Sponsors
The Sponsors of DESIGNING WITH STONE 2022, who will be participating with us all week, are:
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Founded in the United States in 1983, MAPEI Corporation is the American continuation of the multinational company MAPEI Group, which has been headquartered in Milan, Italy, for 80+ years. MAPEI Caribe Inc. was founded in Puerto Rico in 1999, extending the company’s reach throughout the Caribbean.
Mike Granatowski Director, Architectural and Commercial Projects, Mapei Mike Granatowski is the National Architectural Manager for MAPEI and has been employed with MAPEI for 17 years. Mike has been working within the flooring industry for more than 40 years. He has specialized in tile and stone installation systems, where he has been involved with installation, distribution and sales, focusing on design professionals. During his tenure at Mapei, Mike has done presentations on systems installations to major architectural firms, national accounts, and at major trade shows throughout the United States, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil. Mike is a graduate of the University of Arizona, is an active member in CSI (Construction Specification Institute), and is an avid road cyclist. For more information contact:
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PICCO is proud of our 30-year legacy for delivering quality services to our global customers and partners. We honour them by promising to continue our leadership in stone, structures, and residential engineering with new initiatives into 2022. We will focus on making the connection between education, people, and the impactful creative experiences that define our relationships with all of you. Growing our technology capability even more, sharing our communication excellence and endeavouring to support sustainable businesses and practices—will fulfill our purpose for ‘Shaping Progress’ at PICCO.
Mike Picco Mike is the driving force behind PICCO ENGINEERING's continued success, with more than 25 years experience in stone consulting and structural engineering. Mike remains active in project sponsorship and is a much sought-after speaker and subject-matter expert on stone cladding and anchoring systems. Mike earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster University and is licensed in various jurisdictions. In 2017 he was honoured with the McMaster University Top 150 Alumni. He is an active member of the Ontario Home Builders Association, a safety consultant for the Residential Framing Contractors Association of Metropolitan Toronto and vicinity, an member of the Canadian Standard Association technical committee on Masonry Design S304.1, and Consultant to The Terrazzo Tile and Marble Association of Canada, serving on their Dimension Stone Guide committee. He served as the President of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) , and was awarded Person of the Year for 2021. For more information contact:
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Ghirardi Stone Contractors
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Stefano Ghirardi
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Campolonghi Group
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Ghirardi offers its international customers an in-house team composed by thirty resources and a trusted network of Italian and international collaborators (in terms of completion reports and installers, for example) created over the course of 80 years of corporate activity.
Its in-house team and the external collaborators allow Ghirardi to be the first and only Italian stone contractor and to perform each operating phase of natural stone architectural and art projects: from design consultation for the best use of stones and technology to the executive design, with the support of technical calculations and rendering; from the feasibility study for special works and patented systems to the installation with technical assistance all across the world. For more information Contact:
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Providing works of the highest quality is Campolonghi Group’s pride and privilege. Since the company was founded in 1960, Campolonghi has combined skill and tradition with the latest machinery, investing in mining the quarries, as well as exclusive equipment and new production technologies, to become the point of reference on the international market of quality stone products.
From the smallest job to the most ambitious and bold project, Campolonghi always works with the highest accuracy and precision to satisfy the technical, aesthetic and economic expectations of every customer who relies on our experience and professionalism. For more information contact:
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Progetto Arte Poli
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Maestro Albano Poli
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LSI Stone - Portugal
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Regina Vitorio
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THE RENAISSANCE IN OPERA. Progetto Arte Poli is a laboratory inspired by Renaissance workshops, where still today, as in the past, different techniques coexist and intertwine for the creation of unique works. From artistic glass to mosaic, from fresco to sculpture, from wrought iron to restoration, each process is the result of the skill of master craftsmen and artists, designers and technicians. Visiting the laboratory is an extraordinary experience, a small journey through time. Here you can discover ancient values that remain unsurpassed in the field of art processing: manual skill, dedication and patience, passion.
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Established in 1999, LSI Stone first started as INOVOPEDRA, when Regina Vitório and Pedro Vazão joined forces to combine their families’ inheritance and years of experience in this sector.
With a well-kept and nurtured know-how gathered throughout the years, LSI Stone started its growth built on the tradition, deep stone understanding and on smart and structural investments. With a high purity grade, LSI limestones are extracted from the best Estremadura quarries, located in the most important limestone repository in Portugal. “Our stone quality is unmatched”, assures Regina while explaining that “turning stone into artwork” is an exciting yet arduous always evolving activity that demands a “continuous investment in technology and solutions”. For more information contact:
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Grassi Pietre
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Daltile Corporation
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•GRASSI PIETRE:
•Pietro Grassi started the cultivation of the Nanto quarry together with his sons Vittorio, Achille, Silvio and Luciano in 1850, with its production mainly dedicated to the nearby building sites. •Thanks to the support of the whole family, the Grassi Pietre company gradually became a stone supplier for important buildings in Vicenza, Padua and Verona. •After the 1950s, the Vicenza stone became widely used worldwide, mainly because of its historical architectural references, since it has been used by Donatello during the Renaissance for the St. Anthony Cathedral bas-relief sculptures, and by Andrea Palladio for his Venetian Villas, a worldwide acknowledged symbol of Italian architecture. •The company is still run by the Grassi family, in its historical headquarters in Nanto (Vicenza – Italy), and passionately continue taking on the new challenges posed by the global market, collaborating with Architects, Designers, Developers, Contractors and Private clients worldwide. |
DALTILE Corporation
Daltile and Stone is the country's leading manufacturer and distributor of ceramic tile, porcelain tile & natural stone. Built on a tradition of outstanding design, quality, and service, for 75 years we have set the standard for the tile and stone industry. We are committed to providing trustworthy/high quality floor tile, wall tile, stone and countertops. With our local and national team members we have been servicing LDS Projects for over 30 years; from work horse tile to custom glass mosaics, ornate stone columns and intricate stone staircases . We continue to invest in our technology and improve our processes focusing on our people, the planet and performance. If you can dream it we can assist with it! |