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Our core service

You run the client. We run the stone, end to end.

You keep the relationship and your install crew. We become your European technical and production arm and absorb the friction of a complex stone scope: drawings, 3D modeling, sourcing, fabrication oversight, quality control, crating and export. One partner, one process, start to finish.

You approve every piece on a 3D dry-layout and tagged-slab photos before we cut. Nothing ships until it is right.

The shape of it

Your upstream arm in Italy. Your client stays yours.

Crate of finished stone copings packed on edge in the workshop yard, ready for export

What we do

  • Source material and reserve blocks across Europe and the Mediterranean
  • Build 3D models and shop drawings before anything is cut
  • Oversee fabrication and document quality control
  • Engineer crates for installation, not just transport
  • Coordinate export and align delivery to your U.S. schedule

What we do not do

  • Install on your job site
  • Compete with you locally
  • Contact or quote your client
  • Put a factory brand on your crates
  • Ship non-conforming material

Where we are hardest to replace

We execute the full range. We win on two.

Plenty of shops can cut a Calacatta bathroom. Far fewer can take a ventilated stone facade or a custom hardscape package from drawing to an engineered, install-ready delivery on a U.S. site. That is where we focus.

Specialism 01

Ventilated stone facades

Marble and natural-stone rainscreen systems: engineered anchoring, ventilated cavity, panels built for high-wind and coastal exposure. We take the facade from architectural intent to engineered, numbered, install-ready stone.

The facade systems, drawn
Freshly cut gray stone pavers on the bridge saw bench, still wet from the blade

Specialism 02

Custom stone hardscape

Outdoor stone built to last: copings, treads, steps, pool surrounds and terraces. Durable material selection for wet and freeze-thaw zones, crated in install sequence so the crew keeps pace on site.

The hardscape page
Book-matched dark marble feature wall, the four panels mirrored on the vertical and horizontal joints

Also

Interiors & cut-to-size

Vein-matched and book-matched baths, floors and feature walls, to the same standard of control. We do this too, when a partner wants the whole scope in one set of hands.

How an engagement works

Five stages, and one approval gate before anything is irreversible.

01

Scope & technical review

You send

Drawings, specs, a reference photo of the look, target dates.

We do

Identify the real stone behind the name, read the design intent, reconcile the drawings against your BOQ, flag what cannot be made as drawn.

You get

A short clarification list and a go-ahead. Typically 3 to 5 days.

02

Material & production strategy

You send

Target look, finish and budget.

We do

Make the buy decision, whole block, block slices or slabs, re-source if the stone will not survive the environment, and normalize every supplier price to the same finish before we compare.

You get

A fast, factory-direct price idea at full landed cost, firmed as the scope locks, with real lead times. Days on stock scopes, one to two weeks when sourcing goes to the quarry.

Approval gate

Before a single saw runs, you approve a 3D dry-layout and photos of the tagged slabs reserved for your job. The slab you sign off on is the slab that ships.

Honed white marble slab on lifting slings, tagged and photographed for approval before cutting
03

Fabrication oversight & QC

You send

Approved layout and any final edits.

We do

Monitor production on site, check dimensions and finish, document everything.

You get

A QC photo report and dry-lay validation. Typically 3 to 6 weeks.

04

Crate engineering & delivery logic

You send

Install sequence and site constraints.

We do

Map crates, plan weight, label and sequence pieces for installation.

You get

A crate map, weight summary and verified packing list.

05

Export & U.S. alignment

You send

Delivery window and receiving details.

We do

Prepare export documents with the correct HTS 6802 under every material, set Incoterms, and load 20-ft containers to weight rather than a half-empty 40-ft.

You get

Tracked, controlled delivery aligned to your job site.

What you actually receive

Paper you can forward, not promises.

Every engagement produces the same documented trail, so you and your client always know exactly what is happening to the stone.

White marble tiles dry-laid on the ground in sequence to check the vein match before cutting

What you receive

Layout, drawings & 3D

Marked-up shop drawings and a 3D dry-layout with the vein sequence and book-matches mapped on the actual reserved slabs.

Tape measure laid across a fluted stone panel during dimensional quality control

What you receive

Quality control

A per-piece QC photo report with dimensional checks and tolerance verification, before anything ships.

Open numbered crate seen from above with stone pieces packed on edge between foam liners

What you receive

Crating & export

A numbered crate map, weight summary, verified packing list and export documents with Incoterms set.

Risk & accountability

Who owns what, stated up front.

Material quality
We inspect and document before shipment. We do not ship non-conforming material. If a piece is wrong at origin, we remake it before it sails.
Approval
You sign off on layout and tagged slabs before cutting. No surprises after the saw runs.
Schedule
Lead times are given as ranges per stage and tracked. We flag slippage early, not on arrival.
Customs & Incoterms
We agree Incoterms and the importer-of-record split before the container is booked, so there are no surprises at the port.
Freight & insurance
We coordinate freight and recommend marine cargo cover. Crates are engineered to arrive intact.
Breakage & replacement
We reserve the matched lot for your job, so a replacement is cut from the same block and the same vein, not a new batch that no longer matches the wall.
Your contact
One named person, in English, reachable in U.S. hours. You always know who to call.
  • AutoCADDrawing review and dimensional validation
  • Bluebeam RevuTake-offs and markups on your real documents
  • SketchUp & Rhino3D models before cutting, to surface problems early
  • EasyCargoCrate mapping and container load planning

Why this works

Better than sourcing it yourself, or through a broker.

  • On the ground in Verona, minutes from the production district, with same-day access to quarries and workshops.
  • A network built over 40+ years, so we know which quarry holds the right block.
  • You get 3 to 4 competing supplier quotes, not a single hidden markup.
  • Integrated quality control, documented before shipment, not trusted blindly.
  • Install-ready crating sequenced to your site, not loose material in a box.
Honed travertine sample held against the sawn face of the block to check color and texture, block yard behind
Michele Alimonta

Who you talk to

Michele Alimonta

Verona, Italy. Your single point of contact, in English, daily on the ground in the stone district. You bring the project, I make sure the stone scope is executed correctly at the source.

michele@alimonta.com  ยท  +1 (917) 983-6312

Partner questions

What every partner asks first.

Do you install or compete with our crews?

No. We operate upstream in Europe and stop at the crate. We do not install on your site, we do not compete locally, and we do not contact your client.

Can we approve material before it is cut?

Yes. You sign off on a 3D dry-layout and tagged-slab photos before fabrication begins. We do not ship non-conforming material; if a piece is wrong at origin we remake it before it sails.

What are you strongest at?

Ventilated stone facade systems and custom stone hardscape, where few European partners can take a project from drawing to an engineered, install-ready delivery for a U.S. site. We also execute interior cut-to-size to the same standard.

How do you approach a new request?

We start with a structured scope review: drawings (PDF or DWG), unit system, thicknesses, edge details, tolerances, quantities and delivery target. If anything is unclear we issue a short clarification list before pricing, so the quote stays executable through production, packing and export.

Do you replace our installers?

No. We do not replace installers and we do not compete locally. We operate upstream in Europe, so that when material reaches the job site it is organized, verified and ready to install.

Is this material brokerage?

No. This is controlled execution. We coordinate sourcing, production, quality control and export logistics ourselves, with documented oversight before shipment.

Where do you source and produce?

Across Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean, chosen by the material and the fabrication logic of each project. We define the optimal production route per job.

Start here

Send the drawings. Nothing ships until it is right.