Entering the Kays factory in Mauchline, a small town some 50km south of Glasgow, is like stepping back in time to a pre-computer age of noisy, dusty industrial lathes and hands-on craftsmanship.

The yard outside is littered with granite, and slabs with more holes than a slice of Emmental.

Founded in 1851, Kays has occupied its present site -- down the road from the former home of Scottish poet and 'Bard of Ayrshire' Robert Burns -- since 1911 and first supplied Olympic stones in 1924.

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