Heritage Wood Conference Table in Black Walnut
Artisan Group’s Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network’s “Run My Renovation”Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network
The audience chose Heritage Wood in Black Walnut for the couple’s new basement office conference table. The basement goes from a junk room to an elegant fabric sample room with a striking Heritage Wood Black Walnut desk.
“This Old House” host Kevin O’Connor, plumber and HVAC specialist Richard Trethewey, TWD Surfaces Project Manager and carpenter Norm Abrams hang out at the show wrap party. Saratoga Soapstone will be featured on the show airing March 15.
"This Old House" host Kevin O'Connor, plumber and HVAC specialist Richard Trethewey, TWD Surfaces Project Manager and carpenter Norm Abrams hang out at the show wrap party. Saratoga Soapstone will be featured on the show airing March 15.
Craig Berry, (Left) Artisan Group member and owner of US Granite in Tyler, TX, earned second place at The Classic Sebring International Race in FL last week! The Berry Marble & Granite/Architectural Granite & Marble car is entering season three of its GRS racing. The car, a spec Miata, has been featured in Sportscar magazine, as well as a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) calendar. The Spec Miata class is the largest class in the SCCA across the country. Fields include 50-60 identically prepared cars and the format is a road race series, rather than an oval. “I have been on motorcycles and 4-wheelers all my life,” says Berry. “Moving to a racecar was natural.” He adds “Since 1998, I have raced open wheel cars and shifter karts and closed wheeled sportscars. I chose this series because it is one of the most competitive in the country, and that is my favorite part of driving. Of course I get excited about running my own business as well, but there is a finish line with racing.”
Go Craig!
Craig Berry, left, earns second place at the Classic Sebring International Race in Florida
Saratoga Soapstone is great for kitchen countertops, vanity tops, tub surrounds and …….keeping your drink cold!
Mike Job, Artisan Group member and good friend, passed away Christmas night in a motorcycle accident while vacationing in Mexico. Mike was the founder and president of Quality Surfaces, Inc. in Spencer, Indiana. Mike also was one of the founding members of the Artisan Group. He contributed so many ideas and so much time to our group, as well as the industry in general. He will be missed as a friend, mentor and man. (Mike Job is in front of this photo. Back L to R is Evan Kruger, Jon Lancto and Don Hinckley)
This is a quote from Mike’s good friend and Artisan member, Jon Lancto, the day he heard of Mike’s death (referring to the attached picture from a fishing trip about Mike on a day that the fish weren’t biting) “It was about spending time with friends..you can see it in our faces…of course catching a fish would have been fun too. Mike was the kind of guy that would do anything to help you out. A true friend to us all. We will all miss him.”
Thanks for the lessons and memories, Mike. Hope to see you again someday.
Mike Job (front) with his Artisan Group brothers (L to R) Evan Kruger, Jon Lancto and Don Hinckley
Here is TWD Surfaces on the set of the TV show! Look for Saratoga Soapstone in an upcoming episode! 
Artisan Group member TWD Surfaces measuring what will be Saratoga Soapstone countertops in the “This Old House” TV show Barrington House project.
Check out Saratoga Soapstone on DIY Network’s “House Crashers.” Evan Kruger and the Solidtops crew in Easton, MD fabricated and installed the soapstone bar top with eight taps and the outdoor countertop.
FLOFORM Countertops showroom, complete with fireplace, comfy seating and internet work stations.
Artisan Stone Collection prominently displayed at the new Portland and Spokane FLOFORM Countertops showrooms
“The initiative behind FLOFORM’s new showrooms was to create an atmosphere that reduces the inevitable stresses that are associated with remodelling, by offering solutions to ensure comfort, convenience, and control,” says FLOFORM President & C.E.O. Ted Sherritt.
The showrooms are open to consumers, designers, builders and architects. For more information on the new showrooms, visit 9220 SW Nimbus Ave, Bldg C, Beaverton, OR 97008, 5320 E Sprague Ave Suite 400, Spokane Valley, WA 99212 or www.floform.com. FLOFORM has locations in Winnipeg, Regina, Victoria, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Kelowna, and Vancouver, as well as U.S. showrooms in Seattle, WA, Spokane and Portland.
Artisan Group™ Countertop Fabricators Raised $32,000 to help Homes for Our Troops build homes for injured veterans
Countertop group hosted first annual yard sale, Counters For A Cause
Artisan Group Executive Director Chad Seiders presents a donation from the Artisan Group's Counters For a Cause granite sale and fundraiser to Marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio, a Homes For Our Troops representative and marine who recently received a home from the organization.
Artisan Group Executive Director Chad Seiders recently presented the check to Marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio, a Homes For Our Troops representative and marine who recently received a home from the organization.
“These marines have given their blood, sweat, tears and in some cases part of themselves to defend our rights and freedoms in this country,” says Chad Seiders, Artisan Group Executive Director. “It is a privilege to give something back to them.”
“Homes for Our Troops appreciates the fundraising efforts of the Artisan Group,” says John Gonsalves, President and Founder of Homes For Our Troops. “Because of the support from patriotic companies across the nation, we are able to restore freedom and independence back to our severely injured veterans through the gift of a specially adapted home.”
Artisan Group members who participated in this Counters For A Cause sale and/or contributed include: Surface Products, Duracite , Block Tops, Front Range Stone, Atlanta Kitchen, Top Master, Solid Tops, Consolidated Kitchens & Fireplaces, Rocky Mountain Stone, Creative Countertops, RockStone Store, US Granite, Trindco, Artistic Counters, Innovative Surfaces and FLOFORM Countertops.
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