Category: News

Company Briefs – February 2006

• Anton Associates of Denton, Texas, will represent Trotec Laser Inc. for industrial and UID-marking applications in the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Also, Woodcraft of Hawaii will include Trotec in their extensive line...

Letter: Crystallization Clarification

Recently, much has been said with regard to the effectiveness of a certain maintenance procedure for marble. The procedure that we are speaking of is crystallization. I urge the reader to seriously consider the...

People – February 2006

• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently appointed Gary Bond, chief engineer at Wood’s Powr-Grip Co. in Laurel, Mont., to the ASME subcommittee concerning B30.20, the code of standards for vacuum lifting...

A Face Pack for the Taj

AGRA, India – One of the world’s most-famous stone structures – the Taj Mahal – will literally get a facial makeover early this year. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will apply a pack...

Statehouse Stone Swept Under Rug?

TOPEKA, Kan. – Some modern renovations usually involved tearing out old flooring and replacing it with stone, but recent work at the state capitol here revealed an installation nobody knew about. The Associated Press...

Rock of Ages Divests N.J. Retail

CONCORD, N.H. – Rock of Ages Corp. (ROAC) announced in early January that it sold four New Jersey retail locations, and also continued good sales of granite to China. The quarrier/producer/retailer sold the four...

Indian District: Low Productivity

KRISHNAGIRI, India –The granite industry in the Krishnagiri is slumping due to low productivity, a slump in exports and increased production cost, reports The Hindu newspaper. Of a total of 200 quarries, about 25...

People – January 2006

• W.F. Meyers Company Inc. promotes Susan Morrison to sales manager. Morrison brings more than 22 years of service at the Bedford, Ind., diamond saw manufacturer, including eight years in the sales department. She’ll...