What Margar Stone does

Margar Stone (Margar Stone S.L., operating as Grupo Margar Stone) is a privately held Spanish natural stone producer founded in 1970 in Albox, Almería, where it operates its own quarries in the Los Marcelinos area and a 5,000m²+ integrated facility combining factory, warehouse, and showroom. The company extracts and processes travertine, marble, and limestone, with a portfolio spanning twelve travertine varieties (Oro, Amarillo, Grey, Crema, Romano, Rojo, Clásico, Antic, Gótico, Dolmen, Palau, Olivillo), three limestone products (Caliza Capri, Caliza Moka, Caliza Mamposta), Crema Marfil marble, and processed formats such as eaves, masonry, parquet, and chiseled tiles. Margar Stone is a pioneer in the application of epoxy resin to travertine finishing, a proprietary method that seals microporosity, reinforces the surface, and protects against stains.

The company's business model is built on vertical integration from quarry to finished product, supporting both one-time stone sales (slabs, tiles, and formats priced per square meter, ranging roughly €29.80–€82.68/m²) and custom fabrication services (countertops, stairs, columns, balustrades) plus project development, transportation, and installation. Revenue is generated through four main streams: bulk stone product sales, custom fabrication, project development services, and transport/installation. Distribution combines direct-to-consumer channels (e-commerce storefront, central showroom) with a domestic network of stone merchants (marmolistas), building-material distributors, and prescribers (architects, interior designers, decorators).

Margar Stone primarily serves individual homeowners undertaking residential construction, renovation, or decoration projects, with secondary segments in hospitality and commercial establishments, renovation/reform projects, and the architect-and-designer prescriber channel. The company markets to specifiers through a digital catalog, a blog featuring project showcases, and a public-sector/media-visible portfolio that includes a Plaza del Pueblo de María renovation and a Netflix Machos Alfa T4 villa feature. Customer-facing certifications include ISO 9001, CE marking under EN1341/EN1469/EN12058, and a unique slip resistance certificate for swimming pool applications. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Margar Stone

Legal name

Margar Stone S.L.

Website

https://margarstone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Margar Stone is a Spanish natural stone producer founded in 1970 in Albox, Almería, that extracts and processes its own travertine, marble, and limestone for residential homeowners, hospitality, and specifier (architects/designers) customers via an e-commerce store, showroom, and distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Stone Building Materials

NAICS

Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (212311), Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing (327991)

SIC

Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281), Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro primary industry

Marble Quarrying & Dimension Stone Fabrication (IMAKAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC), Aggregates & Dimension Stone Trading (Sand & Gravel, Crushed Stone, Limestone, Granite, Marble) (IMAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Natural stone extraction
• Travertine processing
• Marble distribution
• Limestone products
• Custom stone fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Albox

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Natural Stone Product Sales: Direct sale of travertine, marble, and limestone products including slabs, tiles, and processed stone in various formats and finishes. The company sells directly from their own quarries without intermediaries, offering competitive prices.
2. Custom Fabrication: Custom-made products including kitchen and bathroom countertops, stairs, and craftsmanship such as columns and balustrades.
3. Project Development Services: Full project development and execution including material advice, textures, installation and maintenance of natural stone. Services include technical department for on-site measurement and design planning.
4. Transportation and Installation: Transport and installation services for customers upon request.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Margar Stone extracts, processes, and distributes natural stone products — travertines, marbles, and limestones — from its own quarries in Albox, Almería, Spain. The company sells stone slabs, tiles and cut-to-format pieces in multiple finishes (Al Corte, Envejecido, Pulido, Apomazado, Poro Tapado), supplies custom-fabricated elements such as kitchen and bathroom countertops, stairs, columns and balustrades, and delivers full project services including on-site measurement, technical advice, transport, and installation.

