When It Comes To Fabricating Countertops—Precision Counts!
For those of you out there that follow my blog, you may recall my last post, “Let’s Get It Right The First Time!” Well—I wanted to share a few photo’s of a recent job we fabricated and installed doing just that. This particular job included a large island fabricated from Desert Limestone Caesarstone and included angles, curve work, and mitered edges to achieve a 6 cm thickness.
Following are a few photo’s:
Prep work
Prep work
Prep work for edge lamination
Seaming the sink area in the island
Installed island
Installed island
If you are looking for a fabricator to fabricate and install your kitchen, or other project, including those with intricate curves, angles, or mitered edges, please give us a call. Rest assured—we can handle the job.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Engineered Stone, Granite, In The Shop, Industry News on August 16th, 2010 by Barb | | 2 Comments
Granite Countertops—Let’s Get It Right The First Time!
When it comes to granite fabrication, at PGC, we cut curves, sink holes, and cut-outs, but…Not Corners! Well—we actually cut corners too, but not when it comes to quality. Our motto has always been, “Let’s get it right the first time,” which is something we are very proud of. Too many fabricators, these days, are cutting cutting corners when it comes to quality, and the unfortunate thing is that the everyday homeowner doesn’t know it. The general public, for the most part, is uneducated when it comes to stone and they are being taken in by “hack shops” offering a low price. Although many fabricators, and others in the stone industry, thought some of these hack shops would go out of business with the turn in the economy, this has not been the case.
In fact, according to, “Stay the course; don’t compete with the hacks,” an article found in the August 10, issue of Stone World eNews, by Michael Reis, “As it turned out, the hacks started to thrive in most markets. When homeowners would re-do their kitchen or bathroom, they did so with one eye on their dwindling back account, and sensible people started buying solely based on price. As a result, some amazingly bad granite work was being done.” Yikes! We know first-hand, as we’ve taken numerous calls from customers who decided to go with some cheaper fabricator, but ended up getting burned.
While we always do our best to try and educate our potential customers, as to what makes PGC different from other fabricators, unfortunately—in some instances, it is not still not enough. If you are looking for a granite fabricator for your project, you may want to check out the Hall of Shame, that shows some really poor work. Then—perhaps, you can decide for yourself, if spending a little more is worth it to you, or not.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Granite, Industry News on August 10th, 2010 by Barb | | 2 Comments
Follow Our Granite Blog Posts On Twitter…
While some of you out there may subscribe to our PGC blog posts, or see them via the PGC Facebook page, you can also find our blog links on Twitter. (Yes-we are getting very social.) If you haven’t checked us out on Twitter yet, make sure you do. Our Twitter page has a new look—very similar to our website.
Send me a Tweet and let me know what you think.
Thanks for reading and happy Tweeting!
Barb
Posted in Company, Granite, Industry News on July 29th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
2010 NARI Golf Outing A Success…
The 2010 NARI Golf Outing held yesterday, at the Prestwick Golf Course in Woodbury, MN proved to be another successful event. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for the golfers! The PGC hula hoop contest, which was set up by Green # 6 that PGC sponsored, was also a hit. Most golfers were willing to give the hula hoop a whirl, for a chance to win a prize. All in all, there were a lot of laughs and fun.
Following are a few photos I wanted to share:
To view more photos, check out the PGC facebook page.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Company, Industry News on July 16th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Practice The Art of Networking…
When it comes to sales, networking with others has always been important. Before the technological age, word of mouth, was “the way” others heard about you, your business and product. While these days, there are endless ways potential customers may hear about you, networking with others still plays an intricate role. In fact, with more competition, networking may be more important than ever.
I recently read, “ABN: Always Be Networking,” an article found in the March/April 2010 issue of Selling Power magazine, that I found interesting. According to the article, “informal networking can happen almost any time, anywhere, and savvy business professionals should put themselves in position to meet influential individuals whenever possible.”
Following are 10 Ways to maximize networking efforts I wanted to share from the article:
- Practice the art of the speedy turnaround. After meeting someone, it is a good practice to follow up with them (24 hours is ideal) with an e-mail, or hand written note, expressing how you enjoyed you conversation, etc.
- Open the lines of communication. Keep new contacts informed about your activities, promotions, sales, etc.
- Prop yourself up. Establish yourself as a person of integrity, and a professional. Share your accomplishments, and those of your company.
- Become a networking catalyst. Create opportunities for contacts to get together, whether on-line or otherwise.
- Be yourself. People are more likely to be drawn to you for who you are than someone you might pretend to be. Let your personality shine through.
- Stay attuned. Let people talk about themselves. Get to know them.
- Getting to know you Focus on the person, not just a potential customer. Relationships are huge when it comes to sales.
- You have 2 ears and 1 mouth. Listen twice as much as you speak. Ask questions to learn more about a person.
- What’s a next step? Exchange business cards, and possibily set up a lunch meeting, etc.
- Stay upbeat. Always smile and let your positivity show. Positive breeds positive!
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Industry News, Marketing on May 25th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments
