The Artisan Group, one of North America’s leading network of stone fabricators, held its momentous 10th annual tradeshow and meeting in Austin, TX, last month.
This year, Stone World celebrates its 35th anniversary. And while the magazine itself has evolved through the decades, the stone industry at large has also experienced change and growth, as well as some hardships over time.
Established more than a decade ago, the Artisan Group has formed an allegiance to practice best safety practices and ensure quality products to their customers
October 15, 2018
What started 11 years ago as The Granite Buyer’s Club with a few top-tier fabricators that shared a collective enthusiasm of the outdoors has since evolved into the Artisan Group.
The 7th Annual Artisan Group Meeting & Industry showcase was again held at Architectural Stone Group’s headquarters in Austin, TX. The meeting showcased the group’s three newest members: Lakeside Surfaces, Summit Stoneworks and True Blue Granite.
Artisan Group welcomes new members Summit Stone Works in Buda, TX, and True Blue in San Antonio and Austin, as well as welcoming back previous member Lakeside Surfaces Inc. based in Western Michigan, making the group of independent countertop fabricators nearly 35 strong.
Members of Artisan Group recently toured fellow member shop KG Stevens with tour guide Fabricator’s Choice, to see the latest machinery and shop layout efficiency.
Surface fabricator, FLOFORM Countertops Ltd., is the first fabricator in Canada to achieve the prestigious status of one of the 50 Best-Managed Companies in Canada.
Artisan Group countertop fabricators across America raised $32,000 at the group’s first national granite yard sale, “Counters For A Cause,” to help Homes for Our Troops build specially-adapted homes for veterans.