Efe Stone originated in Denizli was founded in 1983 by Ahmet Efe to supply building materials. Until 1999 she made a respectable place for herself in domestic market by providing such as ceramics, cements and bricks etc.
Two flagging stone quarries were incorporated in this progressive company. The quarry of yellow-brown-grey one has a capacity of 600 mt/month and the black one has 750 mt/month. The materials of these quarries are used as flagging, building and grave stones. Recently she has made noticeable steps to extend her entity by adding other decorative natural stones. After accomplishing the success in national boundary she is now striving to be a well-known brand in international market.
Dreamstone is an Industrial company offers to the market a wide range of high quality Natural Stones.
The proper Quarries of Egyptian (Marble, Lime Stone and Travertine), the advanced production facilities and Technologies, Finally the Modern Management and the knowhow of well trained staff – All those elements allow Dreamstone to offer an integrated production from the marble Blocks, Slabs and Tiles to the most accurate Special and artistically Works.
From the very early stage of establishing Dreamstone, we adopted a business philosophy aims to satisfy and exceed our customers expectations in the Global market by providing value that services their needs, improving the standard and quality of life, with a great respect to the ambient.
MIA0618: 17th November 2006: The Marble Institute of America (MIA) Proudly Announces the Winners of the MIA Advertising Awards: Eight outstanding Natural Stone Projects Honored by the World’s Leading Association in the National Stone Industry
Eight Rocky Awards and seven Rocky Certificates were awarded by the Marble Institute of America following the judging for the second annual MIA Advertising Awards competition. This year’s competition was sponsored by Salem Stone of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The winners were honored at MIA’s annual Awards Luncheon in Las Vegas, NV on November 10, during StonExpo.
“When MIA and sponsor, Salem Stone, launched the awards program in 2005, there were two goals,” said Gary Distelhorst, executive vice president of MIA. “First, of course, was to recognize the best advertising and collateral material produced by MIA companies around the world, and second, was to raise the overall quality of advertising and promotion in the industry. Both goals are being achieved.”
Top finishers in each category received a coveted Rocky Award, designed especially for the MIA competition. Other notable category entries were awarded handsome Rocky certificates.
Serving as judges this year were Stephanie Hurt, Liggett Stashower; Kathleen R. Knapik, Liggett Stashower; and Susan Myers, Clear Blue Sky Design.
The 2006 MIA Advertising Awards competition recognizes the best advertising created by MIA members and is sponsored by Salem Stone of Winston-Salem, NC. The winners as chosen by a panel of advertising and graphic design professionals are:
Print Advertising: Newspaper - Black & White
Rocky Award: Mystic Granite & Marble, Orlando, FL
Print Advertising: Magazine - Color
Rocky Award: Rock of Ages, Barre, VT
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Cactus Stone, Phoenix, AZ
Collateral Material: Brochure
Rocky Award: déBros Marble Works, Ashbourne County, Meath Ireland
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Rock of Ages, Barre, VT
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Luck Stone Corporation, Richmond, VA
Collateral Material: Poster
Rocky Award: Cactus Stone, Phoenix, AZ
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Cactus Stone, Phoenix, AZ
Collateral Mail: Direct Mail Piece or Campaign
Rocky Award: Luck Stone Corporation, Richmond, VA
Rocky Certificate of Merit: G & L Marble, Inc., Norcross, GA
New in 2006 was a category designated to honor website design, functionality and the promotion of natural stone on the web. The winners in the website design are:
Web Site: Business to Business
Rocky: KEPCO+, Salt Lake City, UT
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Rock of Ages, Barre, VT
Rocky - Special Award for Creative Design: Cactus Stone, Phoenix, AZ
Web Site: Business to Consumer
Rocky Award: Luck Stone Corporation, Richmond, VA
Rocky Certificate of Merit: Hartzstone, Sandy Hook, CT
The Rocky Awards and Certificates were awarded on November 10, 2006. To watch the actual award presentations please go to http://www.marble-institute.com/awards/
For information contact MIA at 440-250-9222 or visit http://www.marble-institute.com/
MIA0617: 17th November 2006: Marble Institute of America Announces Winners of the 2006 Pinnacle Awards Competition: Eight outstanding Natural Stone Projects Honored by the World’s Leading Association in the National Stone Industry
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) today announced the winners of its prestigious 2006 Pinnacle Awards competition, which recognizes excellence in commercial, residential, and restoration of natural stone projects worldwide.
The Pinnacle Awards honor projects that demonstrate exceptional beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and craftsmanship in the use of granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and other natural stones. The competition is open to MIA members around the world.
The winners were announced at the MIA’s Annual Awards Luncheon in Las Vegas on November 10, 2006, during StonExpo.
