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Blue Limestone of Hainaut® has been renowned for its fagade applications for a long time, discover the other outdoor uses through the applications presented in this catalogue. Draw inspiration from these projects to give your home and garden a unique touch. Would you like to learn more? The 'product' and 'practically speaking' sections from page 46 will reply to your initial questions. Continue to discover this unique stone on the carrieresduhainaut.com website. CONSTRUCTION TERRACES GARDEN & OUT- SWIMMING POOLS — — DOOR SPACES & WATER FEATURES

— THE STONE — BLUE LIMESTONE OF HAINAUT®: NATURAL, LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE ELEGANCE THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME Unique, formed millions of years ago at the bottom of the oceans, Blue Limestone of Hainaut® is strewn with small fossils. Each piece bears its own history. Each piece is a unique example of its kind. The matter becomes magical when we realise that, due to the surface effects, without any additives, it displays a whole range of textures and colours. Even the most successful copies will not age as well as natural stone. From the intense EnoLuce® to the delicate EnoSkin®, the...

BLUE LIMESTONE OF HAINAUT ® 100% natural, local and sustainable. CARBON FOOTPRINT: Ceramic imitations: 60 times higher Asiatic blue stone: 16 times higher

— THE BRAND — LES CARRIÈRES DU HAINAUT®, A STRONG BRAND THAT STANDS FOR QUALITY For more than 130 years, Carrières du Hainaut® has been extracting this unique and authentic stone from the Belgian ground. Its incomparable quality has earned it worldwide acclaim. By encouraging their teams’ skills and knowledge and constantly improving their tools, the company has become Europe’s largest ornamental limestone quarry. As with all noble materials, meticulous work is required to fully reveal the mineral. No stone without cutting, no cutting without selection. Carrières du Hainaut® craft their...

CARRIÈRES DU HAINAUT ® BLUE LIMESTONE Extracted and manufactured on a single site in Belgium with a local workforce applying traditional techniques. CARRIÈRES DU HAINAUT® SOME KEY FIGURES > mployment: +/- 430 directly - +/- 2,500 indirectly E > Actual site: 235 ha + 117 ha extension > Extracted volume: ± 200 000 m³/year > Markets: 70 % in Belgium / 30 % is for export (France, the Netherlands, Germany and worldwide) VISIT US Would you like to learn more about the origins and extraction methods of Blue Limestone of Hainaut®? Follow the audiovisual tour on the carrieresduhainaut.com website....

WALLS – WALL BASES – THRESHOLDS – WINDOWSILLS DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES – GARAGES - WALL TOPS © Razvan Oprescu | Sawned strips © ALTIPLAN architects - Georges De Kinder | Crust

Blue stone has always been treasured for its elegance, robustness and solidity. Designers of public buildings have used it to add prestige and ensure resistance, and builders of private houses have followed suit, seduced by its aesthetic and durable properties. Blue Limestone is highly weather resistant, even in harsh conditions. It remains unaltered by sharp temperature differences and frost and is unaffected by splashes and blows - marks just disappear in no time at all. The non-porous quality of the stone prevents damp from rising and, if it’s the authentic Blue Limestone of Hainaut®, it...

© Architectenbureau Vanderperren | ClivEno® Dare to use Blue Limestone of Hainaut® differently! How about a garage door that blends seamlessly into your facade? The rough irregularity of Crust or ClivEno® provides endless possibilities, ensuring you get the best of the stone in its most natural state. Sublim

Daring and brilliant! Sunshades in Blue Limestone of Hainaut® protect from the sun’s rays while passers-by look on dazzled. Blue stone goes beyond traditional architecture, always pushing back the boundaries of the possible. © Reginald Tackoen - Jamaer Architecten | Sawn and old cut © Reginald Tackoen - Jamaer Architecten | Sa

Blue stone can be laid traditionally, standard glued, anchored or glued with a honeycomb structure… a range of different techniques that offer an entire creative palette to give life to your ideas.

© Razvan Oprescu | Sawned strips and ClivEno® © Architectenbureau Sluijmer en Van Leeuwen | BrickEno® Use a range of different stone widths as a reminder of stone’s natural stratification. Alternate between split and sawn off faces of BrickEno® rubble stone to express your originality and style. Very interesting architecturally!

© Assar Architects | ClivEno® and EnoSkin® © Ameller- Dubois-Sergio Grazia | BrickEno

In regards to its mineral origins, blue stone blends in with the natural surroundings in full harmony. — APPLICATIONS CONSTRUCTIVES — — CONSTRUCTION —

© Nicolas Dsemedt | EnoLuce® © Nicolas Dsemedt | EnoLuce® All the mysterious mineral power of EnoLuce® for a façade that sparks a constant sense of a

© Baeken | Blue grinded © Kris Goffin | Blue grinded © Carlo Rousseeuw | ClivEno® WALL BASES THRESHOLDS, SILLS AND FRAMES Blue stone stands apart from other facades, reinventing itself for every new creation. It attracts attention, insulates against noise and, just like a rampart, acts as the perfect protective shield. Make your own impression with Old Cut, Crust or EnoDesign®. Well established, the Scoured and Light Blue Honed finishes are unfailing classics. Structured finishes such as Charred, Chiselled or EnoSkin® offer a more contemporary character. Thresholds, sills and door and...

PAVING – FURNITURE – STEPS – CURBS – SHAPED ELEMENTS Blue stone underfoot is a feast for the eyes. A source of happiness every day. A pleasure in the long term. Kids can play on it and really have the time of their lives. Rain may pour and sun may shine, your friends can spill their drinks, the barbeque can spit... blue limestone can take it all! After all, it’s been around a long time, and seen everything. Perfect for outside use in all weathers, Blue Limestone of Hainaut® is non-porous and frost resistant. It is equally unaffected by bad weather or the small accidents which happen all the...