Cutter Standing Tall in Stone
WAITE PARK, Minn. – A larger than life image of a stonecutter – set in granite, naturally – will grace a local park later this year. The Stearns County Parks Department will erect a...
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Thibaut Declares “Open”
VIRE, France – Thibaut will hold its Open Days on April 14-16 at its headquarters here in the Calvados region of Normandy. The company will exhibit a variety of its machines, including the T...
Briefs – March 2005
• M. Teixeira Soapstone opens a branch in San Francisco to supply soapstone to the California market. The new location for the Garfield, N.J. company is located off I-280 in the Design District at...
People – March 2005
• Pierre Andary takes over management of Sales & Marketing Stone for Diamant Boart, replacing José J. Manzano, who retired. Andary is the former Area Manager North Countries for the company. • VIC International...
Passings: Ken Van Pelt
Ken Van Pelt, 40, of injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle near his home in Victorville, Calif., on Feb. 20. Van Pelt was Western U.S. vice president of sales for IGE Solutions Inc.;...
Is David Dirty Again?
FLORENCE, Italy – After a long and controversial restoration, the world’s most-famous piece of marble faces another hazard … the hordes of the great unwashed wanting to see it. Michelangelo’s David, the 500-year-old masterpiece...
Scots Cross On Foreign Stone
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Thrift may be an endearing trait of the Scottish, but it may have reached a limit when it came to one of the country’s historical treasures. The Edinburgh Evening News reports...
Briefs – February 2005
• The Jornal de Angola recently reported that new granite exploration began last year with Rodang, Galiangol, Omphunda, Lisgran and D.F.C. África, all in the Huíla region. Makenda Ambroise, Angola’s vice minister of geology...
Briefs – February 2005
• Universal Granite & Marble Inc. of Naperville, Ill., is now distributing natural-quartz surfaces from Quarella S.p.a. of Verona, Italy. The product is already in use in the United States, including 182,000 ft² at...
People – February 2005
• Marmo Meccanica USA appoints Thomas Goodin and Joseph Willis as service technicians to service the Southfield, Mich., company’s expanding customer base. Goodin brings more than 16 years of experience in motor, electrical and...