Natural Stone News
 
Vol. II, No. II

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FEB 2008 
MARBLEX NEWS
 
RESELLER PROGRAM LAUNCHED
 
MARBLEX has officially launched its Professional Reseller Program, designed for kitchen and bath dealers and high-end remodeling companies. The program is for those clients who have a showroom and a reasonable volume of kitchens, bathrooms, and other related projects.  MARBLEX has designed this program to serve its client base in the best way possible, and to allow their clients to provide the highest level of knowledge and performance to their respective customers. 

 

The program has many elements to make it appealing including custom sample displays, comprehensive reseller training, a showroom surfacing program, and other components.          

 

If you would like to find out more about the MARBLEX Professional Reseller Program, please contact Tuba Omur at tuba@marblexinc.com.
 


FEBRUARY 28th IS CAMBRIA DAY 

 
Cambria Day is an annual event, held at MARBLEX, to provide industry professionals with all the knowledge they need to know about natural quartz surfaces, made by Cambria.
 
The event is designed to be informative and educational.  Come network, meet factory representatives, and enjoy cheese and wine. It is open to all industry professionals.
 
The free event is to be held on Thursday, February 28th, at MARBLEX's headquarters from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. To RSVP for the event, please email blair@marblexinc.com before February 26th.  
on closeout materials.

Remnants

REMNANTS GALORE
 

Are you looking for that specific piece of material, but do not need an entire slab? Remnants are usually the solution.  The problem has been finding the right piece without great effort.

 

MARBLEX has solved this problem by relocating most of its remant inventory in a safe, easy-to-access environment. Now you and your clients can easily peruse a myraid of materials to find that perfect piece. The inventory has also been digitized, allowing your representative to easily email photos of specific remnants to you.

 
In addition, we have drastically lowered the prices of these pieces, making it very cost-effective for you and your clients.
 

STONE OF THE MONTH

Black Marinace
 
All we can say is WOW!
 
It is hard to believe Mother Nature makes this stone. Black Marinace is a meta-morphic stone, classified as a metaconglomerate.
 
It is formed from sedi-mentary rocks, rounded by millions of years in a water source, and then trans-formed through heat and pressure, to create this amazing stone. Estimated age is 2 billion years old.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

Capital Structures offers  turnkey services for both residential and commercial projects in the Mid-Atlantic.
 
MARBLEX recently completed another whole-house project including kitchen, butler's pantry, and several bathrooms for a new home in Great Falls, VA. 
 
 
Black Marinace
 
Black Marinace
 
A recent project by
CS & MARBLEX

STONETECH 

Recently, a customer inquired about a product called "permanent sealers." This topic is a proverbial can of worms. While there is technically no such thing, there are catalyzing epoxies which can be applied to the stone to create a permanent barrier against stains. These sealers can be tricky to apply, expensive, may change the appearance of the stone, and often they do not work as well as advertised.
 
A much better approach to this need, is to use a stone that has been "resinated." Resination is a factory-applied process where an epoxy resin is applied to a stone under heat and a vacuum.  The resin is drawn very deep into the stone, through its pores. When dry, it is repolished, leaving a barrier like armor and a fantastic polish.
 
Resinating is not a cheap process. The best materials are resinated only in Italy, regardless of their origin. Also, the best finishes are a result of machine application, not the usual hand application process. Generally, the resin will prevent staining and any other type of damage, as well as structurally strengthening the stone.
 
Despite the fact that resinated stones are almost completely impervious to staining, MARBLEX still recommends the use of a silcon-based sealer as an added layer of protection.  More than 90% of MARBLEX's granite inventory is resinated.
 

COX Digital Cable Subscribers: See the MARBLEX corporate video on the new Contractors.com video on demand channel at channel 631.

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