Styling Trends with a Union Jack

Taking time out from training and competing in the build-up to the Olympics, Beth Tweddle, Britain's most successful gymnast of all time, recently performed her gymnastic routines on a rather unusual platform.

Trend's sister company, Granite Transformations, used Trend agglomerates to construct a six foot long island unit, adorned with a fabulous stylised Union Jack.

Inspired by the forthcoming Olympics (London 2012), they built this patriotic piece to demonstrate the creative potential of Trend's quarter-inch deep surfacing material.  They used high tech water jet cutting to produce the component triangles and quadrilaterals that make up the union flag, then seamlessly joined them together and bonded the assembled design onto construction board, creating a stunning and robust countertop.

Interestingly, Beth's energetic routines and flying leaps demonstrate that, whilst Trend's agglomerate materials are undoubtedly slim and stylish, their unique construction and patented reinforcing membrane enables them to withstand substantial physical loads. In fact, a solid natural granite slab of the same dimensions would not have the inherent flexural strength to stand up to such treatment, let alone be light enough to be moved around.  Proof once again that it's not always good to be thick!
The slimline dimensions of Trend agglomerates also make them ideal for vertical cladding, for shower rooms, elevator interiors and building facades for example, as well as applications where weight is critical, like super yachts, cruise liners, canal boats, horse boxes and motorhomes.

Like Beth Tweddle, Trend agglomerates are not only lightweight and elegant, they're also highly flexible. Available in a wide range of colours, finishes and formats they're a winning choice for everything from flooring and cladding to purpose-built furniture.

Trend agglomerates are available from Soak in Style.