Pearlman Gets Stone Tool Supply
ST. LOUIS – Pearlman Industries Inc., the parent of Pearl Abrasive Co. and Keystone Tools, completed the acquisition of Stone Tool Supply Inc. on July 12. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Atlanta-based...
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Genuine Stone™ Hits the Web
HOLLIS, N.H. – There’s a new online voice for the natural-stone movement with www.genuinestone.org, courtesy of the Natural Stone Council. The Genuine Stone™ site, developed in partnership with McKee Wallwork Cleveland, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based...
Entries Now Taken For ’07 Pinnacles
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is now accepting entries for the 2007 Pinnacle Award competition – but don’t tarry getting them in. Entries are due at MIA’s Cleveland office by July...
Braxton-Bragg Moves to New HQ
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Braxton-Bragg Corp. relocated to a new facility here that is larger, more-efficient and more-convenient for serving their customers. The new 46,000 ft² facility, located just off I-640 in Knoxville, offers a...
Pearlman Gets Dimensional Tools
ST. LOUIS – Pearlman Industries Inc. acquired Dallas-based Dimensional Tools Inc. on May 16. Dimensional Tools will become part of Pearlman’s Keystone Tools division. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Dimensional is a value-added...
Formica Sold To N.Z. Company
CINCINNATI – Fletcher Building Ltd., a New Zealand materials and construction company, will buy Formica Corp. for $700 million Formica officials announced the deal on May 22 with a statement from their Cincinnati headquarters....
Marble Falls In Toronto
TORONTO – All of the 24,000 marble slabs now cladding the 72-story First Canadian Place skyscraper will be inspected after one of them fell 51 stories during an afternoon thunderstorm on May 15. The...
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...
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...
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...