Leadership in the Fabrication Shop
By Mark Lauzon
I participate in many online trade forums, and one question arises time and time again: How do we find and retain quality employees?
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Counter Effect
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
LAS VEGAS – So here I am again, tromping down the trade-show aisles, doing the usual rounds of handshaking and swapping the latest industry dirt, seeing plenty of fabricators with “Marble & Granite” printed on the name tags ….
Strong 2005 Dimension Stone Sales?
By Harold A. Taylor, Jr. Publisher, Dimension Stone Advocate News President, Basics/Mines Everyone in the industry is aware of the ongoing series of Fed interest-rate hikes, and is probably watching them apprehensively. Taking into...
New Brazilian Stone Consortium
The consortium of seven stone producers from Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Brazil, has the advantage of consolidating more than 70 types of granites, between classic and exotic materials. The consortium was created in 1999, based...
Quarrying, Sales Up at Rock of Ages
CONCORD, N.H. – Operations looked good in 2004 at Rock of Ages Corp. Revenue in the company’s quarrying division increased to $29,927,000 last year, compared to $28,381,000 for 2003, and operating income rose 9.3...
New Aqua Mix Logo
CORONA, Calif. – It’s a new look – and a new byword – in 2005 for Aqua Mix. The developer of water-based products for stone, tile, masonry, grout, and other architectural surfaces revealed a...
Rock of Ages Gets Quarry, Retailer
CONCORD, N.H. – Rock of Ages Corp. announced the acquisition of a North Carolina quarry and a Pennsylvania memorial group in late February in two separate deals totalling more than $4 million. The company...
Briefs – April 2005
• Cosentino’s Silestone® natural-quartz surface recently garnered the coveted Platinum ADEX Award (Awards for Design Excellence), one of the most-prestigious awards programs in the design industry. An anonymous panel of professionals representing a cross...
Briefs – April 2005
• The International Stone Institute (ISI) is offering its members a 15-percent discount on the Basic Five Testing package of ASTM C 97, C 99, C 170, C1353/C241, and C 880. The package, which...
People – April 2005
• KMT Waterjet Systems appoints Wiktor Stepien as vice president of sales and marketing, responsible for all sales, marketing, customer service, and technical service departments for the Baxter Springs, Kan., company. Stepien previously served...