People – October 2005
• Master Tile appoints Bobby Glennon as chief executive officer. Glennon is a veteran of the flooring industry with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution, including his most recent post...
Author: Administrator
SimpleStoneCare.com
• Simple Stone Care.com
announces a new version of its website, with more products from Akemi
North America and Bellinzoni North America.
ITSS Expands Reach With Brazil 2006
NEW YORK – ITSS Expos announced in mid-July that the stone-and-tile exhibition company will add a fourth site to its 2006 calendar: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ITSS will launch its first non-U.S. event next...
MIA to Certify Stone Consultants
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will establish a certification program next year for natural-stone consultants and inspectors serving the residential component of the industry, Gary Distelhorst, MIA executive vice president, says...
African Stone Focus of Int’l Parley
NAIROBI, Kenya – Some forty potential players in the African stone industry met here this month with European industry figures on the possibilities of forming joint ventures in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.The conference,...
Passings: Renato Meiohas
Renato Meiohas, 54, director of sales for AGM’s U.S. operations, passed away in Torino, Italy, on July 30 after suffering from Cruetzfeldt Jakob Disease, a rare brain ailment. Born in Torino on August 20,...
Briefs – September 2005
• Coverings announced in August that its Brazilian tile and stone exhibitors reported over $22 million in revenue, or 5.5 million m² of ceramic tile, resulting from business generated by the May 2005 event....
People – September 2005
• Water Treatment Technologies of Hampton, N.H., hires John Fallon as national sales manager. His 20 years of sales experience in the stone industry includes the last eight with equipment distributor AGM. • Howard...
Alaskan Granite Works, Fairbanks, Alaska
By Terri Chance
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Alaskan Granite Works might be the coldest location for a fabricator shop in North America, but it’s still doing a hot business.
Heaven’s Gate (Private Residence), Big Sky, Mont.
By K. Schipper
BIG SKY, Mont. – When your vacation home has a name and a $10 million price tag, you aren’t exactly planning on linoleum floors and contact-paper countertops.