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Tile & stone, sourced where it’s made.

MASTER TILES imports porcelain, ceramic, marble and natural stone from quarries and kilns around the world. Every batch is checked, then shipped to your job in project quantities.

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Marble
Type
Natural stone, calcite
Finish
Honed or polished
Formats
305 × 610, 457 × 457, 600 × 600
Made in
Mediterranean quarries
Set with
White rapid-set C2F
Full entry in the range
Porcelain
Type
Full-body porcelain, rectified
Finish
Matte, concrete-look
Formats
600 × 600, 600 × 1200, 1200 × 1200
Slip
R10 / P3 typical
Made in
Southern Europe & Asia
Set with
C2TE S1 deformable
Full entry in the range
Terrazzo
Type
Stone chips in cement or resin
Formats
400 × 400, 600 × 600
Set with
White C2TE
Full entry in the range
Glazed ceramic
Look
Handmade, uneven glaze
Formats
65 × 200, 100 × 100
Set with
C2TE, back-buttered
Full entry in the range
Travertine
Finish
Filled & honed, or tumbled
Formats
406 × 610, French pattern
Made in
Anatolian quarries
Set with
White rapid-set C2F
Full entry in the range
Ceramic wall
Finish
Gloss glaze
Formats
75 × 300, 100 × 300
Use
Walls, splashbacks
Set with
C1T or C2T
Full entry in the range
Granite
Finish
Flamed, honed, polished
Formats
300 × 600, 20 mm and 30 mm
Made in
South Asian quarries
Set with
C2 S1, outdoor-rated
Full entry in the range

Select any chip to read its label. Faces show each material’s character, not a specific product.

Picked at the source, not from a catalogue.

Each material has a part of the world that makes it best. Sourcing starts there, and the line below follows an order from the quarry or kiln to your site.

  1. Where it’s made

    Technical porcelain from Mediterranean kilns, marble and travertine from Aegean quarries, granite from the subcontinent, large formats from Asia’s newest plants. These are the regions the trade looks to first.

    • Italy & Spain Porcelain · ceramic · terrazzo
    • Turkey & Greece Marble · travertine
    • India Granite · sandstone
    • East & Southeast Asia Large-format porcelain · mosaic
  2. Choosing the source

    Stone is chosen by the block at the quarry; porcelain and ceramic by the production line at the kiln. The raw material, the cutting and the finishing are judged before anything is ordered.

    Terraced benches of a white marble quarry cut into a mountainside
    Marble quarry
  3. Specs before samples

    A line worth importing comes with its technical data: slip rating, wear rating (PEI), water absorption, rectification and calibre. If it doesn’t suit Australian trade work, it doesn’t belong on the board.

    Stacks of unglazed tiles on factory shelving
    Production stock
  4. Batch checked

    Shade and calibre change between production runs. Recording an order by batch is what makes the last carton match the first; stone is checked for colour range, flatness and chipped edges.

    Bundled marble and onyx slabs waiting in a holding shed
    Slabs before dispatch
  5. Container freight

    Pallets strapped and corner-protected, stone crated, and the freight and paperwork handled through to delivery, so the trade deals with one supplier.

    A loaded container ship at sea, seen from directly above
    Container freight
  6. Ready to set

    Cartons arrive marked with batch and shade, with the adhesive and grout that suit the tile. Your tiler opens the boxes and gets to work.

    A tiler in a hard hat bedding floor tiles on site
    Set and grouted
  7. The line ends with your enquiry

    Tell us the material and the square metres. We’ll trace it back to the source.

    Start an enquiryTrade & builders Material, m², location

Why trades buy direct from the importer.

The job doesn’t care where a tile was stocked. It cares that every box matches, the specs are right, and the adhesive suits the tile.

Trade supply checklist MASTER TILES PTY LTD

One batch per order

Shade and calibre move between production runs. A job supplied from one batch reads as one floor.

Shade · calibre · lot recorded

Specs before you buy

Slip resistance, wear rating, water absorption and edge type, from the manufacturer’s data, before the order is placed.

Slip class · PEI · rectified edge

Project quantities

Order to the square metre plus a cutting allowance, so nobody is chasing a matching re-order halfway through the job.

m² + cutting allowance

Setting materials matched

Adhesive and grout chosen for the tile and the substrate, not whatever is on the shelf.

AS ISO 13007 classes

Fewer hands in between

Buying from an importer means fewer handovers between the factory and your site.

Importer direct

The glue matters as much as the tile.

Tile adhesive, the “ceramic glue” on most job sheets, has to suit the tile. Dense porcelain, heavy stone and outdoor work each need a different class.

Cross-section: adhesive combed with a notched trowel, then collapsed under a tile to full coverage 10 MM NOTCH 95% CONTACT TILE SUBSTRATE COMBED BEDDED
Comb the adhesive in one direction, then press and slide the tile across the ridges so they collapse into a solid bed. Large formats are back-buttered as well.
Adhesive by tile, at a glance
TileClassWhy
Wall ceramicC1TPorous body grips easily; the T stops tiles slipping down the wall.
PorcelainC2TEA dense, glassy body needs improved adhesion.
Large format, 600 mm and upC2TE S1A deformable bed takes up movement across the long edge.
Marble & light stoneC2F whiteRapid set and white cement stop staining and moisture curl.
Outdoor & poolsC2 S1Flexible enough for heat, frost and water.

Classes follow AS ISO 13007; installation to AS 3958.1. Always check the adhesive manufacturer’s data sheet for your substrate. Full setting guide.

Got a job to price? Send us the numbers.

Tell us the material, the square metres and where it’s going. We’ll reply with options, specs and lead times.

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