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Cimstone Quartz
Cimstone is owned by it's parent company AKG which has established itself as a leader within the engineering field over the last 50 years. The Turkish based company has been successfully producing quartz for the last 20 years and exporting it to over 20 different countries.
Over the years Cimstone has produced quartz for other quartz companies and it's products are currently on sale through its supply chain in High Street shops.

After many European stone shows Cimstone have decided to increase it's market share in the UK by partnering with World of Worktops Ltd to help increase it's retail sales as well as it's wholesale business.

To accommodate this bold new move Cimstone has taken a large storage unit in Northampton that has the capacity to store up to 35 containers of quartz slabs to meet our customers demand.

In 2006 Cimstone opened it's brand new $50 million factory in Turkey to improve its production capacity. The new factory has been has been fully equipped with the very latest Breton machines at the cost of over €12 million.
Over the years Cimstone have developed their quartz products and have achieved the coveted accreditation by LGA for surface hygiene.
Indicative Technical Specifications
Test Performed
Test Procedure
Test Results
Specific Gravity
ASTM C97
2.45
MOHS Hardness
BS 6431
6 - 7 MOHS
Impact Resistance
UNI 10442
80 - 175 cm for 3cm
Impact Resistance
BS 8200
No Damage
Flexural Strength
UNI 10443 ASTM C880
40-70N/mm2 6031 psi
Abrasion Resistance
ASTM C241
71.88 Abrasion Index
Water Absorption
UNI 10444 ASTM C97
% 0.02 - 0.07
Surface Hygiene
LGA Surface Quality Test
Approved by LGA
Flame Spread
ASTM E-84
Class A
Chemical Resistance
ASTM D2299 BS 6431
Only Strong Acids & Bases May Affect
Resistance to Freeze and Thaw Cycling
ASTM C1026
No Change
Modulus of Rupture
BS 6431
52.4 N/mm2
Thermal Shock Resistance
ASTM C484
No Visible Defects
Weathering
ASTM G23
No Visible Changes After 100 Hours
Coefficient of Friction
ASTM C1028
0.79 for dry / 0.46 for wet Polished Surface
For further information about Cimstone please visit their web site www.cimstone.com
Telephone: 0845 465 2759 Fax: 01438 905 160 Email: sales@wowtops.co.uk
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