By K. Schipper
GREEN BAY, Wis. — In 1936, the offensive line of the Fordham University football team earned the eternal title of the “Seven Blocks of Granite.” Years later, one of those “blocks” – Vince Lombardi – provided the foundation for one of professional football’s greatest dynasties.
By K. Schipper
You’re doing your best to offer a high-end product to high-end customers. The selections out in the showroom and in the yard are first-rate, your edges and finishes can’t be beat, and your installers are as skilled as any in the market.
by Cathie Beck
Jim and Jackie Vienneau, co-owners of Atlanta-based Stone Technics, distinguish their fabrication organization not only by their high-end clientele, but also by making the uncommon common in their stone design and fabrication repertoire.
Invariably, in the midst of a serious discussion of economics – the kind that involves a cup of coffee or a beer, depending on the time of day – someone heretofore silent pipes up and says, “Hey, every cloud has a silver lining!”
THETFORD MINES, Quebec – DuPont will make a multi-million dollar investment in its Canadian-based Zodiac® quartz-surfaces manufacturing process.
HICKORY, N.C. – Advanced Industrial Machinery, Inc. (AIM), a designer and manufacturer of CNC and custom machinery for the stone industry, recently opened its new training center here.
MILAN, Italy – CarraraMarmotec will sport a new look – and a new schedule – beginning this year.
By Donny Taylor
In today’s world of hyperfast information technology, it’s just as quick to pass on misinformation as it is to show the real merits of stone. I’ve found that, in recent years, one of the toughest parts of the stone business is correctly educating prospective clients prior to the sale.
LONDON, Ontario –Hanwha Living & Creative Corp. broke ground here last month for a manufacturing and distribution plant for its Hanwha Surfaces products, including HanStone™ quartz surfaces.
When I first began my career in countertops, installing in the cold weather was something to be tolerated, not mastered.