Pedrini: Making the Cut in India
THERKUTHERU, India – An entirely automatic system, equipped with the most advanced technology, is set for the factory here of PRP Exports, one of the major exporters of granite blocks worldwide. Pedrini Spa of...
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People – May 2007
• Granite City Tool Co. adds Marty White as CNC division manager and Ben Jensen as CNC Specialist. Before joining the Waite Park, Minn., tool company, White served as U.S. national sales manager for...
StonExpo East Marks First Event
ATLANTA – The inaugural StonExpo East pulled in more than 3,500 people involved in the trade during its run on March 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The show drew a total attendance...
Get Entries Ready For 2007 Rocky
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is now accepting entries for the Third Annual MIA “Rocky” Advertising Awards competition. The MIA Advertising Awards competition, begun in 2005, has drawn hundreds of entries...
Husqvarna Rebrands Product Lines
OLATHE, Kan. – Husqvarna Construction Products (HCP) will bring several well-known brands under a single name – its own. HCP will now brand products formerly marketed under the Dimas, Partner and Target names as...
Company Notes – May 2007
• Granite City Tool Co. launches www.cnctooladvice.com, an Internet forum for total advice on CNC needs. The Waite Park, Minn., company will offer the expertise of Tom Dingmann, CNC sales/purchasing manager; Marty White, CNC...
Bonsal Introduces New Brand
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Some old standby Bonsal American products in the installation trade will get a new identity this spring. ProSpec®, a Sakrete brand, will be the new tag for Bonsal products for tile...
Pollux Gets Safety Honor
MINNEAPOLIS – Pollux Manufacturing Inc. won recognition this spring as the latest Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) work site. Pollux is the 24th company to achieve this status, and the only...
M S Granite, San Antonio
By Jake Rishavy
SAN ANTONIO – When Michael Sandoval, owner and president of M S Granite, first started working in a family member’s stone shop back in high school, it was the hands-on aspect of shaping stone into a fine kitchen or bathroom that first sparked his passion for the business.
Company Notes – April 2007
• Best Tile Distributors of New England recently celebrated the grand opening of a contractor-specific showroom in Woburn, Mass., with an all-day training program sponsored by the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA).The program, hosted...