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Virginia Slate Company: Classic Elegance and Quality
0454 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
Nearly 20 years ago Cassel Adamson Jr. purchased a quarry in Buckingham County when he saw an opportunity to provide locally quarried roofing slate from Virginia. But endless federal regulations and fines coupled with the type of slate available in Buckingham, wouldn’t allow Adamson to provide the quality and quantity of slate that he desired.
Faced with these challenges, yet hesitant to give up on a Virginia product, Adamson was hesitant when his son Cassel Adamson III proposed importing natural slate. But when he agreed he managed to build a company to provide a product that is based on quality, service, availability, and price.
That company today is The Virginia Slate Company. By embracing the vision of importing slate, The Virginia Slate Company is unique with regard to the slate it provides. The majority of slate companies in the United States are able to offer only one type of slate from their local quarry. By contrast, Virginia Slate is one of a handful of U.S. companies to offer a full range of domestic and imported Slates from around the world.
Slate isn’t cheap, ranging from $400-500 per square. Depending on the thickness, a square could be anywhere from 900 to 3300 lbs. The total cost of installing a slate roof is based on the area to be covered as well as the type and thickness of the slate.
Why slate? Virginia Slate offers these benefits of natural slate roofing:
- Leed certified Green
- Recyclable
- Extremely durable and has a long life expectancy
- Environmentally friendly, a natural product from the earth
- Requires minimum repairs, ease in care and maintenance
- High re-sale value/good salvage value
- Excellent fire retardant
- Insurance and loan advantages
- The Natural beauty of the product
- One of the few roofing products that have been tested by time.
It you’re considering slate, Virginia Slate has a 25,000 square foot facility that holds a variety of slate, granite and quartzite. Colors include black, unfading gray, semi-weathering gray-green, mottled purple, unfading red and more.
Because of their relationship with providers and their delivery schedule, they can provide the product you need in less than 6 months. That may seem like a long time to wait for product you need. But this isn’t like going to the big box store and buying what’s on the shelf. The sate you will be receiving has been hand-selected from top-producing quarries all over the world.
In addition, along with that quality and choice of selection, you’ll get a 100-year guarantee. And because they know you won’t be shopping for a new roof in a few years, they want to make you a satisfied customer. Thus, the commitment from Virginia Slate is to afford their clients with the very best slate for their individual roofing, flooring, or structural applications.
If you’re considering slate for a building or renovation project, the Virginia Slate website offers a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Or you might want to view their gallery or visit their facility. Why not give them a call at 1-888-827-5283? Or even drop by Virginia Slate – 2471 Goodes Bridge Road, Richmond, VA 23224-2521 (804) 282-7929
Luck Stone Corporation: Building Community Foundations
0598 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
Luck Stone Corporation has been a family owned and business for three generations. Charles S. Luck, Jr. purchased the Sunnyside Granite Company in 1923 founded Richmond headquartered Luck Stone Corporation. He led the company for the next forty years. He passed away in 1972.
One of the largest producers of crushed stone in the county, Luck Stone is also a prominent supplier of architectural stone and tennis courts in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. In the 1940s Luck Stone was a major supplier in the war effort, producing and shipping much-needed stone to military bases in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The company moved their corporate headquarters to Goochland County in the 1970s.
Luck Stone Corporation consists of four business enterprises. For Construction Aggregates, Luck Stone has 15 sites in Virginia and North Carolina. These sites supply crushed stone, gravel and other products in the Mid-Atlantic region. Charles Luck Stone Center offers homeowners, builders, contractors, architects and landowners stone products for homes, businesses and landscaping Lee Tennis Court Products features one of the best-selling surface materials for tennis courts in the United States. HAR-TRU® is the company’s most well-known brand. And finally, the real estate development section of Luck Stone is known as Luck Development Partners. This division handles the sales and leasing of corporate real estate assets.
Luck Stone takes pride in being a community and environmental leader. In the fall of 2009, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recognized the Spotsylvania and Powhatan quarries for achieving E3 status, the only quarries to do so. This is recognition from the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program and E3 is the highest status awarded meaning that the facility has been named an Exemplary Environmental Enterprise.
In addition, Luck Stone sponsors community events and programs supporting local non-profit organizations. Annually the participate in the James River Clean Up and provide lunch for all volunteers at two locations for the clean-up; Maidens Landing in Powhatan and Robious Landing in Chesterfield. Luck Stone provides scholarships, provides assistance to Habitat for Humanity and has partnered with HGTVs Curb Appeal for a project in Tacoma, Maryland.
The company established the Luck Stone Foundation which provides grants to non-profit groups working to build stronger communities, to improve the quality of life and to provided services to youth in need. Grants of $250 and higher are made to non-profit groups that share the company goals and values.
Luck Stone seeks to be environmentally responsible through their Environmental Management System. This system seeks to keep the company in compliance with environmental standards. In addition they have developed an environmental bank as compensation for the impact to wetlands and have begun stream restoration projects. The company takes the preservation of natural resources and the reclamation of land seriously.
Earlier this year Luck Stone offered their support to the Virginia Sturgeon Restoration Team. This team is a partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University, the James River Association, Luck Stone, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and others. Working together, this group recently created a 300-foot-long artificial reef along the James River.
For nearly 90 years, Luck Stone corporation has been a good Richmond neighbor, providing economic benefits, including employment, while at the same time being a responsible and active member of the greater Richmond community.
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