Top Apprentices Pick Up Pickups
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...
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Company Briefs – December 2003
• 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...
People – December 2003
• Prosoco appoints Steven Hawkins and Tom Lane as sales managers for the upper-Midwest and Northeast regions, respectively. Hawkins, previously a stone fabricator and distributor, will handle Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, western Missouri, eastern and...
Take Hazard Out of Hazardous Storage
By Kevin M. Padden
At some time – maybe even now – you’ll have a need to store hazardous chemicals at your shop. We’re not talking about plutonium, either; these are common materials in the business that seem harmless, such as construction adhesive or solvents like alcohol and acetone.
Prestige Custom Stone, Crown Point, Ind.
By K. Schipper
CROWN POINT, Ind. – For three Indiana fabricators, turning out quality work became more important than their jobs – and eventually led to creating their own business.
Ralph Englestad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D.
By K. Schipper
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The late Ralph Engelstad knew palaces, so when he set out to build the premiere venue for collegiate hockey – the Ralph Englestad Arena – it’s only natural the place would be, well, palatial.
Facing The End?
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
NEW YORK – If a conspicuous work of stone disappears, should we care?
StonExpo 2003
ATLANTA – It’s looking like another record run for StonExpo on Dec. 3-6 at this city’s Georgia World Congress Center … and it’s not just a boost in attendance figures, either.
Vertical Installs: Bonding To Last
By Arthur Mintie
Over the past few years, there’s been tremendous growth in exterior and interior stone installations. And, a large reason is that building owners and architects see thin stone presenting a variety of design options without the extensive cost of traditional veneers.
U.S. Market Strong for Stone
VERONA, Italy – If there’s one message the stone industry would like to send to this continent, it’s a simple one: Keep buying. North America continues to be the bright spot for stone consumption,...