Letters: A Genuine Concern
My name is Lee M. Wiston, chief operations officer for Valley Marble and Slate Corp. in New Milford, Conn. I’m a third-generation natural-stone professional. I learned my trade from my father, Mark Wiston, my...
Category: News
Architects Scholarships for Verona
Architects have until July 15 to submit applications for scholarships to “Designing with Natural Stone,” a course that’s offered by Veronafiere in Italy concurrent in October with the Marmomacc stone event in Verona. Participants...
MSI Moves Into Houston
HOUSTON – M S International Inc. (MSI) opens a new distribution center at 14777 Chrisman Road. The state-of-the-art, 180,000 ft² distribution center and showroom is located on more than 12 acres, and will be...
BSI Announces Tucker, Bybee Honors
ELGIN, Ill. – Two city halls, a couple of college campuses and a synagogue are among the winners of the Tucker Design Awards for 2008 from the Building Stone Institute (BSI).
Honorees received their awards during a ceremony in May at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas.
AGR Diamond Tools Enter Market
CONROE, Texas – AGR Diamond Tools USA Inc. recently entered the North American market to sell its high-quality diamond-tool line directly to natural-stone fabricators, installers and contractors through their online store and its dealer...
Passings: John Pace
Giambattista (John B.) Pace, 70, of cancer on April 3. In 1977 he founded Globe Marble & Tile Inc. in North Hollywood, Calif., and soon became the largest importer of marble, granite and natural...
Entries due for MIA Advertising Awards
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is accepting entries until July 1 for “Rocky ’08,” its fourth-annual advertising awards competition.
News Briefs – May 2008
• ETemplate Systems, developer of the 3D templating and measuring system ETemplate Photo, announced the signing early last month of a five-year purchase agreement with ErgoMeasure Pty. Ltd. of Ashfield, Australia, with a value...
UGM Offers Wholesale Granite Outlet
BELLWOOD, Ill. – Universal Granite & Marble (UGM) is now selling wholesale tile, molding and mosaics alongside high-quality stone products at its 37,000 ft² facility here. The facility serviced UGM’s nine stone galleries exclusively;...
People (May 2008)
• Biesse America appoints Fabrizio La Volpicella to key account manager for leading sales efforts in the western United States. He most recently served as a regional sales manager for Biesse Canada; his sales...