Well before 1984, when NASSAR INVESTMENT COMPANY (NIC) was established in Bethlehem to promote the use of the Jerusalem Stone, was the Nassar family engaged in the stone industry, owning and operating quarries and fabrication plants. Today, not quite two decades later, NASSAR INVESTMENT COMPANY has become the largest stone producer in the Middle East. In addition to possessing 12 quarries, the company also operates 3 stone cutting & polishing plants (one of which is located in Amman, Jordan) equipped with the most advanced machinery and technology available today, including: 4 production lines for slabs 4 lines for tiles 9 gang saws 9 mono-blade machines an antique tile production line sandblasting, flaming and bush-hammering lines, and more...This technological investment enables NIC to generate products that meet the highest quality standards demanded anywhere in the world. And with a yearly production capacity exceeding 10 million sq.ft. (1million m2), it has positioned itself as a key player and an undeniable leader in the stone industry. NASSAR INVESTMENT COMPANY produces large amounts of solid durable marble, polished stone tiles & slabs with thicknesses ranging from 3/8" ~ 2.6" (1cm ~ 6.6cm) used for interior walls and floor tiles, as well as various thicknesses for exterior applications, and cut-to-size products to meet small and large demands. The bulk of stone cut at NASSAR comes from hard limestone and dolomite strata with colors ranging from white to cream, and from red to pink. Textures vary from fine smooth types, to coarse open ones. NASSAR''s Jerusalem Stone is available in polish, honed, sandblasted, bush-hammered, light & rough chiseled, flamed (selected colors only), and various types of antique/tumbled finishes. Two of NIC''s major assets are its people and its land: More than 300 workers are involved in the daily activity of the company. From quarry to production, from administration to sales & customer support, all employees offer their absolute best efforts, working as a totally integrated team with one common goal in mind: to supply on time the best quality products at competitive price, in a consistant & reliable manner. Both factories combined in Bethlehem occupy only 180,000 sq.ft (17,000 m2) of the overall 2.8 million sq.ft (250,000 m2) of surface it owns, leaving ample space for future expansion and subsequent production capacity increases. And with a current raw block storage capacity of over 2.2 million ft3 (65,000 m3), NIC is able to take on very large projects with great ease....