Stone People: Amping Up the Business
A guitarist-turned-fabricator expands his offerings and keeps in tune with the market.
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Stone People: Finding the Direct Route
Wholesale work lifted a California fabricator in the go-go years, but switching to a retail focus is key to long-term survival.
Stone People: The Rocky Road to Recovery
Thomas Reaume’s Michigan fabrication shop continues to meet challenging times … even as he moves on.
Stone Catches Top CID Awards
Both grand prizes for Coverings include plenty of natural stone in designs.
Stone People: Back Again (and Again and …)
A California fabricator’s business life goes topsy-turvy after selling his company seven years ago, but it’s looking better with the help of a unique shop-sharing situation.
Block Slabbing at the Quarry
Minimizing production and transport costs is behind this effort of block extraction, squaring and slabbing operations in-line at the quarry site.
Minneapolis Mausoleum Tops 2012 Pinnacle Awards
Grazzini Brothers & Company gets Grand Pinnacle.
Stone People: Finding the Best Solution
A Utah fabricator started with a rail saw and plenty of elbow grease, but more success came when he stepped away from the tools.
Stone People: Selling Service and Selection
Michael O’Brien strives to make Dessco Countertops the one call to do it all for customers.
Eye on OSHA: Violations, Fines Down in Second-Quarter 2012
There’s one growth area in stone-shop inspections this year: complaints.