Author: cameron

Australia: Massive fine for stone company

Mar 1, 2022

Tasmanian firm faces $500,000 fine to pay after three of its workers came down with silicosis from dry fabrication of countertops.

Secretary, 95, on the Job at Akron Monument Company

Feb 25, 2022

Rose Schaffer, 95, a proud member of the Class of 1944, is a professional secretary who continues to use the commercial skills she developed in high school.

Slab & Sheet: February 16, 2022

Feb 16, 2022

U.S. investigating possible transshipping of Chinese-made quartz through Malaysia; Caesarstone sees $1 billion in revenues by 2025; Wyoming capitol restoration wins top Pinnacle Award.

Vandalized Headstones at Historic Black Cemetery to be Repaired

Feb 15, 2022

Salisbury, N.C., company will cover repair cost for broken headstones and monuments damaged at the historic Dixonville Cemetery.

Granite Slabs from Nebraska Take Tumble In Washington

Feb 13, 2022

A truck with a bed full of heavy granite slabs had traveled all the way from Nebraska unscathed...

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