JobSight: Target Field, Minneapolis
By K. Schipper
MINNEAPOLIS – There was no place like home – until this year – for the Minnesota Twins.
Category: Articles
Pacific Marble and Granite, Middletown, Conn.
By K. Schipper
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Carmelo Bramato has always been lucky in business.
Sustainable Slab Showcase
CAESARSTONE USA
Van Nuys, Calif.
CaesarStone®
Recycled Collection
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CaesarStone® offers four colors to its Recycled Collection of slab materials made from pre-and post-consumer waste. With Carbone, Starry Night, Marrone and Spring Blossom, the pre-consumer materials include recycled CaesarStone remnants; the manufacturing process utilizes 97 percent recycled water, and systems are in place to collect dust from the production, processing, handling and shipping. The company holds ISO14001 Environment Management Systems certification, and all CaesarStone products are in accordance with International NSF standards. The Recycled Collection is available in 2cm and 3 cm slabs of 56 ½” X 120”. They include a limited lifetime warranty for residential use, and a 10-year warranty in commercial applications.
Contact: CaesarStone USA, 877-9-Quartz (877-978-2789)
Avoiding the Bad Customer
Residential installations, by their very nature, can be a technical challenge. Work in stone countertops long enough, and you’ll run into a house that tests your ability to template and install – and your patience with the owner.
In Search of Perfection
By Tom McNall
What’s the price of perfection? How can one attain it, and where can this holy grail of an ideal be found for wholesale?
September 2010
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EQUIPMENT
5-AXES WATERJET
Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, Minn., now offers 5-axes waterjet cutting technology with Intelligent Kerf Compensation (IKC). Available on select Jet Edge systems, the IKC 5 Axes waterjet cutting head is capable of making inclined cuts and controlling kerf to ensure optimal part quality. The IKC’s capabilities include 600º rotations, a maximum angle of +/- 60º and dynamic precision from +/-0.2 to +/-0.5 mm/m, depending on the tilt of head.
Contact: Jet Edge Inc., 800-538-3343
StatWatch: May 2010
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
Editor, Stone Business
Good gains continue with granite and marble as the import market begins to recover. Travertine looks static, other calcareous is weak, and slate suffers from China dropping its export of the stone by a third.
StatWatch: April 2010
A mainly positive report for the latest month available, especially with granite and marble. Travertine is a bit moribund, while slate and other calcareous still work out recovery strategies.
They Said What?
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
When you’re in the business of selling something, people love to talk about the customers … how to find them, how to sell to them, how to keep them.
But when customers actually talk, who listens?
The Allison, Newberg, Ore.
By K. Schipper
NEWBERG, Ore. – Imagine a hospitality project designed to serve as an important commercial anchor for a new 450-acre development. And, all it has to do is look like it will last for 100 years, convey a sense of luxury, and reflect the natural beauty of the Northwest.
One more thing: It should – ideally – earn Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™ (LEED®) Green Building Certification Program®.