
Independent inspection service
Stone inspection service in India
Marble, granite, travertine and onyx checked slab by slab on the factory floor — measured, counted, photographed and filmed — before a single crate is nailed shut.
- 30+
- Years buying natural stone
- 7
- Countries sourced quarry-direct
- 24–48 hrs
- Report turnaround
- 100%
- Photo and video documented
A photograph is notan inspection
Every slab in a lot is different. That is the whole appeal of natural stone, and it is exactly why a handful of supplier photographs tells you so little — the images you are sent are the best three slabs, shot wet, in the light that suits them. The other forty arrive on site.
We have been buying this material for thirty years, directly from quarries in Italy, Brazil, Iran, Norway, Greece, Namibia and Vietnam, and rigorous quality checks have always been part of how we supply it. This service opens that same check to buyers purchasing from someone else — buyers who cannot be standing in the factory on the day the lot is picked.
We attend on your behalf. We measure, count and photograph the material as it actually is, and we send you the record, whether or not it flatters the supplier.

What weinspect
Eight checks on every visit. Anything you add to the brief becomes a ninth, and is answered first in the report.
Surface & polish
Gloss read across the whole face, not at one flattering corner. Scratches, pits, orange-peel, dull patches, and wax used to stand in for a proper polish.
Thickness & calibration
Measured at several points on every slab against the thickness you ordered. Under-gauge material is the single most common shortfall in the trade.
Colour & vein matching
Slabs stood in sequence and photographed as a run, so you see the lot the way a finished floor will read it — not one slab at a time.
Size, edge & squareness
Length, width, straightness and diagonal squareness against your cutting list, with the genuinely usable area noted after edge trim.
Cracks, fissures & repairs
Natural fissures separated from structural cracks. Resin fill, netting, fibre backing and epoxy touch-ups recorded slab by slab.
Quantity & slab count
Every slab counted and numbered against the packing list, with the square metres recalculated from our measurements rather than the supplier’s.
Packing, marking & crating
Crate construction, batten spacing, edge protection, moisture risk, and whether the markings actually match your order numbering.
Loading & container stuffing
On site while the container is filled: bundle sequence, A-frame support, lashing, and the seal number photographed before the doors close.
Stone weinspect
Each material fails in its own way. The checklist changes with the stone in front of us.

Marble
Vein direction, resin and reinforcement, and how consistently a lot reads once it is laid as a run rather than judged slab by slab.

Granite
Polish depth, colour banding across the block, and dimensional accuracy on countertop and cladding sizes.

Travertine
Fill quality, hole density, vein-cut against cross-cut consistency, and whether the fill is colour-matched or merely present.

Onyx
Translucency, fissure mapping and backing — the checks that decide whether a slab survives being lit from behind.

