Marble – Upbeat Mood in Italy
CARRARA, Italy – The first half of 2004 left most Italian marble producers optimistic as exports increased, according to the annual economic-trend survey of the International Marmi e Macchine (IMM) Carrara S.p.A.
Category: News
Briefs – January 2005
• StoneCraft Tooling and Supply held its Third Annual Tool Show at its warehouse facility in Houston on Dec. 10; a total of 13 vendors showed off their latest products for area customers. The company will hold its Gulf Coast Tool Show at P.B.I. Granite in New Orleans on Jan. 29.
Briefs – January 2005
• Approxmately $17 million in stone is heading from the Indian state of Rajasthan to China for construction associated with the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing. Vineet Patni, a Kishangarh marble exporter, told the...
Briefs – January 2005
• StoneCraft Tooling and Supply held its Third Annual Tool Show at its warehouse facility in Houston on Dec. 10; a total of 13 vendors showed off their latest products for area customers. The...
New Stone Association
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A new stone trade group is taking shape for 2006. The International Stone Institute, announced in mid-September, will address needs of stone designers, fabricators, installers, and maintenance/restoration professionals, according to Fred...
Quarry Restraining Order Sought
CHALLIS, Idaho – A local stone quarry’s ability to continue and expand operations is being challenged in federal district court by a conservation group. Judge B. Lynn Winmill deferred action in early November on...
Briefs – December 2004
• The Marble Institute of America recognized Joseph Kapcheck, president of J. Kapcheck & Co. in Des Plaines, Ill., with the 2004 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement. Kapcheck, noted in the award for “his...
M S International Moves, Expands
ORANGE, Calif. – It took almost a year, but M S International Inc. (MSI) now operates from a new—and larger – headquarters. The national natural-stone distributor completed its move to its new offices and...
People – December 2004
• Polycor promotes Patrick Perus to vice president of sales and marketing. He remains president for two Polycor divisions: Georgia Marble Dimension Stone and Valley Family, and also continues as president of Polycor Georgia...
Hard Rock Truck Contest
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Hard Rock Tool may be celebrating its 10th anniversary, but it’s giving away the biggest birthday gift … a new Chevrolet 1500 crew-cab truck. One lucky customer of the stone tool-and-supply...