Company
The only company in Switzerland that offers an all-round service in the world of natural stone.
Mission
Our mission is to ensure the best offer and assistance to the customer, from the choice of the block in the quarry to the realization of the project. With our long-term experience, the tradition and passion that distinguish us, the ongoing eco-friendly innovation, and the production entirely located in Ticino (Switzerland), we are committed to realize every project in a workmanlike manner.Vision
Continuous innovation and respect for the environment in order to continue to offer our natural stones to future generations all over the world. Our vision is to offer it not only in the form of final products but also reusing the surplus giving life to other elements, reducing waste to a minimum.
Our strength
Experience
Active in stone quarrying and processing since 1894.
Family tradition
A family business since 4 generations.
Ongoing innovation
Ongoing innovation and state-of-the-art technology to offer customers an impeccable service.
Quarried and processed in Switzerland
Graniti Maurino SA operates exclusively in Switzerland in compliance with high quality standards.
Sustainability
The stone extracted is 100% natural and local. Thanks to state-of-the-art machinery, redundancies are minimal and are largely recycled.
Customer Orientation
Each project is tailor-made and the entire process is followed step by step with the customer.4 extraction sites, 7 quarries
Iragna
Number of quarries: 2Number of extracted stones: 4
Cresciano
Number of quarries: 2Number of extracted stones: 3
Maggia
Number of quarries: 2Number of extracted stones: 8
Peccia
Number of quarries: 1Number of extracted stones: 14
Our History
1894
Giuseppe Maurino Senior started the extraction of granite in Pollegio and founded the individual company.
1926
The quarry is transferred from Pollegio to Iragna acquiring a large area, on which we still work today.
1946
Giuseppe Maurino Junior takes over the family business and transforms it into a general partnership under the name of “Fratelli Maurino”.
1950
A first building is built for the processing of stone with the installation of a first milling machine.
1960
The general partnership becomes a joint stock company.
1971
Maurino SA goes into the hands of Marzio Maurino.
1972
Construction of the manufacturing plant on the Personico site.
1975
First exhibition of Graniti Maurino SA at the Marmomacchine trade fair in Verona.
1982
Maurino Marzio buys the property of the former factory Maglieria Riviera SA Marisa, which he then transforms into Granit Expo Maurino SA with the aim of organizing events related to the stone industry.
1986
Granit Expo Maurino SA is renamed Immo Maurino SA with the purpose of managing real estate.
1987
Acquisition of the right to extract from the quarries in the Maggia Valley and beginning of the road construction to allow the transit of trucks.
1991
An activity for the trade of semi-precious stones is started, which later leads to the opening of the store “Le pietre Maurino” in Ascona.
1996
Cesare Maurino joins his father in the company after graduating as an architect from the Higher Technical School (STS) in Trevano (CH) and the Academy of Architecture in Düsseldorf (DE).
2000
The manufacturing plant is enlarged with the realization of the project “Fabbrica 2000”.
2010
Acquisition of Cristallina SA and start of the extraction of the only Swiss marble also underground.
2012
New innovative equipment is installed in the manufacturing plant.
2018
New CNC machinery is installed in the manufacturing plants to keep up with the times.
2020
The store “Le pietre Maurino” closes and the company becomes a general construction company with the name “Posa le Pietre Maurino”.
