Company Briefs – January 2006
• Castelli Marble Inc. completes its newest production facility in Mexico; with 200,000 ft² of operations on the main interbelt connecting the three cities of Torreon, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo in the state of...
Category: News
Diana Memorial Woes Get Official Inquiry
LONDON – A British Parliament committee took government officials to task in early November concerning problems with the Hyde Park fountain built in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. CNN reported that the Public...
European Stone Logo Gets IMM Support
CARRARA, Italy – The CarraraMarmotec stone-industry event will support the Pietra Autentica logo as part of the European campaign launched by the European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries (EUROROC). The logo, recently...
Passings: Craig W. Hamilton
Craig W. Hamilton, 55, director of research and development at MAPEI Corp., died unexpectedly from a heart attack on September 16, 2005. Hamilton worked in the ceramic tile and stone industry for more than...
Company Briefs – December 2005
• IGE Solutions Inc. recently relocated to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Jupiter, Fla., only a few blocks away from the previous location. The larger headquarters will accommodate the company’s growing staff and expanded...
Electrolux Outdoor Becomes Husqvarna
OLATHE, Kan. – Husqvarna is the new name – and ownership – for Electrolux Construction Products. The move is part of a strategy from Stockholm-based Electrolux Group developed earlier this year to spin off...
People – December 2005
• Sarah Kelly, sales and marketing coordinator for Dakota Stone Design in Fargo, N.D., is the winner of its 2005 Migliore Natural Stone Education Scholarship from the Marble Institute of America (MIA). The education...
Krebs Takes Helm As MIA Prexy
LAS VEGAS – Ken Krebs of OHM International in Nashville is the 2006 president of the Marble Institute of America. Krebs, an MIA board member for several years, served as vice president of the...
MIA Names 2005 Rocky Winners
LAS VEGAS – The top strategies for promoting the stone industry received their due in October with the announcement of the First Rocky Advertising Awards. The competition, offered by the Marble Institute of America...
Briefs – November 2005
• China Granite Corp. reported that two of its quarries in China have been reopened after being closed by the Mining Mangement office of Shangdong Province. The closure of all mines overseen by the...