Carnagie Abbey Club, Portsmouth, R.I.
By K. Schipper PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — It’s a rare developer who can take 350 acres of land owned by an order of monks and turn it into a championship-level golf course and exclusive private...
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New Hall for PIEDRA
MADRID, Spain – PIEDRA, the biennial international stone exhibition based here, will be a bigger event in 2004 … literally and physically. Slated for May 5-8, the event at the Juan Carlos I Exhibition...
Getting The Brush-Off
By Emerson Schwartzkopf Sometimes, you need to read something twice – maybe three or four times – to make sure the words are really there. In a spot between the incredulous and the inane,...
Anaheim Centsible Tile, Anaheim, Calif.
By K. Schipper ANAHEIM, Calif. – In one respect, Tony Beber hasn’t come very far in the two decades since he started Anaheim Centsible Tile Inc. The company opened for business in a 90-ft²...
Anaheim Centsible Tile, Anaheim, Calif.
By K. Schipper ANAHEIM, Calif. – In one respect, Tony Beber hasn’t come very far in the two decades since he started Anaheim Centsible Tile Inc. The company opened for business in a 90-ft²...
Keep Things Moving, Part I
By Kevin M. Padden One of the real backbreaking jobs in a fabrication shop is where a lot of people start, as “laborer” or “helper.” He (or she) does the brunt of the bull...
Marmomacc 2003
VERONA, Italy – If you’re planning to exhibit at this year’s Marmomacc here in October, you’re out of luck. Space for the 38th edition of the International Natural Stone and Technologies Exhibition on Oct....
Diamond Tooling: Shop Experience
By K. Schipper
Diamonds in the stone shop pack plenty of punch. Since the first diamond saw was developed in the 1920s, diamond tooling has expanded into just about every aspect of the fabrication process.
Whether it’s sawing, shaping or polishing, fabricators say they’re utilizing diamond technology successfully – and not just for granite, but even with softer materials such as marble and natural quartz surfaces.
OSHA and EPA? A Quick Quiz
Think you’re ready to face the inspections for OSHA and EPA? Ask yourselves these questions (and remember that every “no” that you answer will cost you): • How do you store your chemicals? (Yes,...
Space Mirror Memrorial, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – And, now, there are seven more names. The Space Mirror Memorial, located on the visitors center for the space center, is a continuing tribute to those lost in the...