Stone Source Acquires Mission Stone and Tile

NEW YORK – Premium surface provider Stone Source announce the acquisition yesterday of Mission Stone and Tile, a Nashville natural-stone and porcelain-tile company.

Mission, with showrooms in Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., also offers “Mission Originals,” a collection of original, exclusive designs – to residential clients, the design community, builders and developers.

Mary Elizabeth Oropeza, Mission founder and CEO, joins Stone Source as Director of Residential Design and Procurement nationally. Oropeza will be responsible for expanding the company’s residential product portfolio with the development of original designs, product sourcing and the integration of “Mission Originals” at all Stone Source operations nationwide.

“I am very pleased to announce our acquisition of the Mission Stone and Tile business,” saidd Joe MacIsaac, Stone Source president/CEO. “Not only do we expand our footprint and gain entry into the Nashville and Chattanooga markets, but we are pleased to have Mary Elizabeth Oropeza join us as a member of our design and procurement team, leading the expansion of our residential product portfolio nationwide.

“Mary Elizabeth has demonstrated success introducing her original product designs, and we believe all 11 Stone Source showrooms and our customers will benefit from her instinctive eye for design and experience in identifying design trends in the residential products space. In addition to the two Mission Stone and Tile showrooms, we are very excited about the platform Mission has established for online sales through store.missionstonetile.com.”

Max Lestz, Stone Source Mid-Atlantic regional manager, will expand his role to lead the Nashville team. Oropeza will remain in the Nashville office and will work with Lestz to ensure a successful transition.

The acquisition of the Mission Stone and Tile business is the second acquisition for Stone Source in the past year. Stone Source previously purchased the business of Alan Court & Associates in East Hampton, N.Y.

Stone Source is a design-driven company that provides natural stone, porcelain tile and other materials. Headquartered in New York, the company has showrooms in Boston; Carlstadt, N.J.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Chicago; Dallas; East Hampton; Houston; Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC – and now, Nashville and Chattanooga, TN. The company has offices in Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.