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It is now standard practice for cemeteries to check the stability of headstones (higher than 650mm above ground level) by using manual horizontal force, any movement is then recorded.
If the headstones are seen to be not stable, they would mark (non-damaging tape) or even remove the memorial, then contact the relevant party (details kept on file) to action securing the headstone.
This is quite simply a long stainless steel rod that secures the base of the headstone, through the foundation reaching the *approved depth under the monument.
As time served expert stonemasons, we have the ability to re-fix damaged or unstable headstones and fix it via the approved ground anchoring system.
Our ground anchor system is applied to all new headstones purchased from Albert Jones Memorials, to ensure the gravestone is secure for many years to come.
The NAMM Accreditation procedure conforms to BS8415-2018 and the test media conforms to BS 5930-2015 categorisation as being “Loose; Fairly easy to excavate with a spade”.
As RQMF registered stone masons, it is our responsibility to initially assess the ground conditions prior to installing a NAMM Accredited ground anchor.
Should a memorial be removed from a cemetery it must be anchored to minimum standards on re fixing, even if an anchor wasn’t originally fitted to the headstone.
Albert Jones Memorials can refix an old headstone that has become loose, or deemed unsafe, to the approved standard.
FYI: All new headstones are fitted with our accredited anchoring system as standard.
