With an annual production capacity of 75,000 cubic feet and a staff of over 140, Hanson Bath & Portland Stone has masonry works at Portland, Dorset, on the southern coast of England, as well as at Keynsham, near Bristol in the west. And according to Jonathan Pitt, general manager, the company is continuing to grow. "We are investing heavily in new plant and machinery both for our quarries and masonry works."
Machinery abounds at the Portland site. For example, the facility houses a six-axis CNC wire saw from Candiani, an Omag Lathe with copying capabilities and two Omag profilers. The Keynsham site also exhibits many of the company's new investments. Among its machinery is a Van Voorden Sigma 4 CNC 1200 Blade, a special purpose stone lathe, and a BM mono saw. In addition to the company's masonry works, Hanson Bath & Portland Stone also has ten quarries: five at Portland, two near the city of Oxford, and three underground near Bath, also in the west of England.