From Quarry to Kitchen: How Your Marble, Granite, and Quartz Worktop Is Made
When you admire the smooth, glossy surface of your new granite worktop or the elegant veining of your marble island, it’s easy to forget where…
The Hidden Journey of Your Kitchen Worktop
When you admire the smooth, glossy surface of your new granite worktop or the elegant veining of your marble island, it’s easy to forget where it all began. Every worktop tells a story, one that starts deep underground and ends in the heart of your home.
At Granite Planet, we bring that story to life, transforming raw stone and engineered quartz into beautiful, durable surfaces that elevate kitchens across the UK.
Sourcing the Stone: From the Earth to the Yard
Natural granite and marble are extracted from quarries all over the world from Italy’s Carrara marble to India’s famous black granites. The process begins with careful selection, ensuring only the most structurally sound and visually stunning slabs make the cut.
Using advanced diamond wire saws and precise cutting techniques, large blocks of stone are removed and transported to processing facilities. Every block is evaluated for colour, pattern, and quality before being shipped to suppliers like us at Granite Planet in the UK.
Meanwhile, quartz takes a slightly different route. As an engineered stone, quartz worktops are made by combining around 90–95% natural quartz crystals with resin and pigments. This allows for a wide variety of consistent colours and patterns that natural stone can’t always offer.
Cutting and Slabbing: Precision Meets Power
Once the raw blocks arrive at the factory, they’re sliced into thin slabs typically 20mm or 30mm thick using giant diamond-tipped saws.
This stage is all about accuracy. Any irregularities in thickness or surface quality can affect installation later on, so every slab is measured, calibrated, and checked for defects.
Quartz slabs, being engineered, are already produced in uniform sizes and thicknesses, which makes them easier to handle and perfect for seamless modern designs.
Polishing to Perfection
After cutting, the slabs move to the polishing line, where they’re transformed from rough stone into the glossy, mirror-like surfaces homeowners love.
For marble worktops, polishing enhances the natural veins and delicate translucence of the stone, while granite is polished to reveal its unique flecks and crystalline sparkle.
Quartz, on the other hand, is pre-polished during production to ensure a smooth, non-porous surface that’s resistant to stains and scratches.
Templating: Designing the Perfect Fit
Before your chosen worktop is cut to size, our experts create a template of your kitchen layout. This digital or physical pattern ensures that every corner, curve, and cut-out from sinks to hobs is perfectly measured.
This step is crucial for a flawless fit, especially with natural stone where patterns and veins need to be aligned seamlessly across joints.
Cutting, Edging & Finishing
Using CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines, our team cuts each slab to match your exact template. These machines use water jets and diamond-tipped tools to achieve clean, precise edges.
You can also choose your edge profile from elegant bevels and bullnoses to modern chamfers. Once the edges are finished, the surface is sealed (for natural stone) to protect against moisture and staining.
Installation: The Final Transformation
This is where your worktop’s journey ends and your kitchen’s transformation begins.
Our professional installers carefully position, join, and level each section, ensuring perfect alignment. Seams are bonded, surfaces are cleaned, and within hours, your marble, granite, or quartz worktop is ready to use.
The result? A bespoke centrepiece that combines natural beauty, strength, and craftsmanship built to last for decades.
Why Craftsmanship Matters
No two slabs of marble or granite are ever alike. That’s why experience and skill make all the difference. At Granite Planet, we take pride in offering expert guidance from selection to installation, ensuring your worktop is not only beautiful but also perfectly suited to your lifestyle and home.
Whether you’re drawn to the timeless elegance of marble worktops, the toughness of granite, or the low-maintenance appeal of quartz, we’ll help you find the perfect surface crafted and fitted with precision right here in the UK.
Ready to transform your space? Contact us today on 01386 840868 to discuss your project or schedule a consultation. Let us help you bring your vision to life with our premium selection of surfaces.