OMAX Sells 1,000
OMAX Corp. recently announced the sale and delivery of its 1,000th waterjet machine, a Model 55100 JetMachining® Center. “With the delivery of our 1,000th unit, OMAX has marked a significant milestone in the waterjet...
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Superior, Keystone To Sell Saw
Superior Stone Equipment forms a partnership with supplier Keystone Tools to be a distributor for the Byron Center, Mich., company’s Force 5000 bridge saw. Keystone is a supplier of products for the marble and...
Hard Rock in San Diego
Hard Rock Tool opens a new service center and retail store in San Diego. The 3,200 ft(2) store at 8150 Miramar Road for the Anaheim, Calif.-based distributor joins the existing lineup of outlets in...
KMT Gets Aqua-Dyne
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – KMT (Karolin Machine Tool AB) acquired Houston-based Aqua-Dyne, a manufacturer of high-pressure waterjet systems and accessories, early last month for $10 million.
The acquisition gives KMT access to a new growing market segment with significant potential, according to the company, and will create synergies with KMT Waterjet Systems Inc. of Baxter Springs, Kan. Aqua-Dyne will be a part of the Waterjet Cutting Product Area for the Stockholm-based waterjet, grinding and cutting implements company.
Salem Stone Still Doing Well
ORLANDO – If Coverings is any indication of Salem Stone’s progress, the company’s doing just fine.
At a press conference at the end of the event’s first day, Mike Willard, Salem sales/marketing vice president, noted that the Winston-Salem, N.C., company toted up $3 million in sales at last year’s event, and business was brisk for Coverings 2006.
Company Briefs – April 2006
• FinishPro Tools LLC of Lenexa, Kan., acquired the Goldblatt and Pacesetter masonry-tool brands from The Stanley Works in early March. Stanley originally acquired Goldblatt in 1992; FinishPro will incorporate the line through the...
Park Moves Ahead With Facilities
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A year and a half ago, the staff at Park Industries took a look at the growth in the stone industry … and decided to do some growing of its...
Grein Builds Up Brazil Plant
SERRA, Brazil – Grein Brasil opened a new branch here in mid-February, during this year’s edition of the nearby Vitória Stone Fair. The Brazilian arm of Graz, Austria-based Grein Holding GmbH inaugurated the new...
$7 Million Stake in Quarry Probed
SWANTON, Vt. – A small quarry here is the focus of a federal investigation of an alleged investment fraud involving up to $7 million. The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press reports that John Byors is...
Stone-Carving Fest Selects Artists
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Fourteen stone carvers from around the world will converge on this Midwestern city, beginning next month, for Minnesota Rocks!, the International Stone Carving Symposium. The event, organized by Public Art...