Operating solely as a wholesale stone fabrication business, Classic Rock Fabrication of Harrisburg, PA, was established by several fabricators who realized a need for this specialty service
First opening its doors in 2006, Classic Rock Fabrication is owned by Alex Bazdar, Chris Mellott and Brad Wevodau. “We have always maintained the same business model,” explained Bazdar, CEO, who joined the company almost six years ago and serves as its managing partner. “We have always been a wholesale company, even prior to my start here. Brad and Chris had a great vision and stuck with it, even when the markets went south. Classic Rock never wavered to opening its doors to the public. We continue to remain strictly a true and through wholesaler. Some fabricators say they are, but they take walk-ins and sell retail which directly competes against the dealers and builders. We deal with solely kitchen and bath dealers and homebuilders. We template, produce and install for them. We have no contact with the consumer, other than once a job has been sold; they make stone selections in house.”
According to Bazdar, Classic Rock Fabrication’s business plan was well thought out and has proven successful. “The partners all agree that the wholesale model is where we want to operate,” he said. “We love the relationships we get to build with the dealers, and we have seen how trying to juggle both retail sales and wholesale sales is just not ideal for us. We have a broad mix of employees, who have been in this industry for quite a while, and all have been involved in both retail and wholesale, and we choose to work only with other businesses.”