Fabricator Focus: Kopelov Cut Stone Inc.
A friend’s recollection of Labe Kopelov’s architectural-stone work opened a new door on old stone work – as in historic restoration – for his company.
Category: Fabricator Focus
Profiles of fabrication shops throughout North America.
Summit Stone Works Inc.
The nearby ski slopes of Colorado’s Summit County often call to J.D. Monroe and his staff at Summit Stone Works, but renovation work for the area’s massive condo rental base should give the shop a real lift in business.
Classic Stone LLC, Indianapolis
By K. Schipper
INDIANAPOLIS – Dan Marsh and Chris Weddige know about bad economic times. Just ask them about 2004, when both were laid off on the same day.
Fab Focus XTRA: B.C. Stone
A rural south-central Pennsylvania location offers an easy reach to several diverse metro markets for owners Travis Collins and Rodney Bair. And anyone on a shop visit can also stay overnight in the company’s showroom: a renovated turn-of-the-19th-century hotel.
Classic Stone Design, Plantsville, Conn.
By K. Schipper
PLANTSVILLE, Conn. – Imagine leaving a going business, in which you’re a partner, to start again – and then starting your new operation just as the economy grinds to a halt.
The Granite Guy, Farmington, N.M.
By K. Schipper
FARMINGTON, N.M. – It’s a good bet that outgoing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t a member of the Ernie Marquez fan club. However, the local chamber of commerce surely must be.
Frank’s Marble & Granite LLC, Red Lion, Pa.
By K. Schipper
RED LION, Pa. – Go to Frank’s Marble & Granite LLC‘s website and one of the first things that greets readers is a simple statement: We did not get into the granite business. We were born in it!
Pacific Marble and Granite, Middletown, Conn.
By K. Schipper
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Carmelo Bramato has always been lucky in business.
Custom Stone Interiors, Centre Hall, Pa.
By K. Schipper
CENTRE HALL, Pa. – Jonathon “Jon” Waltz and Jeremy “Jake” Everhart sum up their business philosophy with Custom Stone Interiors Inc. (CSI) by asking one question when a job goes out the shop door.
“Would we want to put this in our homes?” says Waltz.
European Stone Masonry, Raleigh, N.C.
By K. Schipper
RALEIGH, N.C. – Joe Valles is definitely an old-school mason – but he’s also wielding a keyboard as deftly as a chisel.