Travertine Bros. (TB) is still a young company which was established in the year of 2000 in Istanbul, originally aiming to service Mureks International Trade which was founded in 1994 as a ceramic and stone tile importing and trading company in USA (Tampa, Florida).

Initially, operations started by using logistic warehousing services and renting an office space in Tarko Logistics for a year. Later, total of 85, 000 SQFT of all steel office and warehouse buildings were completed on mid 2001 on a land strategically close to Kumport, one of the two main ports of Istanbul; at the time TB was organizing and inspecting the stone tile buys mainly for Mureks'' orders. Tiles being purchased from a series of different suppliers were trying to be suited into orders of handful USA customers. The control issue over the products and the shipments was the main obstacle for smooth operation of the Mureks'' business. A decision was made in 2001 once TB purchased a tile beveling line for an importa... [Detail]