LONDON terrazzo specialist Diespeker has snapped up a compact crusher from Dragon Equipment to help turn unwanted stone into an ingredient in bespoke architectural surfaces.
Diespeker has more than 140 years of experience working with terrazzo, marble and other natural stone. Now, its collaboration with Dragon Equipment is bringing that heritage together with modern British engineering, creating a new route for stone that might otherwise become waste.
A CR300 crusher is being used to process stone including marble and granite, producing stone chips that can be incorporated into new terrazzo designs. Terrazzo is widely used in flooring, tiles, worktops, wall cladding, staircases and other architectural and interior applications.
The CR300 offers the ability to crush stone to different sizes, allowing the company to produce stone chips for different terrazzo designs. This flexibility is particularly valuable when creating bespoke finishes, where the size and appearance of the stone is specified.
At just 700mm-wide, the CR300 is Dragon Equipment’s smallest crusher, making it particularly suited to environments where space is at a premium.
Jeff Haynes, MD of Dragon Equipment, said, “We’re used to seeing our crushers working in construction, demolition and recycling environments, so seeing the CR300 being used as part of Diespeker’s terrazzo production is a particularly exciting application for us. It demonstrates that compact crushing can play a role in high-end design, not just construction.”
John Krause, MD of Diespeker, added, “We were keen to upgrade our existing capacity for crushing, as more and more clients have been talking to us about reusing stone from refurbishments and rebuilds. We currently have two major commercial projects in progress for top tier clients requiring this approach, so the CR300 is already proving an invaluable addition to the factory.
“Of equal importance to us was to collaborate with another British company. We’re proud of our heritage and we’re delighted to have a British ‘dragon’ on our side!”
