Quartstone ... the “surface of the new millennium”.
Muro Stone promotes quality counter-tops
01 February 2006
Muro Stone Tech, a leading Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of a range of surfacing materials, is optimistic of making further inroads into the kitchens market with its Quartstone range – which can be used to produce a wide array of flooring and counter-top products.
“Quartstone – dubbed by the company as the surface for the new millennium – is a material from nature developed by the technology of tomorrow and adorned with dazzling colours to enhance the quality of life,” says a spokesman for the company. “Owing to its high acid resistance, Quartstone can be used in several applications besides flooring, including quality kitchen tops.”
“Due to the high natural quartz content Quartstone is highly resistant to scratches compared to natural or synthetic tops, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of applications. It is composed of 97 per cent natural quartz and granite with three per cent chemical compounds
“Since the surface is highly resistance to heat, stain, acid and scratches, Quartstone has been found to be an ideal surfacing solution not only for kitchens and vanities but also for places that demand quality and durability such as restaurants, hotels, shopping centres, and airports. This apart, Quartstone offers elegant, practical and healthy surfaces which can be applicable for medical and educational institutions such as laboratories tops as well as counter tops.
“Muro Stone Technology provides a wide range of design and fabrication skills to produces all kinds of tops requested by customers,” the spokesman explains.
In addition to Quartstone, the company has two other strong surfacing lines – Smartstone and Glasstone, which have already elicited a strong response from projects across the region.
Glasstone
Glasstone – a 100 per cent natural product has been developed using space-age technology to encounter extreme conditions and can be used for a range of architectural applications. The product is environmentally friendly and can be used for both internal as well as external building cladding, says the spokesman.
The slabs are a composite of glass, silacaceous and non-organic mineral components that are duly crystallised and reformed under high temperature.
The pure and durable stone surfaces also offer unprecedented flexibility in usage as well as in shaping and forming thereby offering architects great value for money, he says.
Smartstone
Smartstone is the smart marble choice for flooring, interior wall and column cladding, vanity and counter tops, and has a high natural marble content and excellent technical properties. “With its attractive colours, Smartstone provides comfort and elegance and uniformity and offers an economical solution for vanity tops. The surfaces can be polished after installation, thereby allowing users to have better finishes. The fact that it is highly resistant to liquids and chemicals, in addition to its homogenous and dazzling colors, make it an ideal choice as a surfacing solution,” he adds
Murostone Technology is a subsidiary of Rabiah and Nassar Group (Ranco), which was established in 1950. Ranco started business as a contracting company and, today, has diverse business interests that include trading, engineering, real estate, mining, agriculture and investment.
