Park Industries, provider of stone working equipment since 1953, is celebrating its 60 year anniversary in the industry. After 60 years, the company, which is the larges manufacturer of stone working equipment in North America, remains family-owned company. The stated goal of the Schlough family, now in its third generation … Read more
TC Industries now offers the new Piranha Stone Biter, designed to break stone from 0.5 in. to 6 in. at any angle. The lightweight and portable piece of equipment works on veneers, granite, quartz, flagstones, bricks, etc. and its portability makes it easy to take to the jobsite. It includes … Read more
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
The Marble Institute of America’s (MIA) Accreditation Program has experienced its most active quarter of growth since the program’s first three months in existence, According to a recent release by the association. Activity in the commercial arena has been especially encouraging and is a sign that the economic conditions that … Read more
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
Here is an interesting video produced by the Discovery Channel and posted by Quality Tile and Marble, a fabricator located in Grimes, Iowa. The video, titled “Granite – How it’s Made” shows the process of extracting granite blocks from a quarry. I then shows how the granite blocks are cut … Read more
Minnesota-based Heated Stone Products offers the FeelsWarm Technology, a natural stone countertop heating system that uses ultra?thin heating elements that take the chill out of natural stone. Designed specifically for countertops, the system gently raises the temperature of the stone 20 to 25 degrees F, just enough to remove the initial cold shock when a person touches the surface. The … Read more
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
Stone Forensics will be conducting a Stone Inspector training program June 24 to 27 in San Diego. The program is designed to teach the basics of inspecting stone and ceramic tile installations. According to Fred Hueston, who will be conducting the training, “The amount of failures, poor installations and other … Read more
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
