GRANITE, MARBLE AND STONE PROCESSORS
Stone Processor: Block Yield, Slab Pricing and Contractor Credit
A truck of blocks reaches the yard and the gang-saw is booked for another week. The quarry rate was agreed on weight. The last block gave less usable slab than you expected. Now a builder wants a price per square foot, with credit.
We help the owner cost stone from block to slab: yield per block, cutting and polishing schedules, breakage, freight, pricing per square foot, and collections from contractors and showrooms. We do not advise on mining permissions, geology or structural use of stone. Qualified professionals and the authorities decide those.
Discuss your priorities ↗COMMON CHALLENGES
The pressures
we often see.
- 01Blocks are bought at a rate per tonne or cubic metre, but nobody records usable slab area per block, so the real cost per square foot is a guess.
- 02The gang-saw and the polishing line run in sequence, and a delay at one stops the other while labour still has to be paid.
- 03Breakage in cutting, polishing and transport is accepted as normal, with no tally of where and why slabs break.
- 04Price per square foot is negotiated with contractors who buy on credit and cover several projects, so the account balance becomes hard to tie to a project.
- 05Offcuts and low-grade slabs accumulate in the yard because there is no routine for selling them at the right price.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Where the work
usually starts.
- 01Block register with supplier, weight or volume, price, slabs produced and usable area
- 02Cost per square foot from block to polished slab, including cutting, polishing, power, wastage and freight
- 03Gang-saw and polishing line schedule showing queue and idle time each day
- 04Breakage log by stage, with slab size, cause and worker
- 05Price list by grade, thickness and finish with rules for discounting
- 06Contractor and showroom ageing, project by project
- 07Offcut and B-grade stock list with a monthly clearing plan
- 08Truck loading and delivery checklist that records slab condition at dispatch
START THIS WEEK
Things you can do
before you call anyone.
- Take the last five blocks you processed and write down the purchase cost against the polished area they produced. The difference between the best and the worst block may change which quarry you buy from.
- Hypothetical example: a block costing ₹1.2 lakh yields 300 square feet at the best, but only 240 on a poor day. Cost per square foot rises from ₹400 to ₹500 before cutting and polishing.
- Ask the polishing supervisor to count slabs broken this week and note the stage of each break. Repeat for a month.
- Write down each contractor who owes you more than a month of purchases, with the project name.
A PRACTICAL ENGAGEMENT
Start with the priorities
that matter most.
We begin by understanding how your business runs today, find the gaps, and agree the scope in writing. Recommendations are shaped around your team, your resources and your goals.
- A block-to-slab cost sheet that gives cost per square foot by block
- A daily production schedule for cutting and polishing
- A grade-wise price list with a clear discount policy
- A breakage and offcut review held each month
Not the right fit when: If your concern is a quarry permission, a mining dispute or a structural complaint about installed stone, a qualified professional or the authority must handle that first.
Explore a business audit ↗LET’S MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD
