• Cosentino, the Spanish manufacturer of Silestone and Dekton, has teamed up with Rafa Nadal, the tennis player.
• As a result of this agreement, the Cosentino Group has become a sponsor of the 'Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar', the tennis academy that the athlete plans to open soon in Manacor (Majorca, Spain) to promote the values of sport among youngsters.
• Cosentino will supply its flagship surfaces, Silestone and Dekton, for the construction of this high-performance sports complex, on which work is scheduled to commence any time now.

Cosentino Group is sponsoring the 'Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar' project, the tennis academy that tennis star Rafa Nadal will open soon in his hometown of Manacor in Majorca, Spain, to promote the values of sport to youngsters.

The academy will promote tennis among youngsters and help search for new talent. The complex that will house it will consist of various spaces, including a school, an international tennis centre and a fitness centre. It will also be home to the headquarters of the Rafa Nadal Foundation and a museum dedicated to Rafa Nadal’s career. The Cosentino Group will supply Silestone quartz and Dekton sintered surfaces for the building.

Dekton will be mainly used for the various facilities of the 'Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar'. Façades, flooring and other cladding created with this innovative product will grace the spaces of the Academy. Silestone, meanwhile, will be used in areas such as the kitchens and bathrooms of the complex, the design for which has been created by two architectural firms from Majorca and Barcelona.

According to Santiago Alfonso, Cosentino Group's Director of Marketing and Communications: "Collaborating with Rafa Nadal is a source of great pride for us all. Nadal is so much more than an exceptional athlete. His desire to achieve, his strength and ability to lead are some of the values that have made him a global celebrity, recognised and admired everywhere.

"For Cosentino, where we have always commited ourselves to continually improve, innovate and search for that leadership to succeed, this partnership represents great satisfaction for all our employees, partners and customers worldwide.

"The fact that this union begins precisely with the sponsorship of the Academy perfectly reflects our common understanding of all those values. This really can be called a social responsibility initiative, as it focuses on youngsters in our society. For us it is an honour to work together on this educational project, and for our best products to be present in all its facilities and spaces."

For his part, Rafa Nadal has expressed his enthusiasm for this new alliance. "I am sure that this collaboration project with Cosentino, starting with its help in the construction of the academy, will be a long-lasting one and be productive for both parties."

This collaboration with Rafa Nadal continues an active policy of partnerships and sponsorships that the Cosentino Group has maintained in recent years. Silestone was a sponsor of Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso for four seasons. And since June 2011, through the Dekton brand, Cosentino has sponsored Jorge Lorenzo, four times world champion in motorcycle racing.