TECHNOLOGICAL MARBLE CATALOGUE
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Technological marble UNLIMITED MARBLE

THE SURFACES COMPANY What is technological marble? Competitive advantages Recommendations for use THE COLLECTION COLOURS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

THE SURFACES COMPANY COMPAC is a pioneer European company in manufacture and marketing of compacted, technological marble and quartz surfaces through the employment of engineered stone technology. Founded in 1975 in a small town in Valencia (Spain), this small family business has undergone constant growth to become the leading international company it is today, with production centres in Spain and Portugal and with presence across the 5 continents through its own warehouses and a network of over 250 associate distributors. The company has a deeply rooted culture of technological innovation...

What is technological marble? Technological marble is an advanced composite product containing between 91% and 96% of natural marble to which resins and other binders are added, so that, through an advanced technological process known as “Engineered Stone” based on vacuum vibrocompression, an improved product is achieved bettering natural stone while maintaining its essence and substantially enhancing its functional properties and decorative possibilities.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES Technological marble came about through advanced vision of the limitations of natural Stone for use in the modern construction trade stemming from its lack of uniformity and scarcity as a raw material. Over-exploitation of quarries and the large quantity of unusable residues from stone quarrying were the cause for the search for a product capable of expressing new and innovative aesthetic and functional ideas in modern architecture while at the same time respecting the environment. This contemporary, innovative product is COMPAC’s technological marble, with which...

Specialists prefer COMPAC technological marble because of its characteristics and quality: With a hardness that is similar to natural stone, its resistance to impact and breakage is much greater owing to its enhanced flexibility. Unlike natural stone, technological marble is uniform, and can be fitted to large surfaces without breaks or differences in colour tone being noticeable. This product is lighter and therefore easier to transport, handle and machine. Like natural stone, technological marble can be polished, thus maintaining its shine and original appearance for longer. Its porosity...

Recommendations for use Owing to its special characteristics and durability, technological marble is appropriate for use as an advanced alternative to natural stone or other construction materials in a large number of applications. n high transit surfaces (airports, stations, shopping malls, public buildings, etc.) where its uniformity, resistance, ease of maintenance and decorative possibilities find the best place to show off their qualities.

his is a high performance product for use indoors or outdoors, since it keeps its qualities even under extreme climatic conditions.

ecause it is both versatile and easy to handle it is the ideal product for fitting and combining on staircases, fireplace surrounds, door and window frames, cladding columns, furniture tops and many other applications that permit developing decorative projects only limited by one’s imagination. ecause of its decorative capacity and practically zero porosity, it is highly recommended for use at home, especially in bathrooms where it can be used to tile floors, walls or on vanity tops.

3 The wide variety of colours, textures, sizes and finishes of COMPAC’s technological marble allows highly decorative and functional ambiences to be designed. Because it is easy to handle and is so versatile, it permits all manner of combinations and shapes albeit in large open-plan buildings or in small corners in houses. Inspired on the latest decorative trends, the different product lines adapt to all kinds of spaces and ambiences, from the most avant-garde to those where the classic essence is maintained.

Floor and skirting board: BEIGE FARAYA Wall and vanity top: WHITE FARAYA Column and frieze: CARAMELO POLISHED Vanity Top: CARAMELO BUSH HAMMERED

Floor and staircase: WHITE FARAYA Bar and wall: BEIGE FARAYA Wall shelf: BLANCO MICRO

Floor: BLANCO MICRO Vanity top and bath: PERLA CLARO Back wall: BERING

Partition wall: NUBIA FOG Walls: CREMA VALENCIA Floor and vanity top: CREMA ALTEA

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Q POLISHED, gloss finish. © MATT, matt finish. © BUSH HAMMERED, rough finish. ©SILKEN, rough and smooth

POLISHED Gloss finish Ref. 02: POLISHED BEVEL EDGE Ref. 03: COVED EDGE 60 x 60 cm Ref. 04: BULLNOSE EDGE Principal advantages Measuring Minimal water absorption MATT Matt finish BUSH HAMMERED* Rough finish Lighter: savings in transport and easy to fit * Only available in 20 mm and 30 mm thicknesses. Taking measurements for some pieces can be difficult. Therefore we recommend the use of templates in order to guarantee correct production of each piece. Staircases SILKEN* Very pleasant smooth and rough texture OVO Egg texture imitation Highly resistant to impact and deflection For staircases...

Dacking list SIZE Thickness Weight x m2 (kg) Pieces x box m2 x box kg x box Boxes x pallet m2 x pallet Weight pallet Pallets x 20'container BOARD Thickness Weight x ML (kg) Pieces x box ML x box kg x caja Boxes x pallet ML x pallet Weight pallet The weight of the cardboard on the boxes and the wood of the pallets are included. Approximate weights.

Fitting instructions and maintenance. Fitting of floor tiles with glue mortar on technological marble surfaces. The instructions of the glue mortar manufacturer should be followed for water addition and mix preparation time. We recommend the use of CLASS C2F Cement based adhesives (prEN 12004) as per the European Standards (cement adhesive (C), improved (2)) type F55 Cermono Rápido by CERCOL, Pegoland Fast fluido by Puma Group, Granirapid by MAPEI, among others. There are brands that specialise in special material for grouting expansion joints. If fitting in areas where the material will be...