Like any other business, stone fabricators find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to investing in new technology. On one hand, how do you spend money on advanced technology when revenue remains down. On the other, how do you effectively compete with shops that have made investments in technology?
Obviously, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, but I can tell you that a number of the fabricators I have visited in recent months have pointed to investments in stoneworking technology as beneficial in weathering the financial crisis. Two of them can be found in this issue of Stone World.