Stone Cycling
Stone Cycling B.V. is an Amsterdam-based sustainable building materials company operating under the FRONT® brand, producing and distributing waste-derived bricks, slips, tiles, and panels to architects, contractors, developers, and designers internationally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Stone Cycling does
Stone Cycling B.V. is an Amsterdam-based, privately held sustainable building materials company founded in 2012 and operating commercially under the FRONT® brand. The company produces and curates a portfolio of waste-derived architectural products, including WasteBasedBricks and WasteBasedSlips (manufactured by partner DC Bricks), Mimmik Tile (a bacteria-grown tile produced with Biomason using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation), Skip Tile (a waste-based ceramic tile with substantially reduced water and CO2 footprint), Pretty Plastic Panels (recycled-PVC facade cladding), and Paper Waste Panels. The underlying technology converts industrial waste streams into certified, aesthetic building components suitable for facades, interior walls, flooring, furniture, pavement, and roofing applications. WasteBasedBricks have been validated through the Dutch National Environmental Database (NMD), and the company holds B-Corp certification.
The business model is project-based and quote-driven: Stone Cycling sells sustainable building materials through FRONT® Sustainable Building Materials, which functions as its primary channel partner, distributor, and global storefront. FRONT® provides product showcasing, a digital sample tool, sample requests, and price-indication inquiries to specifiers and buyers. Customers are enterprise architecture firms (Powerhouse Company, General Projects, BGY), contractors, developers, and designers specifying materials for commercial and institutional construction projects in the Netherlands, USA, UK, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Revenue is generated through one-time unit-based sales rather than recurring contracts, and pricing is not publicly disclosed.
Despite 14 years of operation, Stone Cycling remains a micro-company with 1–10 employees and no disclosed institutional funding. The strategic emphasis has shifted from single-product origin to multi-brand curation under FRONT®, aggregating partner-manufactured sustainable materials into a single design-facing portfolio. Documented growth levers include production scaling at DC Bricks, third-generation technology maturation with Biomason, regulatory credentialing via the Dutch NMD, and international project expansion into North America and the UK.
Stone Cycling firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Stone Cycling
- Legal name
- Stone Cycling B.V.
- Website
- https://stonecycling.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Stone Cycling B.V. is an Amsterdam-based sustainable building materials company operating under the FRONT® brand, producing and distributing waste-derived bricks, slips, tiles, and panels to architects, contractors, developers, and designers internationally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Stone Cycling industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Sustainable Building Materials
- NAICS
- Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing (327991)
- SIC
- Structural Clay Products (3250)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Manufactured/Engineered Stone & Agglomerates (Quartz, Terrazzo, Sintered Stone) (IMAKAHAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Clay & Concrete Roof Tiles (IMADAFAC)
Keywords
Where Stone Cycling is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Amsterdam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Stone Cycling business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Sustainable Building Materials Sales: Stone Cycling generates revenue through the sale of waste-derived building materials including WasteBasedBricks and related products. Products are distributed through channel partners like FRONT® to construction industry customers including architects, designers, contractors, and developers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Direct sales and channel distribution model |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Stone Cycling product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Stone Cycling produces sustainable, aesthetic building materials from industrial waste under the FRONT® brand. The product portfolio includes WasteBasedBricks and WasteBasedSlips (manufactured by DC Bricks), Mimmik Tile grown with bacteria (manufactured by Biomason), Skip Tile ceramic tiles, Pretty Plastic Panels made from recycled PVC, and Paper Waste Panels. These are distributed to architects, designers, contractors, and developers for facades, interior walls, flooring, roofing, and pavement applications.
Product overview
FRONT® offers a portfolio of sustainable, aesthetic building materials distributed through multiple brand partners. The product line includes WasteBasedBricks and WasteBasedSlips (produced by DC Bricks) for facades and interior applications, Mimmik Tile (previously BioBasedTile, produced by Biomason) for interior flooring using bacteria-based growth technology, Skip Tile for pavement applications with significantly reduced environmental impact, Pretty Plastic Panels for roofing made from recycled PVC, and Paper Waste Panels for decorative wall applications. The collection is distributed globally to architects, designers, contractors, and developers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FRONT®: Sustainable building materials brand offering WasteBasedBricks, WasteBasedSlips, Mimmik Tile, Skip Tile, Pretty Plastic Panels, and Paper Waste Panels.
Products and services
- WasteBasedBricks High-quality, aesthetic building bricks produced from industrial waste materials. Used for facades and interior walls. Produced by manufacturing partner DC Bricks.
- WasteBasedSlips Thin brick slips cut from WasteBasedBricks, making them waste-derived and resource-efficient. Used for facades, furniture, interior walls, and interior flooring. Produced by DC Bricks.
- Mimmik Tile The first-ever tile that grows with the help of bacteria using microbial induced carbonate precipitation technology. Used for interior flooring. Produced by Biomason.
- Skip Tile Reinvented ceramic tile made with 44% less water, 51% less CO2, and 95% waste-based materials. Used for facades, furniture, interior walls, interior flooring, and pavement.
