Articles Tagged with ''countertop''

Building a turn-key operation

April 26, 2011
Started more than 30 years ago, Barbosa Cabinets, Inc. is a family-run business that prides itself on efficiency and outstanding customer service. From its humble beginnings as a cabinet shop working out of a 2,500-square-foot facility, the company has grown to include a full-scale countertop division, which operates out of a 66,000-square-foot plant in Lathrop, CA.
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One Liners - June 2011

June 12, 2011
Sarah Stanhope has been appointed the new Branch Manager for Fine Line Pacific’s Portland, OR, location. Fine Line Pacific is an Artisan Group member and a division of FLOFORM Countertops Inc, which is North America’s largest countertop fabricator.
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LIVE Show Report from Stone+Tec in Germany: Technology innovations on display

June 23, 2011
While the stone pavilions at Stone+Tec in Nuremberg, Germany, are beginning to heat up after a relatively slow start, the technology side of the fairgrounds has been solid since the doors opened.
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Installation Products Roundup

August 1, 2011
 In the shop and in the field, suppliers to the stone industry are developing new products to ensure that finished stone installations are as successful as possible


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MIA introduces revised countertop module

October 1, 2011
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has released an updated version of the Residential Stone Countertop Installation technical module. 


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MSI expands its capabilities in the Midwest

November 30, 2011
M S International, Inc. (MSI), a leading importer and distributor of countertop, flooring and landscaping materials, has significantly expanded its operations in the Midwest. 


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The Pro-Cart AT1

January 5, 2012
The Pro-Cart AT1 (All-Terrain Installation Cart) by Omni Cubed, Inc. provides a solution to the challenges associated with large and cumbersome countertop installation carts.


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Pro-Cart AT2

March 1, 2012
Omni Cubed Inc. has introduced the Pro-Cart AT2, a new generation all-terrain countertop installation cart.


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Two straight years of growth in the stone industry

May 1, 2012
Each May, Stone World publishes the year-end import and export statistics for natural stone from the U.S. Department of Commerce.


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Surfaces 2013 preview

Surfaces 2013 -- to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- is slated for January 29 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show, which also includes an extensive educational program that will be held from January 28 to 31, provides a place for thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers and builders from around the world to gather and view the latest products, get vital education, network with other floor covering professionals and conduct business.

More than 600 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category, including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient and stone, are expected to exhibit at the trade show. Hanley Wood, owner and operator of the exhibition, reports that they have many new exhibiting companies and returning ones who have expanded their booth size. Additionally, Surfaces 2013 will host more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation and design. Attendees can earn AIA, NKBA, AIBD, IICRC and AIA/CES industry designation. Here is just a small sampling of some of the displays that will be present at Surfaces 2013.

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