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Six surfaces. Honest advice on which is right for your kitchen.

There is no single "best" worktop — only the right one for how you cook, live and clean. Here is how we talk our clients through the choice, without the sales patter.

Quartz worktop sample
01 — Engineered

Quartz

Engineered from roughly 90% natural quartz bound in resin, quartz is our most-requested surface — and for good reason. It is non-porous, so it never needs sealing, resists staining from wine and oil, and offers a consistency of colour that natural stone cannot. Ideal for busy family kitchens that want low maintenance without sacrificing a considered look.

Best for
Everyday kitchens
Maintenance
Minimal
Thickness
20 · 30mm
SilestoneCaesarstoneCambriaUnistone
Granite worktop sample
02 — Natural

Granite

Formed over millennia, granite is one of the hardest surfaces you can put in a kitchen — genuinely heat-tolerant and difficult to scratch. Every slab is unique, with movement and mineral flecks no factory can reproduce. Polished for depth of colour or honed for a softer, matte finish, it suits both traditional and contemporary rooms.

Best for
Keen cooks
Maintenance
Sealed yearly
Finishes
Polished · Honed
Star GalaxySteel GreyKashmir White
Marble worktop sample
03 — Natural

Marble

Nothing else has marble's quiet authority — the soft grey veining of Carrara, the bolder drama of Calacatta and Statuario. It is a softer stone that will patina with life, and we will always be straight with you about that: marble rewards those who love a lived-in surface. For pastry and baking, it is unmatched.

Best for
Statement islands
Character
Ages gracefully
Finishes
Polished · Honed
CarraraCalacattaStatuarioArabescato
Quartzite worktop sample
04 — Natural

Quartzite

The best-kept secret in stone: quartzite has the flowing, marble-like veining people fall for, but the hardness of granite underneath. If you love the look of Calacatta yet cook like you mean it, quartzite is very often the answer. Slabs vary widely, so this is one to choose in person at the workshop.

Best for
Marble lovers, hard-wearing
Maintenance
Sealed periodically
Hardness
Very high
Taj MahalMont BlancVerde
Porcelain worktop sample
05 — Engineered

Porcelain

Fired at extreme temperatures, porcelain is scratch-, stain- and UV-resistant, which makes it as happy outdoors as in. It excels in slim, contemporary profiles and full-height splashbacks, and comes in convincing stone, concrete and metal effects. A modernist's material.

Best for
Slim profiles, outdoor kitchens
Maintenance
Virtually none
Thickness
12 · 20mm
LaminamFlorimLevantina
Dekton worktop sample
06 — Ultra-compact

Dekton & Neolith

Sintered stone is the most technically advanced surface we fabricate: a sophisticated blend of raw materials compressed and heat-treated into a virtually indestructible slab. Thermal-shock proof, stain proof and colour-stable, it is the surface for those who want a worktop that simply will not flinch — including waterfall islands and cladding.

Best for
Uncompromising durability
Maintenance
None
Thickness
12 · 20mm
DektonNeolithLapitec
Not sure yet?

Bring your plans in and hold the slabs in your own hands.

A twenty-minute visit to our Park Royal workshop tells you more than any brochure. We will lay samples against your cabinet doors and flooring, and give you a fixed quote before you leave.

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