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Carrara Show Expands, Cuts Prices

MARINA DI CARRARA, Italy – The CarraraMarmotec 2006 stone event will grow its exhibition space and reduce exhibitor fees in a strategy that “throws down the gauntlet” in the international stone market, according to...

Briefs – November 2005

• China Granite Corp. reported that two of its quarries in China have been reopened after being closed by the Mining Mangement office of Shangdong Province. The closure of all mines overseen by the...

Company Briefs – November 2005

• Marmo Machinery USA extends its contract with E.A.M. Technology Systems of Massa, Italy, as the exclusive distributor of E.A.M.’s CNC machines and waterjet machines for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean...

People – November 2005

• Suzanne Wolf and Shawn Gilreath join the sales team of Wycoff, N.J.-based Alpha Professional Tools®. Wolf, with experience in the building materials and industrial supply industries, will be responsible for the New England...

David’s Origin: A Throwaway

FLORENCE – It’s taken 500 years to verify the story, but now it can be told: The world’s most-famous work of stone is also the world’s most-famous remnant. The Guardian of London reported in...

….And Then We Decided To Automate, Part II

By Mark Lauzon

  (Editor’s note: When Mark Lauzon began writing for Stone Business earlier this year, he was well into the process of buying and installing a CNC production center in his shop. In last month’s edition, he explained how he decided to purchase a CNC. His in-the-trenches account continues through training and installation.)