- Pretty Plastic Panels Facade cladding panels made from 100% recycled PVC waste, with a unique varied appearance, durable, fire-resistant, and designed to withstand the elements. Used for facades, interior walls, and roofing.
- Paper Waste Panels Decorative wall panels that are waste-based, recyclable, and non-toxic, offering a balance of aesthetics, performance, and lowest ecological impact. Used for furniture and interior walls.
Quantifiable outcome
- WasteBasedBricks included in Dutch NMD (Nationale Milieudatabase) - verified environmental performance data
Companies that use Stone Cycling
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Stone Cycling technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Stone Cycling partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- FRONT® Sustainable Building MaterialscoreFRONT® is a key channel partner and distributor for Stone Cycling's products, particularly WasteBasedBricks. FRONT® maintains an extensive product catalog featuring Stone Cycling materials, provides sample requests, price indications, and showcases projects globally. The partnership enables Stone Cycling products to reach architects, designers, contractors, and developers across international markets including The Netherlands, USA, UK, and Belgium.
- DC BrickscoreDC Bricks is the manufacturer of WasteBasedBricks, the core product produced for/with Stone Cycling. The production process has been scaled up to improve affordability and availability.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Stone Cycling competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kenoteq: Kenoteq produces the K-Briq from 100% recycled construction waste for use in facades and walls, making it a directly comparable waste-based brick peer to Stone Cycling's WasteBasedBricks and Slips.
- Plasticiet: Plasticiet produces facade cladding and building products from recycled plastic waste, directly analogous to Stone Cycling's Pretty Plastic Panels (100% recycled PVC facade panels) and overlapping on circular-economy facade applications.
- Biomason: Biomason uses microbial-induced carbonate precipitation to grow biocement tiles and is already a manufacturing partner producing Stone Cycling's Mimmik Tile; comparable as a technology peer in biologically produced building materials.
- K-BRIQ: K-BRIQ manufactures bricks made from recycled construction and demolition waste, directly comparable to Stone Cycling's WasteBasedBricks in both feedstock (industrial/CD&E waste) and end use (structural masonry and facades).
Broad incumbents
- Wienerberger: Wienerberger is the world's largest brick producer and a broad incumbent in clay and facade building materials, comparable to Stone Cycling on brick/facade end use but operating at massive scale and entering sustainable brick lines that could compete on price and availability.
- Mosa: Mosa is an established Dutch ceramic tile manufacturer with a strong sustainability program (Cradle to Cradle certified products), serving the same architects and developers as Stone Cycling with overlapping tile applications and competing on green credentials.
- CRH: CRH is a global building materials conglomerate with masonry, concrete, and aggregate operations; a broad incumbent that overlaps with Stone Cycling's facades/walls applications and is increasingly introducing lower-carbon product ranges.
- Interface: Interface is a global flooring and modular surfaces incumbent with deep sustainability credentials (Climate Take Back, carbon-negative tiles), selling into the same architectural specifier channel as Stone Cycling via sustainable building product lines.
- Holcim: Holcim (formerly LafargeHolcim) is a global cement and aggregates leader pushing into green building materials and circular construction, comparable to Stone Cycling as a sustainable-building-materials competitor with vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
Emerging players
- CarbonCure: CarbonCure injects captured CO2 into ready-mix concrete, addressing embodied carbon in construction - an adjacent sustainable-building-materials peer sharing the same circular/low-carbon value proposition as Stone Cycling, though applied to concrete rather than bricks/tiles.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Stone Cycling social profiles
Digital presenceStone Cycling compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Stone Cycling financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Stone Cycling leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Stone Cycling funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Stone Cycling M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Stone Cycling
What does Stone Cycling do?
Stone Cycling produces sustainable, aesthetic building materials from industrial waste under the FRONT® brand. The product portfolio includes WasteBasedBricks and WasteBasedSlips (manufactured by DC Bricks), Mimmik Tile grown with bacteria (manufactured by Biomason), Skip Tile ceramic tiles, Pretty Plastic Panels made from recycled PVC, and Paper Waste Panels. These are distributed to architects, designers, contractors, and developers for facades, interior walls, flooring, roofing, and pavement applications.
Is Stone Cycling a public or private company?
Stone Cycling is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Stone Cycling founded?
Stone Cycling was founded in 2012. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Stone Cycling based?
Stone Cycling is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Stone Cycling make money?
One revenue line is on record: sustainable Building Materials Sales.
Who are Stone Cycling's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Kenoteq, Plasticiet, Biomason and K-BRIQ. Broad incumbents are Wienerberger, Mosa, CRH, Interface and Holcim. CarbonCure is listed as an emerging player.
Does Stone Cycling have an API?
No public API is recorded for Stone Cycling.
What industry is Stone Cycling in?
Stone Cycling's product category is Sustainable Building Materials. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAHAG, Manufactured/Engineered Stone & Agglomerates (Quartz, Terrazzo, Sintered Stone), with a secondary code of IMADAFAC, Clay & Concrete Roof Tiles. Its NAICS code is 327991 and its SIC code is 3250.