Stone World is excited for this year’s Fabricator of the Year competition. To further highlight our nominees and assist our followers in getting to know them a little better, we have asked each one to answer a few questions.

Using state-of-the-art equipment to expand your business.

A part-time job as a CAD programmer while in college forged a path for one young fabricator to embark on his own journey into the stone industry

Patrick Wells, CEO of the newly launched StoneLoads online stone marketplace, shares details with Stone World about how the idea for the platform was realized and what he hopes to achieve with its development.

Initiated by the Natural Stone Institute, an open discussion took place among industry members to address current issues pertaining to the stone industry

Jackie Hoffman is not only the sole woman van driver in the stone tools industry that we know of, but she is one of the top sales consultants at BB Industries. She has been in the industry for nearly two decades, and knows her way around the business as well as she knows the streets she travels every single week of the month.

Gina Gardner (Covell) is an industry veteran who has promoted leading companies and associations in the stone industry through the decades. Read about how she grew her roots in the industry, and how she is an example that out-of-the-box thinking and tenacity is a key component to achieving success.

The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) has hired Stephanie Matsko-Ensel to build marketing strategies to drive association awareness and engagement. In addition, Matsko-Ensel will develop a brand proposition for ISFA around association membership benefits.

Members of the tile, stone and flooring industries united at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centerin Las Vegas, NV, from February 1 to 3, 2022 for The International Surface Event (TISE).

 MAPEI Corp. and MAPEI Caribe Inc. have jointly donated $5,000 to the Haitian recovery effort.