Dresden Library Wins German Stone Award
NUREMBURG, Germany — The new building at the Saxon State Library in Dresden, Germany, is the winning entry for the German Natural Stone Award 2003 given in conjunction with the Stone+tec trade event held...
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Remodeling Fever Cools?
WASHINGTON – While a large number of U.S. fabricators and installers with shops full of jobs might disagree, a key housing survey showed the residential remodeling rush tapering off at the end of last...
Good Partner MSI Gets Award
ANAHEIM, Calif. – M S International Inc. (MSI) scored a first for the stone trade in getting recognition from a national design center late last year. MSI received a 2002 Partner of the Year...
People – March 2003
• Francis Heck joins VIC International Corp. as a technical sales and support representative. His long career in the stone industry includes work with W.J. Savage Co. and Sawing Systems Inc., before joining the...
Rock Of Ages Boosts Earnings
CONCORD, N.H. – Rock of Ages Corp. increased its estimates of earnings in mid-December for the fourth-quarter of 2002, due to better performance in its quarrying and retail operations. The granite-memorial company noted on...
People – February 2003
• Richard Wood, a veteran of 20 years in the flooring and surfaces industries, is the new senior vice president of Q.E.P. Co. Inc., a Boca Raton, Fla.-based manufacturer and distributor of surface-preparation and...
Briefs – February 2003
• Cosmic Stone & Tile Distributors recently moved to a new 50,000-ft² showroom and warehouse facility in New Brunswick, N.J. The new phone number is 732-937-5400.
MIA Sets 2003 Direction
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) took on new leadership – and set the tone for promoting natural stone this year – during its annual meeting last December in Baltimore. The stone...
People – January 2003
•John Hoppe joins Park Industries in St. Cloud, Minn., as a sales associate for the Interiors Division; he formerly worked as a sales consultant for a CNC machine-tools agency in the Minneapolis area. Park...
Briefs – January 2003
• Dente Trading Co. of Cedar Grove, N.J., is set to open its new distribution center in Charlotte, N.C. The facility, operating as Dente Stone of Charlotte, will service the southeastern United States with...