Our History
Grants began in 1965 under the name W.E. Grant Marble, operating from railway arches in Shoreditch. Initially a small masonry manufacturer, the company steadily evolved, expanding into the design, manufacture, and installation of prestigious projects across London and the Middle East.
On 3rd December 1992, Grants of Shoreditch was established by five former employees of W.E. Grant Marble—some of whom remain with the company to this day. Continuing operations from the original Geffrye Street arches, the new entity built a reputation for delivering high-quality workmanship and meeting the most demanding project deadlines.
In 2002, the reopening of the railway above the Shoreditch premises prompted the relocation of manufacturing to Shenfield, Essex. By 2012, the office and storage facilities had also moved to Shenfield, consolidating operations.
By 2005, the company had grown from its original five employees to around 100. As its reputation for excellence spread, Grants took on larger and more technically challenging projects.
Today, Grants is the largest company in its sector, consistently delivering some of the UK’s most prominent and complex projects. The group’s head office is located in Chelmsford, with dedicated masonry and architectural precast manufacturing facilities in Cadeby, South Yorkshire.
Over the decades, Grants has built lasting relationships with architects, contractors, and developers, delivering high-profile façades across the UK. With a continued focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability, the company is committed to shaping the built environment for generations to come.
Our Directors
Jason Plumstead
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Mick Denyer
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Mark Lydon
Mark Lydon joined Grants Group in 2014, bringing with him valuable experience gained through working and travelling in different parts of the world. His expertise and leadership were recognised in 2024 with a promotion from Senior Project Manager to Operations Director. He has contributed to some of our most notable projects, such as the TVC Centre (AHMM Architects), Marble Arch Place (Rafael Viñoly Architects/John Robertson Architects), and The Parcels Building (Grafton Architects).His current projects include, managing the stone contract for the prestigious Ritz Extension, designed by EPR Architects.
The Group
The founding member of the Group is a specialist stone contracting business which designs, supplies and installs high quality internal or external wall and floor finished predominantly in natural materials such as Limestone, Granite, Marble and Terracotta. Grants of Shoreditch have completed some of the largest natural stone projects undertaken within the UK including The Shard, Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City and Heathrow Terminal 2. These projects alone involved in excess of 150,000m2 of natural stone cladding and paving.
Blockstone Ltd operates 9 Dimensional Stone quarries and the Park Lane Bathstone Mine, extracting one of the largest ranges of Sandstone and Limestone available in the UK. The mine and quarries produce stone of the very highest quality allowing architects, designers and fabricators alike to push the boundaries in the use of natural stone in construction
Cadeby Stone Ltd consists of a limestone quarry and state of the art stone processing facility located within the boundaries of the quarry site. Cadeby are able to quarry raw limestone blocks and process into finished products ready for incorporation into construction projects. The limestone quarry is one of the largest dimensional stone quarries within the UK and produces an exceptionally high quality material which is suitable for use as an external façade finish at a thickness of only 40mm.
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