Established in 1997, The Marble Shop of North Hollywood, CA, was built through determination and the experience its owner gained while working in the marble and tile business. Read More

Since inception, TAB has been a name to be reckoned with in the field of cut-to-size projects. The company has successfully supplied a variety of projects to some of the most reputed and iconic structures all over the world. Read More

To achieve success in the natural stone business, the owners of Marble Source Unlimited in Annapolis Junction, MD, followed the example set by their ancestors. Read More

Sitting at the foot of the Alps is Brescia, an Italian city that has a rich history in stone quarrying. Part of Italy’s Lombardy region, the area is home to 55 active sites -- including one owned and operated by Marmi Ghirardi srl, a family business founded in 1938. Read More

In 2011, the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) began taking a delegation of its members to various regions of Italy to learn more about all aspects of stone production. The annual trip, which welcomed 18 fabricators from all over the U.S. and Canada (and myself) this year, took place from May 3 to 11. Read More

These days, the concept of “going green” has become so popular that it is practically unavoidable in everyday conversation.

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Now more than ever, technology is playing a pertinent role in how fabricators are operating their businesses. The following digital software and templating products are some of the latest high-tech products on today’s market that are assisting in more efficient production and management. Read More

Staying on the forefront of new technology, Myrtle Beach Granite and Marble Inc. remains an active stone fabricator of the Myrtle Beach region of South Carolina. Read More

In 1986, Fordham Marble was the first American company to bring in a CMS/Brembana Computer Numerically Controlled stoneworking machine, and they recently added a second state-of-the-art model. Read More

Close to the border of Maine and within several hours driving distance from Montreal and Québec City, Polycor's state-of-the-art manufacturing complex is tucked away in Saint-Sébastien, Québec, Canada, among rolling hills and green pastures. The facility has been in operation since 1911, and was purchased by Polycor Inc., a large quarrier and fabricator of natural stone headquartered in Québec City, in 1990. During the past 15 years, the company has worked to continually improve efficiency and increase prod-uction capacity at the facility. Its most recent addition is Polycor Slabs, which is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, including four wire saws for cutting blocks into slabs. Read More