As the year begins to wind down, I reflect on everywhere I have been and conversations I have had over the past 11 months. The common denominator that surfaces throughout is that people are positive because the industry seems to be thriving. It seems that 2015 has been a good year for many fabricators, as well as manufacturers of machinery, tooling and accessories, and stone suppliers.
As you know, every edition of Stone Worldincludes at least one fabricator case study, and it seemed that many of the companies we covered this year talked about new equipment purchases and an increase in production. Also, others we had contacted asked us to wait on an article because they were in the process of expanding — whether increasing the size of their facility or investing in new machinery.