BBS Italian Porphyry Paving And Setts - Paving
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ISO 9001 Quality Management
Certificate type
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Certificate type
Federation Stone GB
Certificate type
Italian Porphyry Paving and Setts
Application
Suitable for Public Realm Paving and Town Centre Regeneration. Used for pedestrian pavements and heavily trafficked areas including all categories of vehicle. Strong and durable with beautiful tones.
Description
A versatile and popular type of Porphyry with range of color tones including, brown, grey, violet, and purple paving.
Features and benefits:
- Durable characteristics.
- Aesthetically pleasing.
- Robust paving.
- Natural surface finish paving.
- Warm, earthy colour palette.
- Quarry of origin: Trentino, Italy.
- Also available as setts - consult manufacturer for more information.
General information
Color | Grey Guidance for specification option: Violet grey mix. Other Guidance for specification option: Open colour mix. Brown Purple Green |
Finish | Natural Manufacturer guidanceNatural surface finish. |
Material | Stone |
Shape | Rectangle Square |
Length | Bespoke 100 mm 150 mm 200 mm 450 mm |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q25/50 Natural stone slabs Q25/310 Natural stone slabs |
Specification data - Natural stone paving slabs
Standard | To BS EN 1341.Guidance for specification option: Where applicable, BS EN 1341/ 1342/ 1343 will be applied. |
Stone denomination | |
Petrological family | Porphyry. |
Colour | Open colour mix.Violet grey mix. |
Origin | Trentino, Italy. |
Physical properties | |
Dimensions and associated tolerances | |
Nominal sizes | 200 x 100 x 50 mm.200 x 100 x 60 mm200 x 100 x 70 mm.300 x 100 x 50 mm.300 x 100 x 60 mm.300 x 100 x 70 mm.300 x 150 x 50 mm.300 x 150 x 60 mm.300 x 150 x 70 mm.300 x 200 x 50 mm.300 x 200 x 60 mm.300 x 200 x 70 mm.450 x 450 x 50 mm.450 x 450 x 60 mm.450 x 450 x 70 mm.600 x 600 x 50 mm.600 x 600 x 60 mm.600 x 600 x 70 mm.900 x 450 x 50 mm.900 x 450 x 60 mm.900 x 450 x 70 mm.900 x 600 x 50 mm.900 x 600 x 60 mm.900 x 600 x 70 mm.Custom.Guidance for specification option: Custom sizes are available. Contact BBS or insert requirements. |
Tolerances on plan dimension and thickness (nominal) | +/- 20–40 mm (on depth). |
Finish | Natural. |
Performance requirements | |
Slip resistance | Wet, 76; dry, 81. |
Water absorption (maximum) | 0.62%. |
CompressiveStrength | 260 MPa. |
Flexural strength | 24 MPa. |
Material density | 2540 kg/m³ (typically). |
Abrasion resistance | 15.00%. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Italy |
Country of product manufacture | Italy |
Material | Stone |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | Manufacturer guidanceAvailable upon request. |
Third party certifications
ISO 9001 Quality Management
BS EN ISO 9001:2015
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Ethical Stone Register
Federation Stone GB
Stone Federation Full Membership
Literature
Italian Porphyry Technical Data
Case studies
Coventry Shopping Precinct - City of Culture 2021
Liverpool Grove - London
The Brentford Project