Inspired by Aparici

Cerámicas Aparici SA produces and sells ceramic wall and floor tiles as well as porcelain tiles for the domestic and foreign markets. The ceramic company is managed in 1961 in Alcora (Castellón de la Plana), a place where tiles are already made, which is a tradition related to its culture. At the beginning, it counted on a team of 8 people who were involved in the production of "Bizcocho" in traditional ovens. In 1966, at the time of the great boom in ceramics throughout the province, the first expansion to 10,000 square meters of installations and 50 employees takes place.

In its business growth, Cerámicas Aparici stands out as one of the pioneering companies, which brought floor tiles to the market. At the end of the 1970s, a second expansion takes place, with Cerámicas Aparici reaching 150 employees, with facilities of 20,000 square meters and a production capacity of 6,000 square meters. Currently, Cerámicas Aparici's plants have a production capacity of 14,500,000 square meters per year, for a total of 280,000 square meters. Ceramicas Aparici is the highest quality of workmanship and innovative design. The high-quality ceramics and porcelain of this family company are an impetus for the development and trends of the entire industry and are present all over the world.

The success of our production brand is based on the principle that has been in force for over 50 years that our products never should be treated as an ordinary building material, but as an integral part of interior design and architecture, with the guarantee of their excellent quality and aesthetic standards.

From handmade clay tiles to "bicottura" tiles
< / br> In the 1940s, Maximiano Aparici began producing handmade bizcocho tiles with a red paste in a small oven in the Spanish town of Alcora, known for its important pottery tradition since the 16th century. These tiles were made from the same local red clay that was used and used today and then sold to tiling studios that apply color and pattern to an unglazed surface.

After two decades of DIY tile making in In his furnace, Maximiano Aparici and his wife founded Ceramicas Aparici in 1961. The first Ceramicas Aparici factory was his proud achievement, it was a small factory, but it gave him a chance to start producing tiles, incl. a final glazing process that he could not do with his bicottura or double-firing technique before.

More than fifty years and three generations later, Ceramicas Aparici has grown into a company that exports to over 140 countries around the world and runs various production facilities in the city of Alcora and its immediate vicinity. However, the essence and values of our company remain those inherited from Maximiano Aparici.

Ceramics and Porcelain Cerámicas Aparici

Aparici are the highest quality of workmanship and innovative design. The high-quality ceramics and porcelain of this family-run business are the impetus for the development and trends of the entire industry and are present all over the world. The success of this production brand is based on the principle that has been in force for over 50 years that its products should never be treated as an ordinary building material, but as an integral part of interior design and architecture, with a guarantee of their quality. quality and aesthetic standards.

We use a waterjet system to create custom floor designs, which usually contain borders and central elements, combining various collections. The water jet system is based on a tool capable of cutting porcelain tiles with a high speed, high pressure water jet or a mixture of water and abrasives. The process is essentially the same as water erosion in nature, but accelerated and concentrated by orders of magnitude. Water cutters are able to make quite complex cuts in porcelain tiles that cannot be obtained in any other way.

The digital printing system is the process of decorating ceramic elements using an inkjet application that enables the creation of high-quality reproduction of photos (including pictures, drawings, texts, logos, etc.) while maintaining the high technical parameters of our ceramic products. Thanks to our special decoration system, we can therefore offer elements with greater realism, as they can achieve higher print resolutions. Another advantage of this system is the ecological aspect, because the use of only four colors (CMYK) significantly reduces the amount of materials used in production, and thus reduces the degradation of these materials and their impact on the environment.

Porcelain stoneware 2 CM

The new 2CM Porcelain Tiles are ideal for exterior floors, including raised floors. Durable and resistant to temperature changes, loads and stresses, our 2CM porcelain tiles are ideal for paving terraces and balconies and for paving outdoor paths. An excellent alternative to wood and stone, which remains absolutely unchanged over time. All 2CM collections feature matching 10mm interior porcelain tiles to create the ability to create uninterrupted visual continuity between exterior and interior spaces in any residential or commercial space. Depending on the collection, the available formats of tiles for internal applications are 50 x 100 cm, 100 x 100 cm, 25 x 100 cm and 60 x 60 cm. Before laying the floor tile, make sure that the floor is even and firm. Once ready, tiling can be done as you see fit, usually providing generous separation between architectural contexts. Especially recommended for use in gardens to create paths in houses, on terraces, parks and public areas.

The traditional installation of glue on a layer of putty is ideal for paving outdoor areas such as driveways, parking lots and terraces. This type of installation provides high resistance to dynamic and concentrated loads. A functional solution for residential and commercial spaces. Our 2CM Porcelain Tiles easily install on raised floor systems to allow drainage or leveling slopes. It is important to ensure that the installation surface is compact and can support the weight.