NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. – Water Treatment Technologies’ patent for their EnviroSystem has been approved by the U.S. Patent Office. The EnviroSystem does not rely on gravity, chemicals or centrifugal force to filter and recycle...
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – The Stone Shop International announces what is believed to be the first stone-industry fabrication franchise program. The company, owned and operated by Art Attaway, will provide appropriate equipment packages, fabricator training,...
CLEVELAND – There’s the Oscar®, the Tony® and the Emmy®. And, later this year, a new member enters the awards pantheon: the Rocky. The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will hold The First Annual...
KASAMA, Japan – A stone quarry cooperative is thinking big about its products– as in a 150-ton solid granite billboard. The rock was unearthed from the site of a complex for the city’s Inada...
I am writing to you in regards to a recent article written about the Middlebury College Library (“Bold Bucolic,” Stone Business, March 2005). I am very disappointed in that this article has misrepresented the...
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...
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...
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...
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise (DCSE) agreed on Feb. 3 to acquire the business and marketing assets of StoneTech Professional Inc. of Walnut Creek, Calif. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. “This...
CORONA, Calif. – Aqua Mix’s Independent Applicator Program (IAP) now offers Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for registered technicians in the cleaning and restoration industry. The stone-care company’s training program received CEC approval by the...