Komo Machine Relocates to N.J.
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Stone-fabrication equipment maker Komo Machine Inc. will relocate here from its former Sauk Rapids, Minn., headquarters by the end of this month.
Author: Administrator
Slate Reports at NSC Website
HOLLIS, N.H. – A lifecycle report and a fact sheet on slate are the newest additions to online resources from the Natural Stone Council (NSC).
SFA Inaugurates Annual Awards
The Stone Fabricator’s Alliance (SFA) is accepting submissions for its first annual awards, but don’t delay on getting those entries in – the deadline is Oct. 7.
Is Your Granite Safe?
So, which answer do you want to give someone? The political one? The legal one? Or the honest one?
2009 NKBA Awards
ATLANTA – While the economy remains cool, this year’s National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design Competition remained very, very hot.
Syverson Tile & Stone
By K. Schipper
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A company born in the throes of the Great Depression isn’t likely to be fazed by the country’s current economic situation.
Signs For The Times
By K. Schipper
There’s nothing like a declining bottom line – and for stone fabricators, an end to the once boundless lineal feet of countertops – to get people considering ways they can expand their products or services to bring in a few more dollars.
For stone stops, one solution isn’t so much a different product as it’s an old standby in a different plane. Stand that countertop on its edge, decorate it, and voilà: A sign is born.
StonExpo 2009: Education
Update 9/24: Latest seminar lineup, including new sustainability session on Oct. 23; pre-show registration discounts extended to Oct. 2.
LAS VEGAS – This year’s StonExpo Marmomacc Americas’ education offerings allow you to play the limit while the show holds the line.
The Angles Among Us
It may be hard to believe that your outlook on the world can determine if you’ll be a successful templater, but I’ve found it to be spot-on: the more-pessimistic the person, the more potential for being a great templater.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
By Tom McNall
We’ve all been hit hard by the economy. So what are you going to do?