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Tower Industries is a father-son kitchen & bath fabrication and cabinetry business founded and operated by Bob and Todd Werstler. The company is a fabricator and dealer of Meridian Solid Surface, Meridian Quartz and natural stone for the residential, institutional and commercial sectors and is headquartered in Massillon, Ohio. Both … Read more
by David & Lorrie Goldsmith Can you define the buzzword “best practices” or demonstrate how you implement best practices within your countertop or countertop supplies business? Don’t feel bad if you can’t. Often, best practices, if considered at all, are elusive goals that may be confused with the implementation of a new … Read more
Hunter Adams, owner of Trindco, understands that success can be more easily achieved when the employer and the employees are all working towards identical goals. Adams has put a system into place for his installers whereby they are evaluated through the use of metrics in order to increase efficiency and … Read more
Incounters is a family-owned countertop fabricator that also “played a key role” in the development of PhotoTop, the popular digital measurement and templating system. The company is headquartered in Abilene, Texas, and is a founding member of the Artisan Group. However, another interesting innovation of Incounters is its system for … Read more
By Victoria Munro You’d never dream of setting out on a trip without a specific destination in mind, yet many of us start businesses without a clear idea of where we’re headed, or what we want our company to look like in the future. If you want your business to … Read more
Paxton Countertops, located in Grand Ledge, Mich., has become a leading fabricator in Central Michigan, and according to Dave Paxton, building success is all about being able to show appreciation not only to customers but also to employees and vendors Paxton, who was recently elected to serve as the president … Read more
Patrick McGrath began working with solid surface in 1984 as an employee of Bingley Son & Follet, one of the world’s largest Corian fabricators at the time. However, he soon recognized that the business was not operating very efficiently, so he formed a partnership with David Axworthy, another employee of … Read more