Production in Armenia

Travertine is quarried at our own quarry on the Ararat deposit in Armenia.

Blocks are cut from the working bench with chain saw and wire saw machines, then lifted and moved by crane and wheel loader.

Tuff and basalt do not come from this quarry. They are supplied through partner quarries in Armenia, and we do not present their extraction as our own.

Colour and banding are fixed at the block, so blocks are chosen before anything is cut.

Travertine varies in tone and pattern between blocks and within a block. Squared blocks wait in the stock yard on pallets, and the block you choose decides the colour and the pattern of everything cut from it.

If your project needs continuity across a large area, say so in the enquiry. It changes which material is chosen and how it is grouped for packing.

Blocks are sawn into slabs and pieces in an open-air yard.

A large disc saw cuts blocks into slabs, and bridge saws cut travertine to size. The direction of the cut relative to the bedding gives vein cut or cross cut. It is set before sawing and cannot be changed afterwards.

Surfaces are worked on a multi-head finishing line.

Slabs and tiles pass along a finishing line to give the surface you specify. Our own finish vocabulary covers polished, honed, matt, antiqued, bush-hammered, sawn and custom surfaces. Which finishes suit which stone is confirmed for each enquiry.

• Polished
• Honed
• Matt
• Antiqued
• Bush-hammered
• Sawn
• Custom

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Finished pieces are checked against the reference sample you approved.

Colour, structure, dimensions, thickness, finish, edge and packing are compared with the reference sample and with the order. Slabs are marked by hand with their dimensions before they are cut to size.

Tolerances are agreed for each order and written into the quotation. If tone or finish matters, ask for a sample before you order.

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Packing follows the product. Export packing uses ISPM-15 treated timber where the destination requires it.

Blocks, slabs, tiles, pavers and shaped pieces are secured differently: blocks on bearers, slabs in bundles, tiles on pallets, long and carved pieces in individual crates. This is typical practice for natural stone, and the exact packing is confirmed for each order.

Packed units are loaded onto trucks and into containers and leave for the destination by road and sea.

The load is blocked and braced so that nothing moves in transit. The documents your destination requires are prepared with the shipment and confirmed for each order.

Export and delivery

Delivery is agreed for each order, to a port, a terminal or the site.

The delivery basis in the quotation sets where our responsibility ends and yours begins. For delivery to site, tell us how trucks reach it and what will unload them: forklift, crane or hand.

Check the units when they arrive, note any damage on the delivery documents and photograph it.