Q3 was a rollercoaster quarter for paving sales. July and August, which are notoriously slow for landscapers, were very quiet and sales were well below last year’s. September, however, saw… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q2 2025
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
After a buoyant pre-sales season and a booming Q1, where our biggest challenge was getting stock to customers fast enough, Q2 continued in the same vein – until it didn’t. April and May saw Covid lockdown levels… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q1 2025
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
After a flying start to pre-season sales at the end of 2024, the uplift in demand for paving products has continued into Q1, where one of our biggest challenges has… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q4 2024
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
2024 fizzled out with slow paving sales in the last quarter, but prospects for 2025 are already looking up as the pre-season gets off to a flying start. What goes… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q2 2024
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
There has been more to cheer about in Q2 for the natural stone and paving sector. Sales were given a boost thanks to some better weather and also the Euro’s,… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q2 2022
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
The market for porcelain continues to grow, while sales of sandstone are still in decline. Good quality porcelain is now cheaper to buy than natural sandstone, so it’s an obvious… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q1 2022
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
It’s been a rocky start to 2022 for the paving industry, as the war in Ukraine is affecting both porcelain supplies and consumer demand. At the end of last year,… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q4 2021
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
The market experienced a sharp decline in Q4, with a lot of stock left on the ground at the end of the year. It’s difficult to pinpoint the reasons behind… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q3 2021
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
The market started to slow down in Q3, as we move past the unprecedented peaks in demand experienced in 2020 and early 2021. A combination of being able to travel… Read more
Pavestone Comment: Q2 2021
Posted in Expert Comment Category: Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving
Krystal Williams, Managing Director Pavestone UK Ltd, is BMBI’s Expert for Natural Stone & Porcelain Paving. The market has slowed but it’s still busy, although more manageably busy. Compared to… Read more