Product overview

Margar Stone is a natural stone company specializing in travertine and marble products with their own quarries in Albox, Almería, Spain, founded in 1970. The product portfolio centers on travertine varieties (Travertino Oro, Travertino Amarillo, Travertino Grey, Travertino Crema, Travertino Romano, Travertino Rojo, Travertino Clásico, Travertino Antic, Travertino Gótico, Travertino Dolmen, Travertino Palau, Travertino Olivillo) and limestone products (Caliza Capri, Caliza Moka, Caliza Mamposta) plus Crema Marfil. Products are offered in multiple surface finishes including Al Corte (raw cut), Envejecido (aged), Pulido (polished), Apomazado (honed), Abujardado (bush-hammered), and Poro Tapado (sealed pore). The company also offers processed stone products like Alero (eaves), Escarfilado (chiseled), Mampostería (masonry), and Parquet Travertino. A full range of custom fabrication services includes kitchen/bathroom countertops, stairs, columns, and balustrades. Their 5,000m² warehouse provides over 5,000m² of slab inventory with epoxy resin finishing capabilities. Distribution channels include their central showroom in Almería, online store, and natural stone distributors.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travertino Oro Sedimentary tobaceous travertine with plant-mold patterns, composed of 98% calcite and 2% oxides. Sold in multiple finishes including Al Corte, Envejecido, Pulido and Apomazado, for cladding, flooring, facades and bespoke fabrication.
• Travertino Amarillo Exclusive yellow travertine renowned for beauty and versatility, used for cladding, paving, columns, balustrades, stairs, bathrooms, showers, kitchen countertops and washbasins.
• Travertino Antic Traditional tumbled travertine tile with a rustic aged appearance, offered in small formats for classic tile installations.
• Travertino Gótico Travertine in free-length and Opus Roman formats featuring traditional gothic-style patterning for distinctive paving and cladding.
• Travertino Dolmen Travertine in dolmen-style format combining golden tones with distinctive resistance for varied architectural applications.
• Travertino Palau Irregular rustic-format travertine (also called Travertino Rodado) for interior and exterior applications, priced at €29.80/m².
• Travertino Grey Exclusive grey travertine composed of calcium carbonate and gypsum deposits, featuring grey tones over the characteristic ocher of travertine, with elegant sophistication and resistance.
• Travertino Clásico Classic beige veined travertine with color contrast and durability; hard, resistant and waterproof with anti-slip properties, available in natural, polished, honed and aged finishes.
• Travertino Crema Cream-colored sedimentary travertine composed of calcium and calcium carbonate, providing natural warmth and familiarity for floors and facades in contemporary or classic designs.
• Travertino Romano Italian-origin natural travertine with soft texture, marks and veins in beige and brown tones, known for resistance and durability in construction and decoration.
• Travertino Rojo Natural travertine with warm reddish tones, unique texture and porosity characteristics for wall cladding, floors, facades and decorative elements.
• Travertino Olivillo Sedimentary-origin natural stone with porosity, soft elegant veins in beige, brown and gray tones, featuring a slightly rough anti-slip surface for construction and design projects.
• Caliza Capri International prestige limestone with whitish tone and soft mottling, providing luminosity and spaciousness; ideal for facades, interiors and exteriors with apomazado finish.
• Caliza Moka Portuguese-origin limestone with neutral creamy white color and surface vein marks; a hard, non-porous sedimentary rock with high quartz content, suitable for floors.
• Caliza Mamposta Rusticated limestone wall stone in rectangular format for traditional masonry on walls and facades; petrographic classification Oosparite.
• Crema Marfil Envejecido Ivory cream aged marble from Levantine Spanish quarries, featuring uniform cream color and veta patterns, in 60x30x2cm size with aged matte finish.
• Parquet Travertino Oro Travertine parquet tile in 10x2cm free format for traditional parquet-style installations.
• Alero Travertino Rústico Rusticated travertine eaves/overhang piece with variable thickness between 2.5cm and 3cm for decorative exterior applications.
• Alero Travertino Crema Cream-colored travertine eaves/overhang piece for decorative exterior applications.
• Escarfilado Travertino Amarillo Chiseled/edge-cut yellow travertine in 30x10x2.3cm format with distinctive texture for wall and facade work.
• Mampostería Travertino Oro Rusticated gold travertine wall stone in rectangular format for wall and facade installation using traditional manual construction, thickness 2.5-3.5cm.
• Mampostería Travertino Crema Cream-colored travertine masonry/rubble stone for traditional wall construction.
• Travertine Slabs (Tablas de Travertino) Large travertine slabs warehoused at Albox with over 5,000 m² of stock availability, available in Oro, Amarillo, Grey, Crema, Romano, Rojo and Roble varieties with epoxy resin finishing applied for enhanced durability.
• Custom Fabrication Services Custom-made stone elements including kitchen and bathroom countertops, stairs, columns and balustrades, supported by technical department services for on-site measurement, design planning and control, quality control, presentation and packaging, and transport and installation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings of 30-40% with ventilated facade systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Marbrasa Mármores e Granitos: Brazilian natural stone company extracting and processing marble, granite, and travertine for international export. Comparable on the quarrying-and-fabrication business model for travertine and marble, but serves primarily the Americas market rather than Europe.
• Piedra Natural de Canarias S.L. Spanish natural stone supplier from the Canary Islands offering basalt and volcanic stones for architectural use. Regional peer with similar small-to-mid Spanish stone producer profile but distinct geological materials versus Margar Stone's Almería travertines.

