CMS/Brembana July Open House
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – CMS/Brembana will hold an international open house here on July 23-25, featuring the FALCON sawing system.
Category: News
Innovative Files Chapter 11
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Six companies operating under the Innovative Stone banner filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on April 17 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for New York’s Eastern District.
Haas Leaves Federal Custody
OXNARD, Calif. – Federal authorities today released Gene Haas, president of Haas Automation Inc., ending 16 months of imprisonment on a tax-evasion conviction.
Passings: Hobie Fletcher
Herbert E. “Hobie” Fletcher III, 56, on March 12 at his home in Oceanside, Calif. Also known as “Surfhobie,” Fletcher literally lived his entire adult life in the dimensional-stone trade as a representative and consultant.
Remodeling Forecast: Still Gloomy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Reductions in the amount spent on high-end home improvement projects will hinder remodeling activity through 2009 according to an ongoing study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University....
ISFA, NSC Join MIA Accreditation
CLEVELAND – Members of the International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) and affiliates of the National Stone Council (NSC) will be able to participate in the Marble Institute of America’s accreditation programs under a new pricing agreement.
PA Stone Auction for Education
BOYERTOWN, Pa. – Stone-industry auctions may be a fact of life in today’s economy, but a May 16 event here is for a good cause.
MIA Sets 2009 Pinnacle Awards
CLEVELAND – It’s time to get those entries ready for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards from the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
The competition honoring the best in natural-stone projects is now underway, with a deadline of July 10 for submissions.
Stone Company Gets a Makeover
ST. LOUIS – If you’re thinking about getting some green in your shop – whether in sustainable products or just the cash to survive – there may be some help via a national business...
Company Notes – April 2008
• US Granite Robotics announces a new Website at www.usgrobotics.com, offering detailed explanations of all of the company’s systems and software. The site also includes downloadable specifications for each product from the Barrington, Ill.-based...