Laminex New Zealand has introduced a ground-breaking Caesarstone Outdoor Range that will give peace of mind to anyone specifying outdoor surfaces for dining and social areas, such as kitchen benchtops, patio dining tables and poolside bar tops. Featuring a natural look and colour selection, the quartz-based product brings exceptional hard-wearing properties to outdoor spaces.

Two new colours have been launched in Aotearoa New Zealand. ‘Palm Shade’ is an elegant and inspiring quartz surface with graceful charcoal veins that traverse a perfect milky white base, while ‘Clearskies’ has a smooth concrete grey base that’s enlivened by a scattering of tiny flecks.

Caesarstone is the pioneer of quartz benchtops and engineered with up to 90% natural quartz minerals. Utilising organic pigments and enhanced polymer resins, the Outdoor Range consists of highly durable, stain-resistant, easy-to-clean surfaces that have been tested to withstand the most extreme environmental conditions.

Like natural stone, quartz surfaces have a long lifespan, and Caesarstone’s reconstituted quartz maintains quality, strength and performance that has been proven time and time again. "Our outdoor solutions have been developed to withstand the exterior elements, including sun, wind, dirt, debris and frost," says Nilufa Ali, Benchtops Category Manager at Laminex New Zealand. "Caesarstone utilises UV-resistant technology, making it ideal during hot summers."

Abundant in nature, raw quartz is a common element that is harder than steel, making it one of the strongest minerals in the world. This gives it advantages over other natural stones often used in kitchen spaces, such as marble and granite.

"Caesarstone quartz surfaces are scratch, stain and water resistant, so they are much easier to look after than their natural stone counterparts," says Nilufa. "They retain their beautiful aesthetic for longer, and don’t need sealing, treating or any other form of finishing. Care and maintenance is simple: you wipe the countertop clean with regular detergent and water. They also have a high heat tolerance, making them effective for use around kitchen hobs and as splashbacks."

Caesarstone’s 10-year warranty promises the ultimate kitchen surface that will withstand virtually all the challenges of everyday life and every outdoor occasion.

For more information, visit the Caesarstone Outdoor Collection.