BS EN 1468 is a European Standard that discusses requirements for rough slabs of natural stone.
The BS EN 1468 series' principal goal is to deliver high-quality natural stone that is aesthetically beautiful as well as durable.
BS EN 1468 specifies requirements for rough slabs of natural stone from which products for use
in buildings or commemorative stones and other similar applications are made.
Note: BS EN 1468 does not cover artificially agglomerated stony material nor installation.
BS EN 1468 on rough slabs of natural stone products is useful for:
The rough slabs are the flat surface semi-finished product with unfinished edges obtained by sawing or splitting from a rough block.
BS EN 1468 provides best industry recommendations on product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, labelling, marking and packaging of natural stone rough slabs.
The geometric characteristics specified in BS EN 1468 provide measures of length and width, thickness, squareness and flatness, volume and mass.
As a result, complying with BS EN 1468 can help demonstrate whether or not your products are fit for its intended use.
EN 1468:2012