Mosaics/Medallions: Piecing Together Profits
By K. Schipper
With stone becoming more-commonplace in residential and commercial work, mosaics and medallions offer a way to keep the natural theme and give clients a special look.
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Destination: Vitória 2007
VITÓRIA, Brazil – The 2007 edition of the International Marble and Granite Fair, scheduled here for Feb. 6-9, will open with a record amount of exhibitors – and a strong contingent of attendees from...
StonExpo 2006 Sets Records
LAS VEGAS – StonExpo continued its record-setting pace last year, with its early November show setting more records for the stone-industry event. StonExpo 2006 drew a record total attendance of 7,556 to the Las...
Countertop Swing In China
CLEVELAND – Demand for residential kitchen and bath countertops in China will increase 7.3-percent annually to 92.2 million m(2) (992.4 million ft²), according to a new study – but the material picking up most of the slack is surprising.
Match Game
“Hello, I’m a homeowner in Illinois and I have this kitchen counter that I’d like to ….”
“We’re doing some preliminary research on materials for a project, and we’re trying to confirm ….”
“Can you help me? I’m here in Texas and I want to know if you’ve heard of ….”
“Emerson, I’m trying to replace this travertine tile on my floor, and I bet you know ….”
Multi-Wire Saws Gains Ground
By Paul Daniel
Unlike weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the proliferation of multi-diamond-wire (MDW) machines is completely verifiable.
“Multi-wire sawing is still being developed and has yet to reach its full potential,” says Stephen Kelly, project engineer with Element Six (formerly De Beers Industrial Diamonds) at the group´s Market Support Centre in Shannon, Ireland.
A Sink For Every Style, Pt. 1
By Jason Nottestad
In the past ten years, a continuing trend in the kitchen and bath industry is the introduction of a huge amount of new types and styles of products. The logic behind this is clear – if you offer consumers a lot of choices, they’re more-likely to find something they can’t live without and buy it.
The Non-Customer (November 2006)
By Tom McNall
Behold the non-customers: the individuals who believe they’re good clients, but – in reality – have no intention of paying you what you are worth.
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Indianapolis
By K. Schipper
Client: State of Indiana Department of Administration, Indianapolis
Architect: Schmidt Associates, Indianapolis
Masonry Contractor: Broady Campbell Inc., Indianapolis
Stone Supplier: Stone Clad Inc., Carmel, Ind.
Stone Fabricator: Evans Limestone, Bedford, Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS – When most people think of here, they think of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but any race broadcast invariably focuses early and often on another of the city’s icons: the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.
Pascucci Marble and Granite, Wixom, Mich.
By K. Schipper
WIXOM, Mich. – When Tony Pascucci came to the United States from Italy in 1959, he obviously came with certain expectations in mind, and he worked hard to make those dreams – including Pascucci Marble and Granite – a reality.