The husband and wife team started out in the tile business in 1992 when Cory worked as a tile-setter, and Kristen handled accounting and administrative roles. Seven years later, the couple realized the great potential for working with both stone and tile material.
“We got into the business because as a tile company, we needed granite and marble tiles bullnosed for our jobs,†said Kristen Phillips. “Using a Levi Tunisi bullnosing machine from Italy and the hand equipment we already had, we realized that we could fabricate stone as well. So we purchased a Teco 30 saw from Italy. The developers and builders we worked for like that we installed both tile and stone, eliminating the need for two subcontractors.â€