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Record Numbers of Guests Attend Inside Intermac Event
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Industry Startup Stone Services Group Directs National Rollout of
Hot Sauce Software System Ignite Consulting Group Taps SSG to Bring a Revolutionary
TProduct to Countertop Fabricator Shops of All Sizes
he newly formed customer interaction and Stone Services purchase. It also includes Group (SSG) is more than 50 unique, up-
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The guest list for the recent Fall Inside Intermac event in Charlotte, North Carolina indicates that interest in ceramics countertops continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The event set an attendance record for the educational sessions Intermac offers each year. The attendees who participated in the event were highly impressed by the level of knowledge, technology and enthusiasm they were exposed to last October.
According to Michele Ragno, Vice President of Sales, Stone Division for Intermac America, “Inside Intermac was such a suc- cess this year because we gave the event a strong
educational focus. The va- riety of seminars hosted by industry leaders gave our attendees an opportunity to learn about topics that are essential to growing their businesses. Without a doubt, the most successful part of the event was our ce- ramic day, a huge hit within our industry and customer base. The agenda was filled with need-to-know
information for companies that have an eye on expand- ing their capabilities now or in the future.”
Guest presenters on the first day included Mark Meriaux, Accreditation and Technical Manager for the Natural Stone Institute, Intermac Finance Manager Stan Ragley and Peter Hauser, Sales Manager Diamut North America.
The following day was Ceramic Day, featuring a series of sessions designed to help guests evaluate the opportunities in new ce- ramic trends. Guests ea- gerly listened to presenter Ron Hannah with Cadenza Granite and Marble, an early adopter of ceramic technology, and learned from Todd Ward, EVP of National Accounts for Stonepeak Ceramics, a pio- neering porcelain producer that integrated the produc- tion of large porcelain slabs into their Tennessee plant in 2018.
Tenax USA added to the experience of Ceramic Day by demonstrating the inher- ent value of using top of the line ceramics adhesives onto final products.
The overall take-away from the event? That any size fabricator can get help to adopt innovative auto- mation that will speed pro- duction, save labor costs, increase productivity and help them conquer new markets.
For more information, please email marketing@ intermacamerica.com or call 704-357-3131.
Design & Construction Week®
This month In Las Vegas, DCW (Design & Construction Week®) fea- tures the co-location of the NAHB International Builders Show® (IBS) and NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show®(KBIS).
In 2020, this synchroni- zation of tradeshows and markets will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 21-23. The sev- enth annual DCW will bring together 95,000+ design and construction
professionals in the larg- est annual gathering of the residential design and construction industry.
Natural Stone Institute members receive spe- cial discounts to explore the exhibit floors of both shows — a combined total of 2,000 plus exhibits.
Register by January 18 and you can still receive the regular price discount ($125). Register online for your DCW expo pass at designandconstruction week.com .
excited to announce its immediate engagement with Ignite Consulting Group (ICG) to sell and market ICG’s industry-specific selling software, Hot Sauce. SSG is a fabricator-focused services company that part- ners with countertop fabrica- tors to implement new tools and processes that grow sales and increase profits.
SSG was formed when industry experts came together to identify the unique needs of counter- top fabricators. SSG is led by Rich Katzmann, for- mer President of Laser Products Industries; Kyle
Welker, General Manager of Precision Measuring & Training (PMT); and four other individuals who offer more than 50 years of indus- try experience in operations, customer service/sales, templating, scheduling, and programming.
ICG, designer and de- veloper of Hot Sauce, the comprehensive, easy-to-use software system that can boost profit immediately, has partnered with SSG to officially launch its revo- lutionary product. The sys- tem is entirely turnkey with pre-set software built for
sell items collected over the years to immediately add profit. In fact, more than 75 percent of the items in the collection have no cost of goods and generate pure earnings.
“SSG’s launch is already at fever pitch,” explains SSG’s Katzmann. “Not only have we launched a much requested and entirely unique business services company in the stone indus- try, our first client, ICG’s Geoffrey Gran, is a true leader and innovator. We are thrilled to partner with him, and sell and market his Hot Sauce software.”
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