Stone Fabricators has steadily grown its business by concentrating on being a source of high-quality custom work and strengthening long-term relationships with builders, designers and homeowners.
Armina Stone founder Emre Basman shares insight into his company’s path for growth and his philosophy of upholding a high-quality standard for producing superior stone products.
Fabricator’s Choice, a primary source for stone surface manufacturing equipment and digital integration, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a value-packed event designed to deliver valuable ways to remain profitable and grow through these demanding times. The company wants serious fabricators, both start-up and long-established countertop manufacturers, to have a Fab Choice Experience -- promising fresh ways to win new customers and more profitable jobs. The event will be held on Thursday and Friday, September 11 and 12, 2025, at Fabricator’s Choice’s facility, 9850 Hemingway Ave. S. in Cottage Grove, MN.
Fewer than four years ago, Glenn Kross was running a 10,000-square-foot shop called That Granite Place. Today, he oversees Coastal Stone Group, an umbrella for two fast-growing operations that now ship custom and stock countertops nationwide – operating out of an 85,000-square-foot facility in Greenwood, DE.
From weddings and fashion design to stone fabrication, Corri Melling’s diverse background, enthusiasm to learn and desire to be a part of a community has helped propel her to the successful woman she is today.
Laura Grandlienard, owner of ROCKin’teriors in Raleigh, NC, was awarded Stone World’s 2024 Fabricator of the Year Award at a ceremony on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 during The International Surface Event (tise), which took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Grandlienard was among six nominees for the award, which was presented among a group of her peers.