AUSTIN, TX -- April marks the 10th anniversary of Pacific Shore Stones, a nationwide importer and wholesaler of exotic natural stones, founded in Los Angeles, CA, in 2004. Since then, the company has grown to its current size of 13 locations and spread from California across the central and eastern regions of the U.S. With the newest location in Charleston, SC, the company now stretches from coast to coast. Opened in Los Angeles in 2004- and quickly established as a flourishing business, the owners made the decision to expand into the Texas market in 2006, opening first in Austin and then in San Antonio the following year. In 2008 a new location opened in Bakersfield, CA, followed later that year by Oklahoma City, OK. Rapid growth in this market enabled the company to continue expanding in this region, opening Tulsa, OK, in 2009.
In 2010, the company opened additional Pacific Shore Stones locations in Little Rock, AR, and Arroyo Grande on the California coast. The next year, 2011, was a year of exponential growth and resulted in four new locations - two in California in Fresno and Oxnard, one in Memphis, TN, and one in Birmingham, AL. This year also saw the company start selling fabrication tools in the Oklahoma market, and enter the engineered stone market through a partnership with Compac Quartz. Last year, Charleston, SC, became the thirteenth location through an acquisition, and the company is now able to serve more areas on the east coast. Also in 2013, a new engineered stone partnership with Caesarstone, enabling Pacific Shore Stones to offer more variety and further choices for their customer base.