• Bob Heine joins Alpha Professional Tools® as sales representative for the Wyckoff, N.J., company’s Midwest Region. Heine, with 20 years of outside sales experience, will cover Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,...
By K. Schipper Duct tape, besides protecting you from a terrorist attack, fixes just about anything — but don’t try it on stone. Sounds silly? If you pick the wrong product to fill a...
NUREMBURG, Germany — The new building at the Saxon State Library in Dresden, Germany, is the winning entry for the German Natural Stone Award 2003 given in conjunction with the Stone+tec trade event held...
WASHINGTON – While a large number of U.S. fabricators and installers with shops full of jobs might disagree, a key housing survey showed the residential remodeling rush tapering off at the end of last...
The state of U.S. trade shows for the stone industry looked good at the end of 2002, as organizers of events at opposite ends of the country reported strong attendance. StonExpo 2002, held in...
ANAHEIM, Calif. – M S International Inc. (MSI) scored a first for the stone trade in getting recognition from a national design center late last year. MSI received a 2002 Partner of the Year...
• Francis Heck joins VIC International Corp. as a technical sales and support representative. His long career in the stone industry includes work with W.J. Savage Co. and Sawing Systems Inc., before joining the...
ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’re fabricating, installing or maintaining stone, Coverings 2003 is the place to be on March 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center. With more than one million square feet of...
By Kevin M. Padden You’ve picked out your compressor; the dryer, filters and storage tank are on the way to your shop; and you’re ready to write the check for the balance on all...
By K. Schipper CARSON CITY, Nev. – If ever there’s a cliché that misses the mark, it’s about the better mousetrap and the path that forms in front of the door. What you may...