It was towards the end of 1940s that Paolo Martinelli started to cut the first blocks of marble from land he owned at Botticino. This was the start of the first quarry. The business grew quickly, and the Rezzato yard was opened after just 10 years. After the founder's early death, his young son Luigi Martinelli took over the helm in 1963 and with the aid of family members he is still running the yard, thoroughly modernized and enlarged, today.
During the '70s the company also developed its initiative in the granites sector, processing materials from many foreign countries. However, a large proportions of its activity is still focused on Botticino marble, which is supplied with great success to the domestic and international markets. The unceasing demand for this material is concrete proof of its outstanding quality.
Blue Pearl AS was established in 1966 and is today one of the most experienced companies in quarrying the famous Blue Pearl material. Blue Pearl AS is also the sole producer of the popular labrador Emerald Black. Our materials are shipped from Norway in containers and break bulk to ports all over the world from the port of Larvik.
Total annual production of raw blocks is approx 6000cbm. The company employs 25 people and is in the forefront of the technology in producing large blocks for export. Most of the traditional quarry work with drilling and blasting is now replaced with diamond wire cutting. We has a highly qualified and quality conscious quarry personnel, this is most important when you quarry a material with a low recovery rate like the Blue Pearl material.
