Category: News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Husqvarna Construction Products. Some double-branding will occur during 2007 as the parent company, Stockholm-based Husqvarna AB, implements the change worldwide.

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...

Time For MIA Accreditation

CLEVELAND – If you’ve been anticipating the accreditation program from the Marble Institute of America, the wait is over. The MIA announced on March 7 that it’s now accepting applications for accreditation. The program,...