Blocks — for fabricators who saw their own stone
Raw quarry blocks are the cheapest form per tonne and give you full control over how the stone is cut and matched. They only make sense if you own a gang saw or block cutter and can absorb the waste. We supply Minya blocks in Sunny Menia and White Silvia from our own quarries; dimensions depend on current quarry output.
Slabs — cut to thickness, sized by you
Slabs are blocks sawn to a set thickness (commonly 2 or 3 cm) but left at full sheet size. You still choose the final dimensions, so you keep control over vein matching and layout, but you skip the heaviest sawing. This suits fabricators with bridge saws serving countertops, stairs and bespoke work.
Tiles — standard sizes, ready to lay
Tiles arrive calibrated to standard formats such as 30 × 60 cm or 60 × 60 cm. There is no cutting on your side and installation is fast, which is why distributors and traders stocking regular sizes usually buy this way. The trade-off is that you take the sizes as produced.
Cut-to-size — made to your drawings
Cut-to-size means we produce each piece to your exact dimensions from your drawings: cladding panels, steps, risers, window sills, worktops. It costs more per square metre but eliminates site cutting and waste, and it is usually the right answer for façades and stair runs where every piece has a defined place.
A simple way to decide
Ask what machinery you have. No saw at all points to tiles or cut-to-size. A bridge saw points to slabs. A gang saw or block cutter makes blocks worth considering. Then ask how much of the result must be controlled from your side — the more the layout matters, the further back in the chain you should buy.