Apprenticeship Programmes available at Bespoke Concrete Products
Apprentice Dry Cast / Wet Cast Stone Maker
Cast stone is a highly refined architectural precast concrete building stone manufactured to simulate natural cut stone. One of the oldest known types of concrete; it is the most
aesthetically refined form of concrete known today. Cast Stone is used as a masonry product to provide architectural trim, ornamentation or functional features on buildings and other structures.
The two most widely-used casting methods today are the "Dry Cast" and the "Wet Cast" method. Each method requires a meticulously proportioned mix design consisting of carefully graded and washed natural gravel and sand combined with crushed graded stone such as granite, marble, quartz, or limestone.
The production system entails the vibratory ramming of earth moist, zero-slump concrete against rigid formwork until it is densely compacted and ready for immediate removal from the form..
Stone Makers...
Understand and interpret mix designs.
Carry out production to schedules.
Make test blocks as required.
Store products to minimise damage.
Rub down stone for quality finish.
Carry out repairs where required.
Keep their workshop tidy and machines safe to use.
Working alongside employees who have been doing this since leaving school, and being mentored by Mark and Darren, your training will be comprehensive.
This apprenticeship is up to 2 years which consists of both off site and onsite training.
At the end you will be a competent stone maker and be qualified to NVQ level 2.
