Stones have been widely used, since ancient times, for constructing buildings and roads. Today, they are used for their beauty, strength and durability in urban furnishings, both in historic centres and residential areas, in cladding buildings or in landscaping.

Different types of flooring exist which can be classified based on the geometric form of the elements comprising them. They can be broken down into three categories: cobblestones, paving stones and river stones.

Cobblestones are made from stone slabs that are split mechanically. They have different names depending on the shape, such as cubes, setts, blocks, binders.