Stone World had the opportunity to talk to a couple freelance templators to understand how their business works. We spoke with Sam Azimi of Dinozio Design Digital Survey, located in Toronto, Canada, and Rodney McCurdy of Redline Templates located in Denver, CO.
This Stone of the Month is supplied by JMS Jura Marble Suppliers. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.
Stone fabricators have to handle and keep up with various materials, while at the same time maintaining a consistently superior quality of sharpness and cutting performance. Up until now, cutting different materials has always involved changing discs in order to maintain the high-quality standard.
Now more than ever, technology is playing a pertinent role in how fabricators are operating their businesses. The following digital software and templating products are some of the latest high-tech products on today’s market that are assisting in more efficient production and management.
Back in 2014, Roxanne Brown, co—owner of Alpha & Omega Stone in Belleville, NJ, was using other fabricators to do the fabrication work while she was brokering jobs to bring in business.
Using stone materials from 12 states, as well as stone fabricators in three states and two countries, the Old Parkland North Campus was built over a 24-month period
Located in Dallas, TX, the Old Parkland North Campus features variegated limestone from Indiana, extracted from an adjacent quarry to one that more than 90 years ago produced the stone for the facade of the Empire State Building.
With quality craftsmanship as a top priority, Colorado-based Gallegos Corporation has evolved as a leading masonry supplier, fabricator and installer over the last five decades
Headquartered in Vail, CO, Gallegos Corporation has been servicing the residential and commercial sector for 50 years. This year commemorates the company’s Silver Anniversary. Recently, Gary Woodworth, president and chief executive officer who has been with the company for over 25 years, shared with Stone World some of his thoughts on what has contributed to Gallegos’s success.