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The Stone Cutting, Shaping and Finishing industry relies on key downstream construction markets in both the residential and commercial segments, so it is susceptible to cyclical demand trends. Roofing and stone furnishings like flooring, tiling and worktops are common applications for stone, with finished stone products often used for both interior and exterior structural and decorative purposes. Peripheral projects, including the restoration of heritage sites or monuments, also bolster industry revenue.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £933.3m in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Marshalls plc | 54.7 | |
Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | 36.1 | |
Albion Stone plc | 30.8 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Structural building stone, Roofing and Decorative stone cladding. Structural building stone is the largest segment of the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK.
Demand for paving slabs, setts, kerbstones and flagstones hit by a weak residential construction sector
Companies in this industry cut, shape and finish rough-hewn stone used in construction and building, roads, roofing and cemeteries. Manufacturers in this industry do marble masonry work, dolomite, limestone and granite work, paving stone manufacturing, slate slab and sheet cutting and polishing and stone furniture manufacturing.
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SIC 23.70 - Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK
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The market size of the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £933.3m in 2024.
There are 1,380 businesses in the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been declining at a CAGR of 1.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing market in United Kingdom are Marshalls plc, Aggregate Industries UK Ltd and Albion Stone plc
Paving slabs, setts, kerbstones and flagstones and Worktops and other household interiors are part of the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Marshalls plc.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Stone Cutting, Shaping & Finishing in the UK industry in United Kingdom.