Last month, I attended a session of the Marble Institute of America/Stone World education series in Boston, MA, where I also moderated a Fabricator Forum. We have been doing these educational sessions in various formats since 2005, which means we have seen them take place in a broad spectrum of climates -- from the greatness of five years ago to the depths of two years ago. In the weeks leading up to this event, I had been hearing some very positive feedback from fabricators in the New England region as well as other parts of North America, which led me to lead off the forum with some questions on the economy. By nature, stone fabricators have historically been a very candid group, and the 40 or so professionals in Boston were no exception.
They discussed their issues with a panel of speakers that included: