As one of the largest Corian agents in New Jersey, Marvic was encouraged by DuPont to begin fabricating the company's engineered quartz product, Zodiaq. This also led the company to begin working with natural granite, and AJD Stone Design's work today is an even balance of natural stone and engineered material.
To staff the facility, the company relied on workers already in place at Marvic's other divisions. “Help wasn't an issue. The crews had been doing a little stone anyhow,†said Marvic President Al D'Alessandro. We always had granite, but we didn't push it.†According to D'Alessandro, the biggest challenge with the new facility was “getting acquainted with the machinery,†a process that required a great deal of research before purchasing the equipment. “We probably went to 75 shops to see the machinery at work,†he said, adding that he visited shops in New York, New Jersey and Florida.