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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Stone Business Magazine: The Full Bullnose
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Vol. 1, No 1 |
Published fortnightly |
February 19, 2008 |
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In This Issue |
| N.Y. Library Getting Marble Facelift |
| Twins Ballpark Takes On Minn. Limestone Skin Program |
| American Stone Sale Finalized |
| Vermont American Turns 60 |
| Stone Course From Polycor |
| Obituary: Brian Yager |
| Hot New Products |
| People on the Move |
| A Thought in Passing |
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MARBLE GETS THE TREATMENT AT N.Y. LIBRARY
The New York Public Library will restore the façade of its Fifth Avenue building, according to the New York Sun. Restoration work will begin this spring, with a targeted completion in three years to meet the building's centennial in 2011. Now known as the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, the building’s exterior marble needs repair of cracks, chips,and erosion. WJE Engineers & Architects P.C. in New York designed the $55 million restoration, most of which is already available from city, state, and federal sources.
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MINNESOTA STONE FOR NEW TWINS FACILITY
Vetter Stone will provide the limestone cladding for the new Minnesota Twins baseball stadium now under construction in Minneapolis. The Mankato, Minn., Free Press reports that the job will use 100,000 ft(2) of stone cut into 4”-thick panels – a haul of 100 truckloads from a quarry located near Mankato. The stone will be anchored to pre-cast panels; shipments should begin in March.
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AMERICAN STONE SALE FINALIZED
American Stone Industries Inc. completed its sale to Industrial Realty Group LLC (IRG) by selling its its Amherst stone quarry in Ohio for $6.6 million on Dec. 19, according to the Lorain, Ohio, Morning Journal. IRG, a Downey, Calif.-based development firm, plans to build a luxury residential area at the dormant quarry, although wastewater-line installation will take a few years before major building begins.
The Morning Journal noted that IRG’s purchase of Lorain, Ohio-based American Stone also included $6 million for the company headquarters and a working sandstone quarry, and $9.4 for remaining business assets.
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SAW BRAND PASSES THE BIG 6-0
Vermont American, a brand that started with one customer, one product and one plant and became a major manufacturer of power-tool accessories, turned 60 late last year. The tool maker, now part of the Robert Bosch Tool Corp., produced its first product, a circular-saw blade, on Nov. 25, 1947, under the name of American Saw and Tool. (Luckily, its initial and sole customer was a big catch: Sears, Roebuck & Co.)
In 2000, Robert Bosch bought the Vermont American brand, adding it to a lineup including Bosch®, Skil® and Dremel® products. This year, the company introduced its first line of diamond saw blades.
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POLYCOR OFFERS ARCHITECT COURSES
Polycor Inc. now offers a free online continuing-education course for architects; AEC231 at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center, accessed through Polycor’s Website, provides AIA and state credit, and qualifies for HSW credit. The one-hour course offers the ability to state the features and benefits of natural-stone products; rate the performance of natural stone using ASTM Standard Test Methods; and identify the characteristics of certain natural-stone products in dealing with specific applications.
The North American quarrier and fabricator also offers localized "Lunch & Learn" programs for in-house training at architectural firms. For more information, contact Vincent Roy Polycor regional sales manager, or Clermont Perron, assistant to the CEO.
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OBITUARY: BRIAN YAGER
Brian Yager, 56, owner of Desert Stone & Saltillo LLC in Chandler, Ariz., of a heart attack on Nov. 27. Affectionally called "Stoner," Yager generously shared his knowledge on stone care and restoration through seminars, online forums and just by dropping into his shop. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., he graduated from Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Mich., and spent more than 35 years in the floor-care trade. He is survived by his spouse of 22 years, Sandy; his daughter, Angie; and two grandchildren, Alyssa and Matthew.
Direct any memorials and donations to: Sandy Yager, 2316 W. Brooks St., Chandler, AZ 85224.
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HOT NEW PRODUCTS
EXOTIC STONE: Marmo Bruno Zanet, Volargne, Italy, introduces Abrolhos Light, a superexotic with light apple-green colors interweaving with pale yellow reflections for a light look in modern interior decor. The company also introduces Absolute India Black, a Brazilian granite with an almost-one-color black hue with hints of pale gray.
NATURAL STONE VENEER: Realstone Systems LLC, Troy, Mich., adds two new profiles, Accent Stone and Mari Stone, to its line of natural-stone-veneer panel systems. Both products use the same natural stone used in the company’s products, incorporating larger pieces of dimensional stone in the standard 6’x24’ panels.
CNC: Intermac America, Charlotte, N.C., introduces the Master 33-43 Twin CNC center with double 12,000rpm electrospindle operating heads, plus a fourth rotating axis for aggregates. The machine also includes 12-position and 14-positon tool changers that can be accessed while the machine is running; the 12-position can change two tools at the same time.
GREEN IMPREGNATOR: EcoStone Solutions, San Diego, offers Basic Impregnator™ from its EcoStone™ Solutions line of stone-maintenance products. The solution does not use a petroleum-solvent-based formula, and can be used on all stone; it provides water protection and oil-stain resistance, and can be used as a grout sealer. The company pledges two percent of its profits to natural-resources conservation.
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PEOPLE AND PLACES
Biesse America names Alessandra Torri as North American market and sales analyst/database administrator. A native of Italy, Torri has been active in the marketing arena for more than 10 years; as part of the sales and marketing team of Biesse S.p.a. in Pesaro, Italy, she was responsible for managing and distributing information to the company’s global sales. The Charlotte, N.C., company also appoints Fabio Cardarelli as North American service and parts manager. Cardarelli previously served as Biesse’s parts manager.
Donald F. Schalk joins C.H. Briggs Co. as president/COO. Schalk served as president/general manager of EnergyUnited Propane LLC before coming to the Reading, Pa.-based distributor of specialty building products, including DuPont’s Corian® and Zodiaq®, as well as natural stone.
Genie Wachter joins Midwest Tile, Marble & Granite as an architectural/design and commercial sales representative. She comes to the St. Louis stone supplier with 18 years of contracting and construction experience, including direct involvement in the past few years with the fabrication of natural stone.
Bonsal American Inc. adds Art Henson as marketing coordinator, handling graphic design for all brands, including Sakrete, ProSpec and Amguard. He holds more than 14 years of marketing and advertising experience; prior to joining Charlotte, N.C.-based Bonsal, he ran his own design firm, Henson Advertising.
Delta Diamond Tools appoints James P. Whalen as its first national sales manager, with sales/marketing responsibility for all of the tools and consumables sold by the Southfield, Mich.-based company. Whalen’s 15 years of sales experience includes the last several in the stone industry.
Dr. Neil McMurdie joins MAPEI as director of research and development efforts for MAPEI Americas. A graduate of Yale University, with a Ph.D. in physical organic vhemistry, McMurdie worked at PPG Industries for 14 years before coming to Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based MAPEI Americas.
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A THOUGHT IN PASSING
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
-- Will Rogers
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