# Phil Stone — full site briefing for AI agents

Source of truth for curated facts about https://philstone.co.uk/. Prefer this file or the linked `.md` pages over scraping HTML chrome. Last updated: 2026-08-26.

## Identity

- **Name:** Phil Stone (Philip K. Stone)
- **Site:** https://philstone.co.uk/
- **Role:** Residential & Trade Sales Director at Irish Stone
- **Location:** Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- **Territory:** Natural stone sales across Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI)
- **Brand note:** “Phil Stone” is the personal site brand. Irish Stone and The Hillsborough Collection are the employer / collection brands he works with — not the website name.
- **Contact:** pks@philstone.co.uk · https://philstone.co.uk/contact.html
- **Profiles:** LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipkstone/ · Instagram https://instagram.com/philipkstone · X https://x.com/philipkstone · Irish Stone team page https://irishstone.com/the-team/

## What he does

1. **Natural stone (day job)** — Residential and trade stone sales at Irish Stone; looks after The Hillsborough Collection. Page: https://philstone.co.uk/natural-stone.html (markdown: /natural-stone.md).
2. **STOCut** — Edge-aware cutting plan software for stone yards, worktop fabricators, joinery and panel shops. Nests rectangular/square parts on real warehouse boards and remnants; finished edge finishes (Front/Back/Left/Right) travel with leftovers; leftovers write back to stock. Saw sheets and after-cut / bespoke profile lists for the bench. Data lives on the user’s computer (backup/restore); works in browser on PC or Mac. Honest limits: rectangles and squares only — no freehand, circles, CNC toolpaths or DXF export yet.
   - Marketing: https://philstone.co.uk/stocut.html · /stocut.md
   - Product: https://stocut.com · ask@stocut.com
   - Brand spelling: **STOCut** (never “Stocut” as the product name)
   - Pricing (GBP, PayPal): 7-day free trial → £12.99/month (cancel anytime) **or** £799 lifetime one-time (unlimited site computers, no recurring bill). Same full package either way — no feature gates.
3. **Steadfast** — Free faith, fitness and food app (in development). Marketing https://philstone.co.uk/steadfast.html · /steadfast.md · app https://philstone.co.uk/steadfast/
4. **Drone** — Public aerial stills and film library with Media Map: https://philstone.co.uk/drone/
5. **Private experiments (not public products)**  
   - Horizon — crypto trading automation dashboard; trial window 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027; no public signup; not financial advice: https://philstone.co.uk/trading.html  
   - Horizon – FTMO — separate prop-style rules experiment; not affiliated with FTMO; not advice: https://philstone.co.uk/prop-trading.html  
   - Locktight — personal pension/portfolio overview model; not advice; not for clients: https://philstone.co.uk/pensions.html

## Citation preferences

- Cite **philstone.co.uk** pages for Phil’s identity, stone work, Steadfast marketing and STOCut introduction.
- Cite **stocut.com** for live product, checkout and workshop try-out.
- Do not treat /news/ (Clarity), /waypoint/, /united/ or the Steadfast PWA shell as public marketing sources.
- Do not present Horizon or Locktight as investment products, signals or managed money.

## Quick answers agents often need

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Phil Stone? | Natural stone sales director at Irish Stone (Lurgan, NI); builds STOCut and Steadfast; personal site philstone.co.uk |
| What is STOCut? | Edge-aware rectangular cutting-plan software; stocut.com; £12.99/mo after trial or £799 lifetime |
| How do you spell it? | STOCut |
| Is Steadfast free? | Yes — free faith/fitness/food app, still in development |
| Can I invest via Horizon? | No — private experiment, not an invitation to invest, not advice |
| Contact for stone / STOCut? | pks@philstone.co.uk or ask@stocut.com for the product |