Pasvalco, Closter, N.J.
By Jake Rishavy
CLOSTER, N.J. – Throughout its 50-year history of importing and distributing stone for clients on the East Coast and beyond, the Pasvalco organization learned a few things about how to grow a business.
Category: Fabricator Focus
Mario & Son Inc., Spokane Valley, Wash.
By Cathie Beck
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – It took the Marcella family nearly four decades to bring natural stone into their tile business – and it’s taken far less time to become one of the area’s premier fabrication companies.
Barden Stone Co, Memphis, Tenn.
By K. Schipper
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In an industry with plenty of newcomers over the past few years, Barden Stone Co. seems like one of the old veterans. Bob Barden’s father bought the business in 1951; it’s been fixture in this Southern city even before that.
Stone Craft, Denver
By Jake Rishavy
DENVER – In taking a brief glance at Stone Craft’s current campus of three large facilities—totaling just over 41,000 ft² on 4.5 acres—it’s hard to imagine that this company started in a space smaller than most people’s first apartments.
Western Tile and Marble, Bellevue, Wash.
By K. Schipper
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Western Tile and Marble celebrates its golden anniversary this year, and – with 250-400 people on the payroll, depending on what jobs are under construction – it’s hard to mistake the company for a small shop.
Grassie Granite and Marble, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
By Terri Chance
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –Boredom with his glass business drove Don Grassie to find something more challenging. Along with stimulating work from a new project, he wanted to find a business that would offer a way for him to use the knowledge he gained while operating a glass dealership, fabrication and installation facility.
Athenian Marble, Oklahoma City
By K. Schipper
OKLAHOMA CITY – Curt Cobb remembers being eight or nine years old when his father, Philip Cobb, first began experimenting with cultured marble in the family’s garage. Before too long, Athenian Marble was doing well enough that the senior Cobb was able to quit installing insulation with his brother installing insulation.
Trindco, Suffolk, Va.
By K. Schipper
SUFFOLK, Va. — Ken Trinder always keeps on the track to success. But when he didn’t like where his first train was headed, he got off and took another route.
Poma Marble/Stone Authority, Rosemont, Ill.
By K. Schipper
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following in a father’s footsteps usually means a son or daughter joins a family business and prepares to – eventually – take over the operation.
Alaskan Granite Works, Fairbanks, Alaska
By Terri Chance
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Alaskan Granite Works might be the coldest location for a fabricator shop in North America, but it’s still doing a hot business.