Stonewerx Ltd based in Hamilton, New Zealand are at the forefront of modern stonemasonry construction with a range of satisfied customers from both the residential and commercial markets. The company is run by Mike Purcell who deals directly with New Zealand quarries and specialist stone and tool suppliers from all over the world to supply the best quality products available. The company uses the most up to date technological machinery, techniques and specialist tools to bring the age old practice of Stone Masonry into the 21st century. This enables them to not only offer traditional chisel based stonemasonry at an affordable price but also a  superior look highly dressed modern finish to their stonework that  would be almost impossible to produce using traditional methods, enquire with us for details on this artistic contemporary style. 

Mike has a strong background in all types of masonry and over sixteen years in the masonry building industry, which begun shortly after leaving school at sixteen years old. He completed his masonry apprenticeship along with formal qualifications from two different colleges and then worked as a private contractor in his home town of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. This historic town is set high up in the Welsh valleys at the foot of the Brecon Beacon National park and mountain ranges, there are stone houses, churches, monuments and bridges hundreds of years old still used today. The stonework heritage is literally everywhere, from the old coal miners and Ironworks traditional stone cottages, slate roofing, pavements and curbstones to the Great Castles once occupied by Royalty.  Over the years of being involved in the building trade he has specialised in both dry-stack and mortared natural stonework, set out and built houses with stone, bricks and blocks as the main structure. He has also done general building work, renovations on protected 'listed' buildings. As well as considerable experience in general masonry building consisting of tiling both ceramics and natural stone, plastering,  slate roofing, carpentry 1st fix and 2nd fix, hard landscaping and also specialised in polished marble feature fireplaces and granite countertops.

Above left is an example of a reconstituted local Blue Pennant Sandstone walls landscape project and was one of the last jobs he worked on before moving to New Zealand in late 2003. 

To the right is the historic Welsh castle  'Castell Coch' which translated means the red castle it is situated in Tongwynlais, South Wales. It was named this due to the red sandstone stone that was used in its construction.

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