Why AAS?

ONE: Track record and experience of Advanced Architectural Stone (AAS – Formerly Advanced Cast Stone)

• Largest architectural cast stone manufacturer
• Company in business for more than 25 years
• The one-stop source for three products – vibrant-tamp dry cast stone, architectural wet-precast concrete, and GFRC
• Ability to serve customers nationwide with three strategically located plants in TX, AZ, and PA
• More awards than any other company in the cast stone industry
• CERTIFICATIONS: Plants certified by both the Cast Stone Institute (CSI) and the Architectural Precast Association (APA)

TWO: AAS creates unparalleled design freedom using project-specific stone manufacturing

• Detailed CAD drawings review, collaboration to confirm project feasibility early in the project lifecycle
• Consistent product quality for projects of any size using a computerized batch plant
• CNC machining capabilities and design craftsmanship for complex shapes of any size
• Custom colors: Ability to match any color with a control sample – the internal color lab equipped for rigorous quality control guarantees consistent color matching every time
• Fully integrated architectural stone solutions open up design options while mitigating risk in execution.
• AAS can provide all of the stone required to combine stone panels as required for the design.

THREE: A support system for contractors and masons – smooth execution of construction projects

• Very well thought out customer project support system.
• AAS also has a well-developed pre-defined system and methodology to assist contractors and installers detailing the anchoring conditions of any one of the three types of stone panels – cast stone, precast, and GFRC.
• Options to match manufacturing, sequencing, and delivery of product batches with construction milestones
• Detailed settings plan to identify the placement of every stone piece used in the project.
• Ability to track individual stone pieces using a fully automated tagging system
• Onsite troubleshooting – Experience and resources to solve onsite problems with a prompt turnaround time
• Value engineering – Seamlessly combine different architectural stone products for optimum cost

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