Quartzite
Hardness verified against what is being sold as quartzite, book-match alignment, and chipping along the cut edges.
What an inspectionprevents
An inspection costs a fraction of one rejected container. That is the entire commercial argument, and it has not changed in thirty years.
Book an InspectionRejection at site
Material that fails at the door costs far more than the stone. The crane, the labour, the storage and a programme that slips while a replacement lot is cut and shipped are all yours to absorb.
A different lot to the one you approved
Selection and dispatch are often weeks apart. Inspection confirms the numbered slabs you signed off are the numbered slabs going into the crate.
Short thickness, short quantity
The two most common shortfalls in the trade, and the two easiest to settle with a tape and a count before anyone has paid a balance.
Damage that was never yours
Photographs taken before the container is sealed draw a clean line between a defect that left the factory and one that happened in transit.
Losing an argument you should win
A dated, measured, photographed record is the difference between a claim a supplier settles and a claim that becomes a negotiation.
How wework
Four steps, no surprises, and a named person on the phone throughout. You will know the date before the visit and the verdict the day after it.
Talk it through — +91 97266 47308 →- 01
Tell us what you have bought
Stone, quantity, thickness, the supplier’s address, and your cutting list or drawings. If one thing matters more than the rest on this order, say so — it becomes the first line of the report.
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We fix a date
We contact the factory, agree an inspection window and confirm it back to you. For most locations we are on site within 48 to 72 hours of your go-ahead.
- 03
We inspect on site
Slab by slab, in daylight, with a tape in hand. Each numbered slab is photographed, the lot is filmed as a continuous run, and we stay for the loading wherever that is part of the brief.
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You get the report
One digital file: measurements, numbered photographs, video, and a plain ship, hold or reject line against every observation. Usually with you within 24 hours of leaving site.
What youreceive
One file, sent to you and to nobody else, in a form you can forward to the supplier without editing it first.
Verified measurements
Length, width and thickness taken at several points per slab, with the area recalculated from our figures.
Numbered slab photographs
Every slab shot in full and in close-up, numbered to the packing list so a remark traces back to a piece.
Video of the lot
The lot filmed as a continuous run, plus loading and container stuffing where that is included.
Written status report
What passed, what is borderline and what we would refuse — in language you can forward to the supplier as it stands.
A clear recommendation
Ship, hold or re-select. We tell you what we would do if the material were ours, because for thirty years it has been.
Our promise
Every inspection is unbiased, photographed and reported in full — including the parts nobody wants to read.
Why Stone KonceptGlobal
- 01
We buy this material ourselves
Thirty years of purchasing marble and granite means we know the shortcuts before we go looking for them. An inspector who has never bought a container does not.
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Quarry-direct across seven countries
Italy, Brazil, Iran, Norway, Greece, Namibia and Vietnam. We know how a lot from each of them is supposed to look before it is packed.
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We work for you, not the factory
The report goes to you. It is not shared with the supplier, softened for them, or trimmed to protect a relationship of ours.
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Consultants, not only checkers
We have been sourcing specialists from the start — ideation through to installation. If a lot fails, we can tell you what to ask for instead.
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Referral is our whole business
More than 80% of our clients arrive by recommendation. That only holds if the report stays honest the one time honesty costs us something.
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Third generation in the trade
What we notice on a factory floor was not learned from a checklist. It is three generations of the same business, and it shows in the report.
Where weinspect
We are based in Bopal, Ahmedabad, and travel to the material rather than asking it to travel to us. Most of India’s stone moves through a handful of hubs, and we work in all of them — as well as at the ports, where imported blocks and containers are inspected on arrival before they move inland.
If your supplier sits somewhere not listed, send the address anyway. We will tell you plainly whether we can cover it and when, rather than accept the job and improvise.
- Ahmedabad & Gujarat
- Kishangarh
- Udaipur
- Rajsamand
- Silvassa & Vapi
- Bengaluru & Hosur
- Chennai
- Mundra & Kandla ports
Questions weget asked
Still unanswered? Ask it directly — business@stonekonceptglobal.com.
My supplier already sends photographs. Why pay for an inspection?
Because the person selling the material chooses the photographs. What you are sent is the best slab in the lot, shot wet, in the light that flatters it most. An inspection looks at every slab in the same daylight, records the ones that do not match, and tells you what is actually going into the container.
Will you inspect stone you did not supply?
Yes. The inspection service is deliberately separate from our supply business. We inspect material at any processing unit, quarry or port in India regardless of who you bought it from, and the report goes only to you.
Where in India do you inspect?
Our team works out of Ahmedabad and travels to wherever the material is sitting — Kishangarh, Udaipur and Rajsamand in Rajasthan, Silvassa and Vapi, Bengaluru and Hosur for granite, Chennai, and the Mundra and Kandla ports for container work. Send us the address and we will confirm coverage and a date before you commit to anything.
How quickly can you get to site?
For most locations we are on site within 48 to 72 hours of your confirmation, subject to the factory agreeing an inspection window. Where a dispatch is already booked, tell us — we will say honestly whether we can make it rather than accept and miss it.
What exactly do I receive at the end?
One digital report containing verified measurements, numbered photographs of every slab, video of the lot and the loading where that is included, a written summary of observations, and a clear ship, hold or reject recommendation. It normally reaches you within 24 hours of the visit.
What happens if the material fails the inspection?
The report documents the failure precisely enough to act on — measurements, photographs and the specific slabs concerned. You can then ask for re-selection, a replacement lot, a price adjustment or a hold on dispatch, with evidence behind the request. Where you want it, we will help you frame that conversation with the supplier.
Do you audit the factory as well as the material?
Yes, on request. A factory visit covers production capability, gangsaw and polishing line condition, material handling, resin and reinforcement practice, packing standards and how quality control is actually run day to day — which is a useful thing to know before a first order, not after it.
Can I book an inspection after I have already paid?
Yes. Any point before dispatch is worth inspecting, and a pre-loading inspection on a paid order still protects you: it fixes the condition of the material on the record before it leaves the supplier’s control.
Do you inspect imported blocks and slabs landing at Indian ports?
Yes. We import ourselves, so port-side inspection of arriving containers and blocks is familiar ground — condition on arrival, count against documents, and damage assessment before the material moves inland.
Is my supplier’s identity and pricing kept confidential?
Yes. Supplier names, prices and commercial terms stay between you and us, and are never discussed with other clients or factories. We will sign a non-disclosure agreement before the first visit if you would prefer that in writing.
Why would a stone supplier inspect stone for someone else?
Because sourcing, material selection and quality checks have been part of what we do for clients since the beginning — the inspection is simply that service sold on its own. Where you have already found your own supplier, we would rather be the independent eyes on the lot than not be involved at all.
Book an inspection
Know what is in the crate.Before it sails.
Send us the stone, the quantity and the supplier’s location. We will come back with a date, a scope and a price — usually the same working day.
- We read the brief and come back with a date, a scope and a price.
- You confirm; we book the window with the factory and tell you when.
- The report reaches you within 24 hours of us leaving site.