Stone International, India

'Stone International' is an important international trader in India for building and construction supplies, minerals, metals chemicals and industrial goods. We also provide agency and 'business support services' to Indian companies as well as international companies. From our main office in India, we negotiate transactions and trade in natural stone tiles and slabs, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, metal scrap, stone care chemicals, industrial goods, machinery and equipments.

During the beginning of the 21st century, the international economy rapidly changed from an industrial and manufacturing based economy to a service and knowledge based economy. During this transition period, many businesses outsourced bulk of their non core business processes to specialized service providers. After this transition the service sector has grown to such a stage that it is an important constituent of the economy.

The recent sub prime lending crisis affected the financial sector, especially in the USA. The banking industry experienced an extremely high rate of defaults mostly in their home loan portfolios. A number of well known banks collapsed as a result of extremely high exposure of lending to this sector. This is one of the reasons why financial institutions restricted lending to the housing and construction sector. As a result of such restrictions there was a world wide decline in construction activities. It is a well known fact that demand for goods and services by the building and construction industry is the driving force behind economic growth. Almost all industries are to some extent dependent on construction activities. This decline has severely affected activities in other industries and has impacted the bottomline of most businesses.

While the growth rate in the economy had been high, many businesses outsourced non core functions like information processing to improve their profitability and remain competitive without compromising on quality and efficiency. In the changed scenario it has become necessary for businesses to outsource even some of their core functions in order to keep their head counts low and remain profitable.

The unemployment rate may increase in the manufacturing sector. However, with the consistent growth of the services sector, some new jobs will also be created for specialised functions.

Stone International provides excellent services to its customers for a wide range of specialized functions that may constitute their core or non core activities.

It is our business to mind your business.

Business knows no boundaries and frontiers. Cross border trade in services will always co exist with cross border movement of goods and as per needs businesses also outsource some of their processes to international service providers to remain competiive. In this changed economic scenario, our mission is to be the best at identifying and implementing solutions for expansion of customers' business activities beyond pre-defined territorial limits and provide nothing less than excellent support services to help our customers grow.

What we do:-

In India:-

• Buying, selling & indenting agents for natural stone products, ferrous / non-ferrous metal scrap, industrial goods, machines & equipments.

• Back office functions & documentation for import / export business.

• Establishing new overseas branches for Indian businesses.

• Stone surface cleaning, restoration & preservation.

• Export natural stone products for the building industry.

• Import and sell stone treatment chemicals in India.

For international customers:-

• Act as buying agents for sourcing materials from India.

• Act as selling agents for selling their products in India.

• Establishing Indian presence for international companies.

• Arranging business travel, factory visits & seminars in India for common interest groups.

The list is not exhaustive. In case the activities of a business organisation are splintered, there are possibilities of outsourcing a large number of functions to specialized service providers who are able to provide these services efficiently at a lower cost. Our experience in international trade helps us to avail of numerous opportunities to offer outsourced services.

For more details please refer to our Services and Products pages. Call Us Today! With over 25 years experience in exports and imports we have developed expertise in various specialized functions associated with cross border trade in services. We could possibly be of use to you for functions listed in this website as well as other auxiliary services that complement our activities.

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