Diresco & house brand

Stain & scratch-resistant

Meet our house brand for composite

GS Select is our house brand for composite. The composite is very high quality and sold at a very competitive price. Besides our own brand, you will also find colours from the Diresco brand in this category of worktops. That brand is best known for the best composite lookalike for Belgian bluestone, Diresco Belgian Blue.

Quartz composite scores well in terms of:

Stain resistance
Almost nothing soaks into your composite worktop, making it stain-resistant and hygienic.

Scratch resistance

Maintenance

More information can be found on the properties and maintenance tabs.

Colours

GS Select Composiet

Pure White

Price group 10

Crystal White

Price group 10

Light Grey

Price group 10

Gris

Price group 10

Cimentu

Price group 10

Portwinter

Price group 10

Portminer

Price group 10

Crystal Black

Price group 10

Sky Star

Price group 10

Pure Black

Price group 10

Diresco

Pure White

Price group 11 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Beach Black

Price group 10 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Beach Medium Grey

Price group 10 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Beach Dark Grey

Price group 10 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Belgian Blue

Price group 10 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Supreme White

Price group 11 polished

Price group 14 velvet

Belgian Fog

Price group 11 polished

Price group 11 velvet

Divinity Black

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Buxy Grey

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Storm

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Desert

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Sand

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Soil

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Belgian Earth

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Divinity Ivory

Price group 11 polished

Price group 12 velvet

Beach Taupe

Price group 13 polished

Price group 13 velvet

Beach Iceberg

Price group 14 polished

Beach White

Price group 14 polished

Venato Supremo

Price group 14 polished

Noblesse Black

Price group 15 velvet

Crea Beton Light

Price group 13 velvet

Venato Cubano

Price group 16 polished

Venato Delfino

Price group 16 polished

The product

Quartz composite consists of more than 90% quartz. Quartz is one of the hardest raw materials Mother Nature has produced after diamonds. A mix of resin and colouring agents is added to the quartz.

If necessary, pieces of glass or mirror glass are added to this mix to create an even more beautiful effect. Then, using a patented process, plates are pressed that retain the hardness and crystalline appearance of quartz and have properties that surpass all other materials.

Almost all quartz composite slabs are produced using the same machines from the Breton company, so there are only minor variations in quality. More expensive suppliers mainly stand out in terms of unique colours, designs and surface textures. On Breton's page you can see a list of manufacturers including all the ones we sell tops from: Caesarstone, Silestone and Diresco. Brands such as Compaq, Stone Italiana, Quarella and Santa Margherita can also be supplied on request – we do need a worktop sketch to provide a quotation.

Stain resistant

Composite is not porous, so stains will not soak into the worktop. You should be careful with "harder" cleaning products such as chlorine, oven cleaner and sink unblocker, as these can damage the worktop beyond repair.

Scratch resistant

Composite consists of more than 90% quartz. As a result, it offers perfect scratch resistance. Normal use of knives etc. does not affect your worktop at all. However, because your knives can become blunt and material from the knives can leave marks on the worktop, we still recommend using a chopping board.

Heat resistance

Composite is not completely heat resistant – a combination of temperature and volume can cause damage! Therefore, we recommend always using trivets with hot pans and oven dishes!

Low maintenance

Regular cleaning with warm water and a neutral detergent is enough to maintain the worktop’s beautiful look year after year.

Maintenance

Composite is durable, so there is no need to impregnate or wax the worktop. Regular cleaning with warm water and a neutral detergent is enough to maintain the worktop’s beautiful look year after year.

Honed and burnt:
On honed and burnt worktops, grease marks and fingerprints are more likely to show up.

However, the closed surface prevents these stains from penetrating the worktop,
so they are still easy to remove.

You can remove stubborn stains with clear Cif, then wash off the detergent well again.

Resistance to chemical products

High resistance: acids, oils, soft drinks, coffee, wine, etc.
Bleach: not recommended. If left on the surface for more than 12 hours, the gloss is likely to disappear.
Acetone: can be used for stain removal, however rinse immediately with clean water.
Paint thinner: can be used for stain removal. However, make sure to rinse immediately with clean water.

Advice for use

Since Composite is a non-porous material, stains cannot soak into your worktop. The use of impregnating agents and waxes is therefore not necessary.
Never put hot pans directly from the fire on your worktop. Always use a trivet.
Cutting on a Silestone worktop will blunt your knives. Always use a chopping board.
Never sit or stand on your worktop.
Contact with chemicals is strongly discouraged.
Aggressive agents such as sink and oven cleaners can cause irreparable damage.

Edge finishing

There are several ways in which the front of your worktop can be finished. Edge finishes not shown are often available on request.

Standard edge (with facet)

Water barrier

Thickened to 10cm

Corner units

For corner-shaped tops, we have the following options:

Angled corner

Corner top 90cm x 90cm

Corner top 105cm x 105cm

Back panels

Back panels are basically intended for use with a hob. Thus, the entire back wall at the hob from worktop to extractor is clad in the same material as the worktop. Of course, you can also use these panels to clad the entire kitchen. The plates are 60cm high as standard but are available in any size.

Edging

Edging is strips up to 10cm high that are used as a finish on top of the worktop instead of tiles.

Edging is made of 12mm thick composite and can be ordered in any height. It is made of the same material as the worktop.

Contact

Diresco & house brand

Stain & scratch-resistant

Meet our house brand for composite

Colours

GS Select Composiet

Pure White

Crystal White

Light Grey

Gris

Cimentu

Portwinter

Portminer

Crystal Black

Sky Star

Pure Black

Diresco

Pure White

Beach Black

Beach Medium Grey

Beach Dark Grey

Belgian Blue

Supreme White

Belgian Fog

Divinity Black

Belgian Buxy Grey

Belgian Storm

Belgian Desert

Belgian Sand

Belgian Soil

Belgian Earth

Divinity Ivory

Beach Taupe

Beach Iceberg

Beach White

Venato Supremo

Noblesse Black

Crea Beton Light

Venato Cubano

Venato Delfino

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