By Jason Nottestad
For the installer, the whole world’s a stage. Think of the countertop process as a play, and the installation is the dramatic peak. The installer performs in front of the inevitable audience of designers, fellow craftspeople and customers who’ll, consciously or not, be the judge.
Vinci Stone Products Inc. is completing the renovation and restoration of the historic 25-acre Butler Quarry that the Marriotsville, Md., company acquired in 2005. Mined since the early 1800s, the quarry’s gneiss stone is...
Bennett Stone & Tile Co. of Eugene, Ore., opened a 20,000 ft² facility in Portland, Ore., extending its line of Roca Cerámica tile products, CAMBRIA® quartz surfacing, natural stone and other materials to the...
Import Stone appoints John Rhineburger as president of the Anaheim, Calif.-based stone-distribution company. Rhineberger joined Import Stone 2 1/2 as general manager and most recently held the position of executive vice president; in his...
MAPEI names Rainer M. Blair to succeed the retiring Nick Di Tempora as President/CEO of MAPEI Americas. Di Tempora will remain on board as an advisor to Blair to ensure a smooth transition of...
Buechel Stone Corp. receives a $1 million loan from the state of Wisconsin to help finance a $5.8 million expansion of its building and landscaping stone plant in Chilton, Wis. The project includes the...
The new Website for Pedrini S.p.A. is active at http://www.pedrini.it. The updated version, with its new layout and contents, aims at offering customers, suppliers and others more-complete information on the company and its products....
Braxton-Bragg Corp. launches http://www.braxtonbragg.com, offering direct ordering online of products, with shipping from the company’s warehouses in Knoxville, Tenn., and Fresno, Calif. The site will also feature daily and weekly updates alerting users to...
Wholesale supplier TR Stone is now part of the Tureks organization, as of May 1.TR Stone, based in Pompano, Fla., is now merged into Marble Systems, a Tureks division. TR brings its leadership in...
MADRID – Piedra 2006 turned in another record-breaking performance this May, both in attendance and exhibitors.