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July 2009

Welcome to the Stone Industry News.

Your online source for the latest news of the stone and tile industry.

We are the independent trade publication covering the news of the stone and tile industry. For stone and tile industry news, suppliers of marble, granite, natural or engineered stone, new or used machinery sales, cemetery monument manufacturers or information on industry trade shows, look to the Stone Industry News.

Will We Fade Away?
by Francis Heck

For nearly seven years we have provided a service to the stone industry. Some have said it was a needed service because we provided timely stories and “how to” tips. We provided free classified advertising to help move surplus machinery through the industry and helped to join those looking for jobs with those that were in need of employees. This service was funded by quality advertisers with a sincere desire to serve our industry. For a little over a year I have tried to whistle while arranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship. I feel like our small business, like many other small stone businesses’, has been the victim of the greed of Wall Street, the corruption of mortgage lenders, the glut of automobiles and the high unemployment of the nation. The impact on companies manufacturing and selling capital equipment has been tremendous resulting in financial hardships for those companies and smaller advertising budgets. Practically new machinery is being sold at fire sale prices to lower operating costs of many small shops. Good employees have been laid off and many others have received pay cuts. My economics professor would say this represents a shift in employment reflecting market conditions and relating to supply and demand. It has been painful for many.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Association Of Independent Granite Fabricators Is Gaining Momentum
Coverings Awards “Best Booth” Honors
Yellow Mountain StoneWorks Unearths Pre-Ming Dynasty Limestone
LATICRETE Products For Award-Winning Mosaic Mural
Ilva And D&B Tile Impress Miami’s Mayor At Gateway To Green
Quick Drain USA Takes Gold in Best of K/BIS 2009

Protocol In Perspective: by Cleatus Claybeaugh

and much more!

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