Company Notes – October 2006

Stone Storage Solutions (SSS) acquired BLS Enterprises in mid-September and moved the customer service, design, manufacturing and shipping operations to Middleborough, Mass. “The acquisition of BLS allows Stone Storage Solutions to take a great product line and take it to the next step,” says Robert Moroney, SSS president.
Universal Laser Systems Inc. doubles the size of its Vienna, Austria, operating office, adding a new demonstration and training area. The facility handles dealers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based maker of laser-engraving and -cutting systems.
Cambria donated 260 ft² of its quartz surfaces as part of the remodeling of the Indiana Governor’s Residence in Indianapolis. The product, valued at $21,000, was installed in kitchens, bathrooms, a business center and several window sills throughout the structure. Cambria opened a 58,000 ft² fabrication facility in Indianapolis in 2004.
Good Housekeeping awarded CaesarStone its Good Housekeeping Seal in late summer. The designation is given to products evaluated and approved by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute; the seal guarantees a refund or replacement on any product found to be defective within two years from the date of purchase.
Opustone Granite & Marble is now operating a Jacksonville, Fla., outlet with a 3,200 ft² showroom and 15,000 ft² warehouse. Opustone also operates stone facilities at its Miami headquarters.
• Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue made a late August swing through Elberton, Ga., visiting Eagle Granite and other facilities. Perdue, running for re-election in November, noted that 130 stone-related businesses in Elberton and surrounding Elbert County account for $59 million in annual revenue.
CaesarStone will open a San Francisco showroom this month. The facility, designed by architect Dan Brunn, will service architects and design professionals in Northern California.