Deals in Italian and Indian Marbles and Granite ......

FROM QUARRY TO FLOOR . . . . . . .

Agarwal Marble's highly experienced and discerning buyers travel extensively around the world - Turkey , Italy , Iran , Spain , China , Egypt , Norway - to handpick the most exquisite blocks of marble , chosen for their color , tone and pattering .

Depending on the quality of chosen seam, they may order between a 100 and 2000 tones in blocks weighting up to 17-27 tones .

There are then shipped via India's 3 largest ports and further transported to our well equipped units in the country at Silvassa , Kishangarh and Bangalore . Than also displayed at Jaipur, Kishangarh , Delhi ,Bangalore Silvassa ,Chennai .

Depending on the time of year and the buying cycle, we may have up to10,000 tones of marble in stock awaiting processing .

Before each block is dressed for processing , it is checked for soundness . Tiles of local Indian marble are pasted on to the surfaces of the block to protect it from breaking while being cut , and for safety .

A mixture of grass and plaster of Paris is then packed around the base of the block to secure and stabilize it during the long cutting process .

The prepared block is then craned into position on one of four precision diamond gang saws . The calibration of these saws to less then a millimeter's tolerance is done every 20 to 30 blocks and can take up to half a day .

Each block takes around 15 hours to cut into the 16 to 18 mm sheets . Copious amount of water are needed to lubricate the cutting blades . A sophisticated filtration and recycling system means that more than 85% of water is reused .

Nevertheless , from the initial 27 tones is lost in the cutting process .

Buyers from our extensive network of distributors visit our plant every few weeks to browse through the latest samples . Which are also now available on our website for ready reference .

On average they will purchase about ten blocks at a time , depending on their requirements .

Once dispatched , they then from part of architects and designer ' creative palettes and go to beautifying houses , offices ,malls, hotels and retail outlets all over India .

Much of the focus of the marble trade is on the finished product , its astonishing range , durability and beauty .

However at Agarwal Marble , we believe our real values lies in the expertise and the dedication to the processes that create this beauty .

Which is why we are proud to show you behind the scenes .