Dekton® by Cosentino equips the floors of Grand Paris Express stations

Explanations below with Didier Bourgeois, materials study manager for the Société du Grand Paris and Jean-Edouard Dumestre, general manager of Cosentino Paris.

World leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for the world of design and architecture, Cosentino has joined forces with Sika-Cegecol, Pedrazzini and Veda to respond to the call for tenders of the Société du Grand Paris, and thus obtained an exclusive contract for the next 15 years.

It is with Dekton®, an ultra-compact surface created in 2013 and meeting the needs of durability, ease of maintenance, but also resistance to different types of attacks, that the Spanish group has been able to convince.

While each of the 68 Grand Paris Express stations is the subject of its own architectural project, all will share a common element that gives them overall consistency. This common point is the floor, both in the size and color of the tiles. To meet the specifications, Cosentino created a specific Dekton® color: a light speckled medium gray in a 37,5 x 75 cm format, 20mm thick. With its technologically very advanced Grip + treatment, allowing the surface to be non-slip, the chosen product also offers maximum safety particularly sought after for this type of installation.

The first stations of the project should see the light of day by the end of 2024. A large-scale market for the Spanish group, which should open up new development prospects.