A Llandre memorial company is celebrating 35 years in business.
After training as a memorial mason, Paul James launched James Memorials Ltd from a small workshop and office behind his parents’ house in the village in 1989.
Inspired by his late father and with support from the family, Paul has developed the company into a well established family business now housed in a large workshop, yard and comprehensive display at the Vicarage Crossing in the village.
They cover Mid, North and West Wales, however distance is no object to them.
Their skilled team is one of the few companies in Mid Wales to offer sawing, drilling, cutting, and polishing of Welsh slate and stone.
Renowned for their high standard of craftsmanship and compassionate manner putting the customers’ needs first during very difficult time in their lives, they are proud of the fact that they are able to offer a bespoke service of the highest quality to create a lasting impression.
They offer a wide selection of quality memorials made in granite, marble and Welsh slate, additional inscriptions to existing memorials and renovation, annual memorial maintenance contracts to families, cemetery memorial inspections and a total cemetery maintenance service.
Their services also include:
- Welsh slate house and office nameplates and number plaques
- Commemorative plaques
- Slate hearths and log burner bases
- Slate flooring, window sills, copings and steps
- Welsh slate reclamation specialists
- Kitchen worktops (slate/granite/quartz etc)
- Stone garden furniture and rockery
- Signwriting service (shop fronts, vehicles and general signs)
- Stone cutting, drilling and polishing service
Paul said: “The most visible growth in the business over the past five years would be our garden of remembrance service where clients are passed over to us from the funeral directors so that we can guide them with their choice with a final resting place for their loved ones’ ashes.
“We can suggest designated areas in local churchyards, chapel cemeteries and local authority cemeteries where gardens of remembrance have been established.
“Again many families wish to bury the ashes within areas at home or just decide to scatter in familiar tranquil areas.
“Through working closely with all the local funeral directors over the past 35 years we have created a strong and healthy working relationship with them and are looked at as an extension of their business.
“We also have a strong connection with all vicars, clergy, ministers, priests and local authority management where we are highly respected and have become their first point of contact regarding burial and cremation advice or assistance.”
Feel free to visit their display area or contact them regarding your requirements and discover the services they have to offer: James Memorials Ltd, Vicarage Crossing, Llandre, Bow Street, Ceredigion SY24 5BZ. Tel: 01970 820111; e-mail: [email protected] or visit memorialsandheadstones.co.uk.