Cristolite

What is Cristolite™ ?

Cristolite™ is a lightweight stone panel, combining a thin layer of natural stone and composite board reinforcement. Its principally designed for external cladding, but is suitable for many applications.

Cristolite™ is our innovative, highest performing lightweight stone panel. It is designed to meet the stringent demands of today’s construction industry. It is particularly well suited for cladding for its fire and mechanical performance.

Improving on our tried and tested lightweight honeycomb stone, we offer a panel that gives higher performance values than previously possible. The superior strength characteristics of our reinforcing board manufactured to a precise, scientific degree ensure a lifelong performance. Bonding only a thin section of stone reducing the comparative weight to nearly 65% less than traditional stone cladding.

 

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Panel Benefits

Lightweight

Reducing from 40mm to 15mm of stone offers a significant weight saving. Aiding handling, installation and minimising structural costs.

Euroclass A2 - Fire Resistance

We offer an A2-s1-d0 fire test approved lightweight stone panel. And it's also suitable for buildings over 18m.

Greener than you think

Using 70% less stone and a composite backing board reduces the need for natural resources. It also reduces our carbon footprint for transport.

Superior Mechanical Performance

Great performance ratings in impact, hot, cold, frost and wet conditions. Our backing board is inorganic, negating any biological or pest infestation.

Great Acoustic and Thermal

Our lightweight stone panel provides excellent thermal and acoustic properties, helping reduce thermal and acoustic transmission.

Large Panels

The panels strong mechanical performance allow to scale up to large sizes with panel sizes up to 2.6m x 1.25m. Their rigidity ensure no bowing or warping.

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Material & Finishes

As a company ingrained in natural stone, we offer assistance in choosing a suitable material in both performance and finish for your project. From a simple idea on colour or finish, we can help guide you towards a material that meets your criteria.

Check out our material guides with regards to materials, finishes and a selector guide to help offer an introduction on choosing the right material. The materials we have in our gallery are but the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of both natural and man-made stone choices available.

SPECIALIST FINISHES

We are open to pushing the design capabilities of traditional stone. Whilst we can control the finish of the material, we can provide even further machining to create unique finishes. Check out our project gallery featuring a unique Jura limestone feature wall at Next High Wycombe, utilising a 3 tone machined finish.

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Panel Comparison

Changing from the legal standard of 40mm thick stone and replacing with a rigid, high performing composite brings a generational leap in performance.

Variable Traditional Stone Lightweight Stone (External Cladding) Cristolite
Nominal Thickness 40mm Solid 35mm Composite 30mm Composite
Weight (kg/m2) >90 kg/m2 43 kg/m2  49 kg/m2
Panel Size (m) Small to medium  2.6m x 1.5m ** 2.6m x 1.25m **
Relative Strength Low High High
Fire Rating Typically A1/A2 BRE135 System, Panel Untested Panel Euroclass: A2
Installation Skill Moderate to high Low Low
** Note Panel sizes here are rough guides. Consideration should be taken for our manufacturing process and the quarried slab size on natural stone. For further advice please contact us.

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Material Testing

Our products have undergone extensive material testing to ensure their suitability.

Euroclass A2-S1-D0

Successfully BRE fire tested, classified as A2-S1-D0.

Mechanically Strong

High panel strength to meet the demands of variable wind loadings and temperature shocks

18m +

Suitable for external structures over 18m

Impact Strength Tested

Successfully impact tested to withstand a 30kg projectile

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Applications – Stone Cladding

Cristolite is well suited for the cladding industry. It has been designed to meet the stringent fire and mechanical performances required for both internal and external cladding. To learn more about our cladding system and service offered, go to our lightweight cladding page.

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