By K. Schipper
Like any other partnership, fabricators and distributors seem so closely wedded that it’s difficult to think that anyone who works the stone could get along without those who supply it. Difficult, but not impossible.
LAS VEGAS – Even though Surfaces 2004 won’t open its doors until late this month, it’s already a hit with the toughest audience … attendees.
By K. Schipper
BYRON, Ga. – It’s hard not to talk to Rick Coon about natural stone and not come away enthused. Or, as his spouse, Mary, says, “Rick always has plans.”
By K. Schipper
BIG SKY, Mont. – Stan and Randy Schlueter really, really like slate.
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
VERONA, Italy – In today’s economy, it’s rare to get too much of a good thing. With stone, however, abundance isn’t the exception … it’s the rule.
By Kevin M. Padden
As I tell my customers on a daily basis, (and feel free to use it yourself, with lots of authority and confidence): “We fabricators in the natural-stone business prefer to do something only one time. When you have to eat your mistakes, granite can really do a number on your colon.”
ITASCA, Illinois – Entries are being accepted until Feb. 4 for the 24th Tucker Architectural awards competition sponsored by the Building Stone Institute (BSI). The biennial event honors architectural firms exhibiting excellence in the...
CLEVELAND – For two of the more-onerous jobs in running a business – credit-card processing and payment collections – members of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) can seek relief through alliances with Paymentec...
WASHINGTON – Jeffrey Bloomfield and Tim Cushey received the esteem of their peers – and a little something else – from their peers for good stone skills in October. The two apprentices in the...
• Bedrosians Tile & Stone acquires a 498,000 ft² building in Tustin, Calif., fronting the Costa Mesa Freeway (California 55). The Fresno, Calif., importer and distributor will install a showroom and maintain tile and...