Construction in Russia is developing rapidly, and the demand for finishing materials is growing. In such conditions, it becomes possible to use the market niche and organize the production of artificial stone as a business that brings good income. This requires initial capital, production base and labor resources.

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Where is artificial stone used?

The range of application of this material is very wide; stone cladding has always been popular. But a natural product is very expensive, and its texture imposes restrictions on working with it.

It is difficult to hew the cobblestone so that the individual elements meet all the requirements of the builders, therefore materials made from cement or plaster are very often used. They are used for interior and exterior finishing works. However, different requirements apply to the materials.

When finishing facades, it is required:

• mechanical strength;
• resistance to temperature extremes;
• durability;
• moisture resistance.

When choosing a decorative stone for interior decoration, special attention is paid to ease of installation.

Activity registration

Since the main distribution channels are shops and construction companies, it will not be possible to do without legal registration. It is best to formalize the activity for the production of building stone in the form of a limited liability company (LLC).

Paperwork with the help of lawyers will cost 20,000 rubles. You can do everything yourself, but then you have to spend more time and effort.

Equipment and materials

To start a small artificial stone making business, it is required to purchase a production line. Plants offer to purchase a ready-made line, or to independently select a set of equipment. To start a full-fledged production, you will need:

1. Scales.
2. Electric sieve. Passing through it, the mixture gets rid of large fractions and becomes homogeneous.
3. Concrete mixer for preparing the mixture.
4. Forming vibrating table for removing air bubbles.
5. Flexible shapes. Each of them produces about 1 square meter of the finished product and is designed for 1-15 thousand application cycles.
6. Drying chamber.

The production line will cost 300 thousand rubles, about 50 thousand more will have to be spent on additional equipment, shovels, tables, wheelbarrows and containers.

Materials for the first batches of finished products will also require significant investments. Cement, plasticizer, sand, dyes. All this costs money, and it will take about 50,000 rubles to fill the warehouse and offer the buyer a good range of finished products.

Production technology

The manufacturing process does not require serious knowledge of technology. The Internet is replete with all kinds of lessons and video courses, one of which is given below. In general, it looks like this:

1. Mix sand and cement, three parts cement for one part of sand.
2. Add plasticizer.
3. Stir the resulting mixture and sift through a vibrating sieve.
4. Add water. You should get a mixture that looks like thick sour cream.
5. If you plan to tint the finished product, then add a dye. Depending on the intensity of the color, the paint is from 2 to 3% of the finished solution.
6. To stir thoroughly.
7. Pour into molds, about a third of the volume.

After 12 hours, the solution will harden, the product can be removed. If necessary, paint the front side with a brush or spray gun. Before that, you need to clean it from dust with a brush.

Premises

A large area is required for the production of stone - up to 500 sq. meters. Of these, 150 meters will have to be given for production, 300 - for warehouses. The rest will be occupied by the office and the recreation room. Renting such premises will cost 100 thousand rubles.

You can save money if you locate production on the territory of industrial outskirts.

One way increase profitability, which allows you to make a business plan for a company for the production of artificial stone, is the opening of an enterprise in the urban suburbs.

Products for facade cladding are not afraid of humidity and temperature extremes, so the warehouse can be arranged outdoors, under a canopy. This will increase transportation costs, but it will allow you to win on rent.

In order for the artificial stone to lay down better when laying, after the solution is poured into the molds, grooves are made on it with a sharp object.

Transport

For the company to work at full capacity, it must be provided with transport. At least a small loader and a flatbed gazelle. The total cost of this will amount to 1.3 million rubles.

Initially, the truck can be rented or hired. However, in this case, the cost will increase significantly.

You can also refuse a loader, but then you have to hire two loaders. If you calculate their salary for the year, then the benefits of mechanizing the work will become obvious.

Staff

To establish stable operation of the company, qualified personnel are required. You will need to hire:

• technologist;
• 6 workers;
• loader driver;
• car driver;
• accountant;
• storekeeper.

The most important person in production is the technologist. The quality of products and, as a result, demand depends on his knowledge.

To organize sales, you will need to hire a sales and advertising manager. The capacity utilization will largely depend on his work, this is the second most important person. Although not directly related to production, he is the best at understanding customer needs.

In total, staff salaries will amount to 240,000 rubles.

Monthly expenses

In addition to the costs of raw materials and equipment, every month you will have to find funds for overhead costs. These are both fuel for the car and utility bills. To this must be added unforeseen expenses that appear unexpectedly.

For example, car breakdown or payment of a fine, purchase of consumables and overalls. In total, you will have to reserve at least 20,000 rubles for this.

Tax payments will also have to be paid monthly, and this will amount to at least 50,000 rubles for employees and another 25,000 rubles for doing business.

In total, 95,000 rubles will have to be paid every month.

Summarizing

To open a business for the production of artificial stone, an initial investment totaling 1.72 million rubles will be required. Of these, 1.3 million for transport, 400 thousand for equipment and raw materials. 20 thousand rubles will have to be paid for registration.

Monthly expenses will be:

• 240,000 rubles - staff.
• 95,000 rubles - taxes.
• 25,000 rubles - other expenses.

The company will be able to produce products worth 900,000 rubles a month. Of these, 320,000 rubles will be spent on cement, sand and other raw materials. From the remaining 580,000 rubles, 360,000 rubles will have to be subtracted. It turns out that the net profit will be 220,000 rubles.

Additional costs are also possible, practice shows that when starting a business it is impossible to take into account all the nuances. Usually, practical costs exceed theoretical calculations by 20-30%.

In any case, the entrepreneur will recoup the investment in one year of work. If borrowed funds were used to open a business at 25% per annum, then the payback period will be postponed by 3 months.

Rural business

Starting a business in rural areas will significantly reduce costs. In this case, rental costs can be reduced to zero, and personnel costs can be significantly reduced.

To prevent transportation costs from eating up the benefits received, it is required to conclude an agreement with a large wholesale company.

Heavy-duty transport will take out a monthly volume of products in several trips, and the supply of cement and sand can be arranged with delivery to the enterprise. The wholesaler is primarily interested in the price, so the offer to sell products at a discount will not go unnoticed.

The average level of wages in the countryside is much lower, and the labor of making artificial stone does not require high qualifications. Therefore, it will not be a problem to recruit good workers for a salary of 10-15 thousand rubles.