s façade appearance will remain clean and impressive for years to come. Planc™ - it stands the test of time.
 
Don’t accept cheap, inferior substitutes, if it matters, choose Norstone® stone cladding.

About the Client/Project:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/
 
Strathclyde is a multi-award-winning university in the heart of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as 'A Place of Useful Learning', Strathclyde is a leading technological University with around 30,000 students from more than 140 nations.
 
Benefiting from a £12 million refurbishment project to develop cutting-edge facilities for advanced laser and plasma physics research, the John Anderson Building is the home of the Department of Physics. The facility boasts a series of specialist bunkers – which have seven tonne, 1-metre-thick doors. They house some of the UK’s most powerful lasers which help university scientists undertake ground-breaking research.

Norstone has recently supplied our new Lavastone Graphite Planc™ product to the Blue Credit Union in Cheynne, Wyoming in the USA.

The architects were Open Studio. The brilliant use of the Norstone Graphite Planc stone cladding, both internally and externally creates a beautiful harmonious work environment for all the employees and customers alike.

Combined with some attractive dark metals and offset with warm wooden canopies and panelling, the overall look is very modern and stylish.

The Lavastone Graphite Planc, with its soft textured grey tones,  is eye-catching during the day and night as seen in the photos above.
 
The stone cladding which is Linea in style and seamless to boot gives the building a slick, smooth appearance that also instills confidence and solidity to the company's new corporate headquarters.

No pun intended, but I think you must give us Credit for this product and innovative styling.

Norstone, the leading stone cladding experts.

Norstone prides itself that it supplies stone cladding products to both retail and commercial clients alike. One of our most recent projects shown in these pictures is for a large supermarket complex that had a combination of both Ochre XLS and our new Aksent Ebony natural stone cladding.

We are delighted with the results; Ochre XLS and Aksent Ebony cladding panel systems have been paired in  striking fashion to provide a beautiful façade for this busy commercial shopping Centre.

The project, like most our larger projects, was specified by architects who obviously saw that this beautiful combination of the two stone cladding products would work.

The corner detail of Norstone’s cladding products was an important feature given the large number of external corners that can be seen on these columns extending skyways.

Positioned in the West Midlands in Brierley Hill, the finished façade is there for everyone to see - this combination may work for you too!.

Owing to popular demand Norstone has introduced a new Slimline range specifically designed for large scale commercial projects.

https://www.norstone.co.uk/slimline-sl.html

Available in Ochre Blend and Charcoal, our new commercial range is slightly thinner and lighter and allows us to pass significant savings on to our clients.

We've kept all the features that make Norstone the market leader in natural stone cladding - precision cut, hand assembled unique panels; interlocking corner joints that do away with the need for time-consuming mitre cuts; the highest quality stone and, of course, our unique dual warranty for complete peace of mind.

Our Slimline panels have been designed with large scale projects in mind and have a robust look and chunky feel that is perfect for covering big areas. 

They are also perfectly suited to use with our revolutionary new Hardie Walling on a timber framework, allowing for construction times you wouldn't think were possible.

We understand the need for large projects to come in on budget and now you have Norstone without compromising on quality.

If your project requires 100m2 or more, please contact us to discuss how we can help.