Fabricator Profile: Blasius, Inc.

Across several states in the Midwest, Blasius, Inc. is known just as much for its maple syrup as it is its countertops. This family-owned fabrication company is located in Vassar, Mich., about 90 minutes north of Detroit, and the main fabrication facility is smack-dab in the middle of a working … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Atlanta Kitchen

Mitch Hires, founder of Atlanta Kitchen in Decatur, Ga., attributes the success of the business to a wide selection of products, selecting a top-quality staff and getting rid of company debt as quickly as possible. When it comes to his business, failure is simply unacceptable to Hires, noting the difficulties … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Billings Marble & Granite

Billings Marble & Granite was founded in 1996 when owner Kenny Roesch made a decision to buy the company that installed the natural stone countertops in his own kitchen. Because Billings, Mont., is in a fairly isolated location, he and his son, who is now also his business partner, worked … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Advanced Marble & Granite

During the economic recession, the owners of Advanced Marble & Granite in Meridian, Idaho, were advised to close the business, but in October 2011, they assumed a new, aggressive stance and made it out intact. One of the ways Advanced Marble & Granite was able to pull through was by … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Solid Surfaces, Inc.

Mitch Makowski, owner of Solid Surfaces, Inc. in Rochester, N.Y., understands the value of knowing exactly what his company does and the market niche it serves. Solid Surfaces, Inc. is one of the top five fabricators in Upstate New York by sales volume, and Makowski claims that this success is because of his … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Crowe’s Custom Countertops

Crowe’s Custom Countertops was founded by Miles Crowe 10 years ago in Acworth, Ga., just outside Atlanta. Business skyrocketed from the very beginning, and Crowe was even able to expand during the recent recession. The strategy used to achieve this success was comprised of two primary factors: target the retail … Read more

Fabricator Profile: The Granite Guys – Turning Customers into Promoters

The Granite Guys, located in Alberta, Canada, was founded nine years ago by Ken and Loma Usselman. They had already owned Call Canadian Plumbing & Heating Ltd. for more than a decade, but they recognized that the granite countertop market was underserved in the area. Soon after opening their new business, they realized … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Oldcastle Surfaces – One of the Largest Fabricators in North America Explains its Growth Strategy

Oldcastle Surfaces, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the largest countertop fabricators in North America, with six regional locations in the Southeast. Now part of a large family of businesses under the CRH umbrella (which employs 76,000 people in 35 countries), it was originally founded by one man fabricating solid … Read more

Fabricator Profile: National Stone, Marble & Granite – Growth During the Recession

The backbone for National Stone Marble & Granite, based in Shrewsbury, Mass., was created during the recent recession and not only did the business not go under, it thrived. According to John Howard, he was able to do so by basing his business on making sure he had quality staff … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Old World Stone – Combining Tenacity and Quality Served this Business Well

Old World Stone, in Huntley, Ill., does a good bit of business in Chicagoland. Much of this has to do with the tenacity and want to do things right posessed by owner, JimVaccaro. Where being entrenched in the builder business in 2008 (to the tune of 95 percent) might have … Read more