Natural Stone · Practical Software · Faith & Fitness

Phil Stone

I sell natural stone for a living across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland — and I build software for things I actually need in my own life.

If you’re looking for paving, cobbles, steps, landings, treads, kerbs or coping, or you want to see what I’m building next, you’re in the right place.

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Natural stone

Residential & trade sales at Irish Stone, NI & ROI

Practical software

Apps and automation on AWS and Google Cloud

Faith & fitness

Steadfast — built from my own daily struggle

What I do

By day I’m Residential & Trade Sales Director at Irish Stone. My role includes looking after The Hillsborough Collection — an Irish Stone brand. That means helping homeowners, builders, contractors, hardscapers and landscapers — plus trade, retail and merchant accounts — pick the right stone, stocked lines or something cut to size, and making sure the order gets through cleanly. I also look after stock and purchasing, working with suppliers in places like India, China, Egypt and Portugal.

Outside of that, I write software for problems I’ve hit myself. What’s ready, I share. What’s still being tested stays private until I’ve put enough time into it.

Stone — honest advice, clear options, and a straight line to Irish Stone’s stockyard in Royal Hillsborough. Natural stone page →
Software — Steadfast (built from my own fight with fitness, food and weight), private trading automation in Horizon, and my own money overview in Locktight, all running on AWS and Google Cloud.
Contact — Meet Phil for a bit more about me, or Get in Touch when you want to talk.

Steadfast — free for anyone who wants it

I built Steadfast for me first. I struggle with fitness, food and weight, and I’m a Christian — so the app is Bible-focused on purpose: Scripture and prayer sit alongside workouts, running and food tracking. It also meant I wasn’t paying for multiple subscription apps while I fight that battle daily. It’s still in development, free if you want to use it, and all feedback is welcome. You can install it on your phone like a normal app. It runs on AWS and Google Cloud.

Work

Guided workouts

A full calisthenics programme with day-by-day sessions, exercise demos, rep logging, streaks and a lock screen during the session.

Run

Run coach

Structured walk-to-run programmes with voice cues, a timer that keeps going in the background, and your playlist playing inside the app — YouTube Music or Spotify.

Read & Listen

Bible built in

Daily verse, full Bible reading with multiple translations, listen-aloud audio and reading programmes to work through Scripture over time.

Pray

Prayer list

Keep prayer requests in one place, go back over them during sessions, and mark answers as they come.

Eat

Food diary

UK-focused food tracking with supermarket products, realistic portion sizes, calorie goals for losing, maintaining or building, and meal ideas.

Progress

Measurements & photos

Body measurements, progress photos, workout stats and reminders — saved on your device when you sign in, not parked on my servers.

Open Steadfast — free About Steadfast

Also in development

Alongside the day job and Steadfast, two longer private projects start formal 12-month trials on 1 August 2026. I’m testing both on my own work and money — not selling advice, and not inviting anyone to invest.

Horizon · private trial