The Ethical Stone Company

Introduction to British Terrazzo

“With delays at the ports, haulage costs at record highs, and embodied carbon being imported into the UK in the millions of tonnes; something has to change.

100% British stone chips, low carbon cement binder, made in Manchester keeping delivery CO2 down.

Made in Manchester – over 90% of the UK market within 200 delivery miles

Every terrazzo tile tells a story of a place in Britain. We source our terrazzo stone chips from the four corners of the British Isles.

We use an alternative to traditional Portland Cement.

With the advent of our low carbon cement technology, terrazzo has the potential to be the ultimate circular construction product.

We are experts at repurposing elements from old buildings and incorporating them into new ones.

CO2 emissions from British Terrazzo deliveries are considerably less than imported terrazzo.

We source our stone chips from the length and breadth of the British Isles – from the Isle of Skye in Scotland to the moorlands of Devon; from the valleys

We select the best Isle of Skye aggregates, which are characterised by tones of white and misty grey, as well as the occasional gold and green vein.

Our Devon Marble has a rich, dark black character with highlights of bracken gold and grey and the occasional pinky red.

The legacy of the industrial revolution can still be seen today in the red bricks of the old mills and factories which powered Manchester’s growth.

Derbyshire’s ‘Light Peak’ is situated in the lowland valleys and gorges and is distinguished by lighter coloured limestones. We select these livelier stones for our terrazzo, colours that include light

Blended Terrazzo is achieved by combining two or more colours of stone chippings, from different regions of the UK. Stone chip sizes can also be varied to achieve the desired