Spaulding Fabricators Inc. of Brick, NJ, evolved into a productive stone business by learning through experience and other industry members.

GranQuartz introduces the new Manzelli Exential economy vacuum lifter line from Liftstyle.

Let’s face it - even in good times, it was tough to really get a firm handle on the growth (or, unfortunately, the decline) of the U.S. stone industry.

With fabrication shops working on tighter margins than ever before, many shop managers and owners are eliminating unnecessary cost by increasing efficiency. Recently, I conducted a roundtable on increasing shop efficiency with members of the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA), which can be found on page 62 of this issue.