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Why does urban furniture have to be ugly as it so often is in so many cities in the world? With a little of imagination, design, technical competence and using natural stone, of course, urban planners can renovate public spaces, creating a new, modern and attractive image of public areas, make them great places for city dwellers to spend their time. The images below need no explanation.

The fiscal year in India ends on 31 March and not end of December as in most other countries, that is why annual official statistics have the years 2015-2016. While the export statistics for countries show figures on expected lines, the statistics for imports may give a dramatically different picture next year with the new more liberalised import policy for marble.

In the month of September, 2016 the Indian Government announced a new  policy for the import of marble blocks which has far reaching consequences for the development of the marble industry in India. The new liberalised policy, while still maintaining high import duties, at last made it easy for anyone setting up a factory to import marble blocks.

Thassos marble receives its name from the Greek Island located in the Aegen Sea, from where it has been extracted since ancient times.

The new technologies allow for new finishes that highlight the aesthetic possibilities which in stone come out in a natural way. New textures that highlight out even more, if it is possible, the beauty of natural stone. The limit is in the imagination.

If natural stone is beautiful by nature, imagine what can be achieved when we bring out its attractiveness with techniques that create new textures and finishes without changing its colour and without damaging the environment. Just with waterjet one can achieve spectacular finishes such as those shown here.

Published in September, 2017

In an earlier edition of this magazine we published an article on the perils facing a first generation entrepreneur who does not know when to step aside and let a new generation take over the business. That article, to our great surprise, created a huge impact among our readers and many people confessed it made them reflect seriously for the first time on the next step that they, as the chief decision maker in the stone company, should now take to ensure the future of the company.