By Tom McNall
Last month, we discussed figuring out what you’re worth, based on your individual circumstances. Now, let’s tie that in with your production costs and what you can charge (or what your customer perceives as reasonable.)
DALLAS –Marmomacc and StonExpo entered into a mutual endorsement agreement in April. These two industry events will combine efforts to ensure maximum exposure and growth for the stone industry and their respective shows. Officials...
ORLANDO – Coverings set another record for attendance with its 2005 show here in early May – and did it convincingly, with a double-digit growth in turnout. National Trade Productions (NTP), the show’s producer,...
MIAMI – ITSS-Miami, at the Miami Beach Convention Center on March 31- April 2, received plaudits from exhibitors and visitors alike. The event marked the return of the stone industry to the popular Miami...
By K. Schipper
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Just as a rudderless ship doesn’t get very far, neither does a business when it doesn’t have a goal and a direction to steer toward.
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
Since the subject of trade shows keeps coming up here, you might wonder if I’m really living in a convention hall and sneaking away occasionally to a residence for vacation time. My spouse wonders about that, too.
By Terri Chance
VAIL, Colo. – Small-town boy Gerald Gallegos was a mason by trade—and it only makes sense that he’d venture into his own business doing stonework.
By Jerry Kidd
Editor’s Note: Not long ago, the author – a technical representative for an Italian stone-machine manufacturer – received a detailed inquiry from a customer in Turkey concerning CNC machines. Several thousand words later, he’d written a response that reflected his lengthy experience in the field, with plenty of common-sense advice for anyone considering a CNC. What follows is the second of two parts on some personal and interesting observations on owning and running CNC equipment.
By Mark Lauzon
“Mark, there is more than one way to skin a cat,” my grandfather used to tell me that on a regular basis.
We won’t get into the proper treatment of cats here. However, here are some simple things we’ve figured out through the years that have made countertop fabrication easier for our shop.
Sure, it’s easy to quote a job. Just take a quick look at what someone wants, guess how much stone it needs, figure how many workers you’ll pay for so many hours, scratch something out on the back of whatever’s handy, and you’ll ….