Natural Stone · Onyx
Onyx slabs supplier to the UK trade.
Onyx is the showpiece of the Turkish stone range — honey, amber and green-toned, banded, and prized for one property the other stones don't share: translucence. The Taurus mountains supply much of the world's onyx. Karpat sources it block-by-block, wholesale to UK fabricators, interior specifiers and hospitality fit-out, delivered duty-paid. It is a small-batch, project-matched material — never a stock line.
Why onyx
Translucent, backlit, feature
Specified where the stone is the feature, not the background: backlit reception desks and bar fronts, illuminated feature walls, vanity tops and bespoke panels. Honey and amber are the classic Turkish tones, with green and ice variants from selected blocks. Because the figure runs through the block, bookmatched and sequential panels are the usual brief — planned against a single block.
Working with it
Block-limited, handled with care
Onyx is softer and more brittle than marble, so it is supplied resin-backed (and often mesh-reinforced) for panels, and is best kept to feature and vertical use rather than heavy-traffic flooring. Block availability drives everything — colour, size and bookmatch potential are confirmed against the actual block before commitment, and we reserve material for sequenced panels where a project needs continuity.
Specifying onyx
Plan against the block.
- Tone — honey, amber, green, ice (block-dependent; sample-approved).
- Format — resin-backed slabs and tiles, cut-to-size panels, backlit-ready sheets.
- Finish — polished is standard; honed on request.
- Continuity — bookmatch / sequential panels reserved from one block.
Lead time depends on current block availability at our producer network, so onyx is best sourced against a confirmed specification and timeline. Onyx enters Great Britain duty-free; we deliver duty-paid in GBP, or supply CFR/CIF for buyers with their own forwarders.
How we source
Producer-matched, project-specified.
Send the tone, panel sizes, quantity and whether the run needs to bookmatch. We approach Taurus-range producers on your behalf, confirm against available blocks, and dispatch samples ahead of order confirmation. Every shipment carries proof of preferential origin (declaration on origin, or EUR.1), CE Declaration of Performance, and the applicable BS EN test reports.
Quote on Turkish onyx.
Tell us the tone, panel sizes and whether the run needs to bookmatch. We confirm against available blocks and come back with delivered-UK pricing.
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