Quality Assurance – Hind Granites & Tiles

The principle

A defect found in Hyderabad costs a slab. The same defect found at your port costs a project.

Natural stone varies — that is the point of it. Quality control in this trade is not about eliminating variation but about controlling it: making sure the variation you receive is the variation you were shown and agreed to.

Every order passes the checkpoints below. Where a specification requires certified figures for compressive strength, water absorption or flexural strength, tell us at enquiry stage and we will arrange testing.

Checkpoints

What gets checked, and when

Block selection

Blocks are assessed at the quarry for colour consistency, crack lines and grain direction before purchase.

Gangsaw cutting

Blocks are sawn to the ordered thickness, with tolerance checked across the full slab width.

Surface finishing

Slabs are polished, honed, flamed, leathered or brushed to the specified finish and gloss level.

Shade grading

Slabs are laid out and grouped by shade so a single order ships as a visually coherent lot.

Dimensional check

Cut-to-size components are measured against the approved drawing before they leave the shop floor.

Packing & loading

Material is crated with edge protection and moisture barriers, then loaded and sealed under supervision.

Testing

Testing and documentation

Where your specification or tender requires it, we can arrange third-party testing and supply the results with the shipment.

Commonly requested test data
Compressive strength	On request — third-party tested
Water absorption	On request — third-party tested
Flexural strength	On request — third-party tested
Abrasion resistance	On request — third-party tested
Slip resistance	On request — relevant for flamed and bush-hammered finishes
Radiation / NORM	On request — required by some import markets