GranQuartz announced the hiring of Dave Burrill for its Mid-Atlantic sales territory, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, and New Jersey. Burrill has over 15 years of sales experience in contractor related products, including abrasives and stains. GranQuartz also announced that Rob Tait will cover Oklahoma in addition to Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas, and Randy Brock will now assume responsibility for Alabama in addition to Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
In other happenings at GranQuartz, the company announced the grand prize winner of the Makita sweepstakes at StonExpo 2003 in Atlanta, GA, where the contestant received a Suzuki QuadSport 4-Wheeler. Makita and GranQuartz management awarded the prize to Hal Snow of A Granite Co. in Denver, CO, and his son.