Updated: July 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: RAK Ceramics
Ras Al Khaimah, June 19, 2013 - A worker sprays a glossy finish on a toilet bowl at the RAK Ceramics factory in Ras Al Khaimah, June 19, 2013. (Photo by: Sarah Dea/The National) This set of photos is for a photo page in Business to run over Ramadan 2013. DO NOT USE BEFORE THEN.
Workers prepare boxes of finished tiles for shipment at the RAK Ceramics factory. Sarah Dea / The National
RAK Ceramics is the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles, according to Ceramics World Review. Sarah Dea / The National
Workers change the filters the machines that press tiles at the RAK Ceramics factory. The company was among the first in the industry to use digital printing to produce ceramic tiles. Sarah Dea / The National
RAK Ceramics in the early days produced 1 million square metres of tiles, but today it manufactures 117 times as much. Sarah Dea / The National
Machines process the raw material used to make products such as tiles, baths, sinks and crockery at the RAK Ceramics factory. Sarah Dea / The National
A worker moves raw material used for making ceramic tiles. Sarah Dea / The National
RAK Ceramics was among the first in the industry to use digital printing to produce ceramic tiles, which mimic other surfaces including marble and stone. Sarah Dea / The National
RAK Ceramics makes most of its products in Ras Al Khaimah but the company also has factories in Bangladesh, India and China. Sarah Dea / The National
Hency Joshua, promotional tool manager at RAK Ceramics, demonstrates a program that lets customers visualise different finished products at the company's showroom in Ras Al Khaimah. Sarah Dea / The National
Various products are for sale at the RAK Ceramics showroom in Ras Al Khaimah. Sarah Dea / The National
Products are on display at the RAK Ceramics showroom in Ras Al Khaimah. The company opened its seventh showroom in the UAE this year. Sarah Dea / The National
RAK Ceramics has produced 1 billion square metres of ceramic tiles in its 20 years of operation. Sarah Dea / The National
All of the tiles on the ground at London’s Wembley Stadium were supplied by RAK Ceramics, and it also counts Heathrow Airport, the Burj Khalifa and the Grand Hyatt in Washington among its customers. Sarah Dea / The National