Pakistan’s Stone Stronger?
KARACHI, Pakistan – Stone quarrying is on the rise in Pakistan, growing at 20 percent annually for the last three years, according to the Daily Times of Lahore. Sanullah Khan, chairman of the All...
Category: News
Briefs – August 2005
• The Marble Institute of America (MIA) offers a totally re-designed Website with a member’s forum, secure online publication ordering system, information on educational sessions, the association’s latest news, pinpoint searching techniques for MIA...
People – August 2005
• Universal Laser Systems Inc. adds Ron Emerman as director of finance and information management, and David Wilhite as its marketing coordinator. Emerman brings 30 years of domestic and international managerial experience to the...
Tucker Entries Due in September
ITASCA, Ill. – It’s time again for the biennial Tucker Design Awards from the Building Stone Institute … and the entry deadline is coming soon. Architects, landscape architects, interior designers and other members of...
AGM, Hard Rock Partner Up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hard Rock Tool and AGM Machinery announced a partnership in June to bring the best stone tools for computer numeric controlled machines (CNC) to the market. AGM Stone Tools, developed by...
Salem Sponsors MIA Ad Awards
CLEVELAND – Salem Stone will sponsor the First Annual Marble Institute of America (MIA) Advertising Awards Competition this year. Entries in the competition, honoring the industry’s best advertising efforts, will be judged this month,...
Nation’s Icons Get a Wash
KEYSTONE, S.D. – Nobody insinuated that four of our nation’s finest have dirty mugs, but they’re getting a nice, hot face-scrubbing anyway. At Mount Rushmore National Monument, the four great faces carved in granite...
Industrial Diamond Meet Set
MIDDLESEX, U.K. – The First International Industrial Diamond Conference will be held at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 20-21. In addition to the latest abrasive applications, new technologies and recent...
Salem Sets Up U.S. Gmm Center
ORLANDO – A U.S. location for Gmm S.p.A. is the newest development for Salem Stone. At a Coverings 2005 press conference, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based equipment and machinery distributor announced the opening of Gmm USA...
People – June 2005
• VIC International Corp. appoints Michael B. White to the sales staff and market development for the stone fabrication division. He comes to the Powell, Tenn., distributor after serving as sales manager for Sawing...