• The Building Stone Institute (BSI) appoints Margie Lechowicz as executive vice president of the Elgin, Ill.-based natural-stone association. Lechowicz brings more than 20 years of professional experience to the group, most recently as...
• Cambria quartz surfaces are now certified GREENGUARD For Children & Schools(SM) by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI). The certification is given to companies and products that do not emit harmful levels of chemicals...
• Chris Rogers is the new territory manager for the Iowa and Nebraska area for Sommer & Maca’s Central Division. Rogers, with 25 years experience in the tile, stone and glass industries, will be...
• Marmo Machinery USA appoints James A. Willockx as service technician for installing and servicing the Southfield, Mich., company’s machines, bridge saws, edge polishing machines and environmental equipment. He brings 25 years experience to...
VOLARGNE, Italy – The latest Pedrini S.p.A. resining line, designed for medium-sized needs, has been purchased by Marmi Montebaldo for its factory here. It will be used for processing marble and granite slabs with...
• Marmo Machinery USA announces its Fifth Annual Summer Machine Open House on June 29 at its Southfield, Mich., headquarters. The event will display a representative sample of Marmo Machinery’s major equipment segments, including...
• Jet Edge Inc. promotes Nancy Lauseng to the newly created position of marketing manager to oversee and coordinate all media relations, trade exhibitions, product marketing materials and Website for the St. Michael, Minn.,...
• Northwood Machine Manufacturing Co. expands its Stoneworks Division with Robbie Tidwell as sales and marketing manager. Tidwell, who’s been with the Louisville, Ky.-based company since 1992, holds extensive industry experience, including operation of his own CNC-equipped cabinet shop, as well as regional sales and customer support management.
Northwood also appoints Anthony Crain and Bryan Johnson as application engineers responsible for the operation of the state-of-the-art Northwood Education and Research Center, which expands and facilitates technology transfer from the company to its customers. The company also adds Leanne Hernandez as director of marketing; she joins the company after providing marketing services to Northwood for several years on an independent basis.
• Granite City Tool Co. launches www.cnctooladvice.com, an Internet forum for total advice on CNC needs. The Waite Park, Minn., company will offer the expertise of Tom Dingmann, CNC sales/purchasing manager; Marty White, CNC...
• Granite City Tool Co. adds Marty White as CNC division manager and Ben Jensen as CNC Specialist. Before joining the Waite Park, Minn., tool company, White served as U.S. national sales manager for...