Broad incumbents

• Levantina y Asociados de Minerales S.A. Spain's largest natural stone producer and distributor headquartered in Alicante, operating quarries for marble, limestone, and sandstone. Highly comparable to Margar Stone as a vertically integrated Spanish stone company serving construction and architectural markets, but at significantly larger scale and with broader international distribution.
• Antolini Luigi & C. S.p.A. Italian family-owned natural stone processor offering marble, travertine, onyx, and engineered surfaces with proprietary finishes and global distribution. Comparable on premium travertine finishing (similar to Margar Stone's epoxy resin approach), high-end architectural applications, and exclusive varieties from own quarries.
• Cosentino Group: Spanish multinational headquartered in Almería (Cantoria) producing Silestone quartz and natural stone surfaces with global distribution. Overlaps with Margar Stone on Spanish travertine/marble sourcing, architectural surface applications, and shared regional talent pool, though Cosentino's scale and engineered-stone focus far exceed Margar Stone.

Direct peers

• Margraf (Industria Marmi Vicentini): Italian marble and natural stone producer with own quarries, cutting facilities, and global distribution of travertine, marble, and limestone. Most directly comparable to Margar Stone on product mix (especially Travertino Romano-class stones), vertical integration model, and architectural project focus.

Emerging players

• Compac (Compacglass): Spanish engineered-stone and quartz surface manufacturer based in Alicante. Overlaps with Margar Stone on Spanish surface materials production for kitchens, bathrooms, and architectural interiors, but focused on engineered versus natural stone.
• Gramitherm Europe: European natural stone and insulation producer focused on ventilated facade and energy-efficient building applications. Comparable to Margar Stone on the ventilated facade value proposition (30-40% energy savings, 9dB acoustic reduction), though positioned as a different stone-based material supplier.
• Stone Center International: US-based online distributor of natural stone tiles, pavers, and slabs including travertine and marble with direct-to-consumer e-commerce model. Comparable to Margar Stone on the digital storefront approach and travertine product category, though serving North American DIY and contractor markets.

Others

• Marmol Export USA: Mexican travertine and marble exporter specializing in quarried Mexican travertine for international distribution. Relevant to Margar Stone as a competing source of travertine supply globally, particularly for the lower-priced travertine segments that compete with non-exclusive Margar Stone lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MargarStone
• Xx.com/with_replies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/margar-stone-proyect

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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