Serving as judges for the competition were two Albuquerque, NM architects, Mark D. Rohde and Jon Anderson; Scott Lardner, president of Rocky Mountain Stone Company and past president of MIA; and Chuck Muehlbauer, technical director of MIA.
The 2006 Pinnacle Awards winners are:
Commercial Interior Award of Excellence to Dan J. Sheehan Company of Savannah, Georgia for Telfair Museum’s Center for the Arts. The Dan J. Sheehan Company also received an Award of Merit for the exterior of the project.
Commercial Exterior Award of Excellence to Carnevale and Lohr of Bell Gardens, California, for the new construction of the Getty Villa, in Malibu, California.
Restoration Award of Excellence to Rugo Stone of Lorton, Virginia for Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Potomac Falls, Virginia.
Rugo Stone also won two Awards of Merit. The firm was honored in the Commercial Interior category for its stone work on the Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center, a new Jewish chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy, and in the Commercial Exterior category for the Divinity School addition at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Two Awards of Merit were presented in the category of kitchens and baths. Millennium Marble and Tile of Pembroke, Florida was selected for their work on a kitchen in a Boca Raton, Florida home. Walker Zanger received an award for a unique bathroom application of natural stone in a show house in New York City, which highlights the best in interior design as a fund-raising initiative for the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club.
To view a copy of the 2006 Pinnacle Awards brochure which depicts the winning entries, or to see the actual awards presentation please go to http://www.marble-institute.com/awards/
MIA0616: 13th November 2006: Palmyra, Virginia Woman Receives the MIA Natural Stone Scholarship Award: The Marble Institute of America, Inc. (MIA) announced the winner of its Natural Stone Scholarship Award – Rachel Crickenberger, stone consultant for CogswellStone of Palmyra, Virginia.
Ms. Crickenberger’s selection was based on a 500-word essay explaining her commitment to the natural stone industry and why she desires to continue with her career in the industry. Her entry was also accompanied by a letter of recommendation from her employer.
The education scholarship covers travel expenses to StonExpo 2006, November 9-11, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the natural stone industry’s premier exhibition and educational event. “CogswellStone has led me to become the knowledgeable and friendly dimensional stone consultant that the company entrust to take care of their clients,” Ms. Crickenberger said. “The completed dimensional stone sales process is my commitment to the natural stone industry. My hope is to continue to inform myself of any new information available about dimensional stone. This will be essential to my career.”
In a letter of recommendation, Rachel’s manager stated that “Rachel has put in a lot of time that other sale people don’t care to do, which is why she is an asset to our company. It is this commitment that makes me think she would be an excellent candidate for the MIA scholarship.”
“The Marble Institute of America is excited to recognize Rachel’s commitment for the natural stone industry,” stated Gary Distelhorst, executive vice president of MIA. “The intent of the MIA Natural Stone Scholarship Award is to provide educational opportunities for aspiring natural stone professionals, and the opportunity to expand one’s knowledge.”
Ms. Crickenberger was recognized at the MIA Awards luncheon in Las Vegas on November 10, 2006.
MIA0615: 8th November 2006: BERNARD J. POLAK RECEIVES MIA AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Bernard(Bernie) J. Polak, a veteran of more than 50 years in the natural stone business, has been awarded the 2006 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
Polak will accept the award at the annual MIA Awards Luncheon while in attendance at StonExpo, the MIA sponsored stone industry trade show on November 10, 2006.
Bernie Polak started in the stone industry in 1955 as a 20 year old marble finisher. Over the years, Polak says there is almost nothing involving marble and granite that he has not done.
In 1977, when the owner of the Denver Mantle and Tile Company, his long time employer, decided to retire, Polak took over the reigns as its proprietor and renamed the firm, the Denver Marble Company. Polak has worked with architects, designers, and contractors to create some of Denver’s most memorable structures, including the Denver Airport, the Denver Art Museum, the United Bank Building, and many others. The company is also renowned for its residential work in the resort areas of Colorado, and high-end residential projects in Wyoming, Montana, and Ohio.
Polak and Denver Marble joined MIA in 1982 and 10 years later became its president. Polak generously shared his love and knowledge of the stone business with many others, including several persons who now operate their own successful stone businesses. His sons, Mark, Greg, and Scott are now involved in the Denver Marble Company.
Polak is the fourth recipient of the Migliore Award, established in honor of the late Vincent R. Migliore, MIA’s long time technical director. Migliore received the award posthumously in 2003. The 2004 award went to Joe Kapcheck of J. Kapcheck and Company, and Malcolm Cohen of Domestic Marble and Miller Druck Specialty Contracting of New York received the award last year.
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