As soon as the granite has been cut, trimmed and polished they are ready for getting delivered. The manufacture can use for this purpose trucks, sea or trains as a way of getting the granite to the customer.
The granite slabs are put in strong weatherproof wooden crates which have been fumigated. Generally the crates can take bundles of 8 – 10 ¾” granite slabs and have the capacity to hold 400 - 450 square feet. Every bundle has a weigh of 2.6 tons, or 5,700 pounds. Every slab is protected by a soft plastic sheet placed between slabs together with a piece of wood which is placed under the slabs.
The granite slabs are ready to go to the nearest shipping port for so that they can get delivered to the UK.