Category: News

NTC Opens West Coast Facility

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The National Training Center for Stone and Masonry Trades (NTC) will go coast-to-coast next year with a location in northern California. The new training center, located at StoneCrafters Outlet in Gilroy,...

People – January 2005

• Terrazzo and Marble Supply Cos. (T&M) of appoints Jeff McCollum as marketing manager. He joins the Wheeling, Ill.-based stone, equipment and supplies distributor with more than 10 years of sales and marketing experience....

2005 Prism Awards Open

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Entries are now being accepted for the 2005 PRISM Stone in Architecture Awards, giving architects and designers a chance to win accolades … and $10,000. That grand prize will be awarded...

Pakistan Seeks Industry Growth

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The stone trade in Pakistan may be setting some large goals in improving exports … but it’s not just a matter of production and sales. Principals in Pakistan’s marble and granite...

Salem Stone, Bergman-Blair Merge

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Salem Stone Division of Salem Distributing Co. and Bergman-Blair Machine Corp. are being combined. The two companies announced the deal on Oct. 15. No terms were announced. John Bergman will...

Briefs – November 2004

• The International Tile and Stone Show announces that their 2005 Las Vegas event will be next Nov. 11-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. • Keystone Tools Co. announces the openings of new...

OMAG Picks Performance Stone

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – OMAG S.r.l. products will now be available from Performance Stone Systems. OMAG, the Zanica, Italy-based manufacturer of CNC stoneworking equipment, selected Performance Stone Systems in mid-October to be its exclusive agent...

People – November 2004

• Dakota Granite Co.’s board of directors recently named Chuck Monson as president. Monson, who’s also chairman of the board and CEO, has been with the Milbank, S.D., quarrier and producer for 25 years....

Scottish Stone Center Spruced Up

ABERDEEN, Scotland – There’s plenty of history in the numerous granite buildings lining the streets here – and a substantial grant should help preserve that heritage. The Scotsman of Edinburgh reported in late July...

Briefs – October 2004

• Braxton-Bragg Corp. opens a 25,000 ft² warehouse this month in Fresno, Calif. The new facility will offer all of the company’s products and better serve West Coast customers with faster delivery and lower...