For over 130 years now Carrières du Hainaut have been extracting and manufacturing this iconic, unique and authentic stone. By continuously developing the expertise and know-how of their teams and by constantly perfecting their equipment, the company has become the biggest ornamental limestone quarry in Europe.
History
130 years of history
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Carrières du Hainaut
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Event
1888
Founding of Carrières du Hainaut, a public limited company
1890
The majority of all facades of houses signed Victor Horta, Paul Hankar, Jules Brunfaut… in Brussels, Belgium
1902
Foundation of the Carrières du Hainaut stonecutter apprentice school
1905
Monumental Arches at the Cinquantenaire, Brussels
1931
Town Hall at Charleroi, Belgium
1934
Grands Palais du Centenaire at the Heysel, Brussels
1935
International roll-out of our commercial activities all over Europe, South America and South Africa
1986
'Pierre Bleue du Hainaut' (Blue Limestone of Hainaut) becomes a registered trademark
1987
The company incorporates the Etex group (Eternit)
2004
Our production procedures receive ministerial recognition for socially responsible production and receive the ‘Social Label’
2005
Bought by Verlinvest and Cobepa, a consortium of Belgian family investors
2008
Jussieu Campus, Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University, Paris
2010
National University Library, Strasbourg, France
2011
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2012
The Musée du Quai Branly, Rose Garden in Paris (Ateliers Jean Nouvel)
Film Museum Eye – IJpromenade, Amsterdam
2013
Carrières du Hainaut celebrates its 125th anniversary
A request was tabled to extend the extraction zone of the quarry at Soignies by 123 ha
2014
Winkel Isabel Marant in Shanghai (Shanghai Réel / ciguë architecture)
Bevis Marks, The City, London
Biennale Interieur 2014 in Kortrijk (Fabienne Delvigne)
2016
National Football Center at Domaine de Montjoye in Clairefontaine, called "Maison des bleus" (BMT et Associés, Atelier Thibault Terrible & Territoire Landscape Architects)
City Hall Venlo (Cradle-to-cradle – Kraaijvanger architects)
Furniture Design (Lex Pott & Jan Reek Natuursteen)
Banking Complex in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Wirtz International Landscape Architects)
2017
Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo (AM Synergy International & L’Escaut Architectures)
Aquaviva, annex of the Brakkenstein monastery in Nijmegen (Diederendirrix)
2018
Carrières du Hainaut celebrate their 130th anniversary!
New production movie of Carrières du Hainaut
Launch and active participation in the Life in Quarries project
2019
Takeover by the industrial group SigmaRoc
Review of the Regional Development Plan (exansion project) adopted by the Walloon Government
2020
Start of the preparation work for the expansion