Decorstone International: Pioneers of stone industry
MUSCAT: Decorstone International LLC was set up 35 years ago at the Rusayl Industrial Estate with an aim to manufacture and supply precast cladding stone for modern and tradition building industry for exterior and interior cladding.
Decorstone is a scientifically developed product to the highest international standard with local raw materials and special additives but minus salt and efflorescence. It has been accepted as economically and environmentally safe alternative to natural stone plaster and other texture.
Decorstone International is the largest cladding stone manufacturing company in the Middle East. The unique product developed in Oman has received several international recognition and a prestigious transfer of technology from Oman to many other developing countries is just part, not of a product, but of expertise developed in the Sultanate.
In Oman, Decorstone has earned a solid reputation for beautifying and enhancing the exterior and interior of residential and commercial structures. Today there are many alternatives and inferior duplicate product are available in the market with different cost range but Decorstone stand above all as a onetime investment in beauty and value for your home. Expense is a onetime affair but quality is forever. Decorstone is not the cheapest but the best, Koshy says.
In 1970’s, Decorstone began as a one-man dream. Decorstone is the primary invention of Indian Inventor Koshy P. Thomas, who’s love for beauty of environment has led to the creation of this unique product. A diverse view of challenging motivations to craft the most believable stone veneer for the building industry. The invention was born out of a need to find alternative to natural stone but lightweight and cost effective.
Oman is blessed with the variety of stone as a gift from the Almighty as a natural gift. Omanis have been making use of them in many ways even as a tool. Fire have been struck with them. They have been used as a measure of weight but the role selected for it by Koshy Thomas is entirely different. He devised a new function for it when he successfully manufactured a look-a-like product, He would call Decorstone.
After a decade of intense research in the field, he came up with a magic formula. He applied modern technology to traditional raw materials. That is Decorstone – Stone of Excellence! Today Decorstone is not only a pride to the global building industry but also a precious gift to the human society to build their home.
The artificial stone veneer industry has experienced phenomenal growth particularly in the last decade. Decorstone has accredited international recognition for it’s outstanding leadership in Prestige and Quality and received international Grand Prix Award in 1999.
The product has been recognised for its outstanding performance, superior quality and beauty. Colour is an integral part of the stone. The high quality metal oxide is blended homogenically in and through the mix and it shows no detectable changes in colour even after years of weathering.
Decorstone is easy to install, fully water resistant and fire retardant, permanent colour, provides excellent thermal insulation and helps conserve energy. It requires no maintenance. Decorstone is designed for minimum weight on the structure thus reducing the dead load on the foundation.
Decorstone has been recognised as one of the top 10 manufacturers of cladding stone worldwide. Decorstone is probably the simplest and most attractive cladding materials available in the market today. Because of the prolonged trust of our customers, Decorstone has become a great name among special building materials to solve even the most complicated facing problems.
From one man’s passion and dream the company has built a valued name for itself chalking up a long list of satisfied customers and decorating over 30,000 homes in the Gulf since its inception.
“Today Decorstone has become an integral part of countless homes, both new and old. Without compromising on the versatility or appearance, Decorstone has provided its amazing ability to withstand heat and abrasion, even in extreme weather conditions” Koshy said.
Decorstone plant’s annual production capacity is 10 million square feet of decorative stones in different shape, sizes and colours and the company maintains 90 per cent capacity utilisation.
The state-of-the-art of the stone manufacturing has improved to the point where many users actually prefer a Decorstone product because of it’s high quality and lasting beauty.
Commenting on the international development, he said, the company is dedicated to provide it’s technology available to international investors around the world. That include feasibility studies, plant and machineries, necessary training for investors and constant update on technology to meet its customers specific needs in the region. From Oman we are going ahead at a level consistent with our mission to be the worldwide leader of a brand name developed in Oman.
“We will operate with a single vision, but with diverse capabilities,” says Koshy P. Thomas, who formulated the Decorstone in 1984 and grew the company over the decades.