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“Additionally, the flooring and cabinet companies that also went into granite, are now able to take market share, because customers are coming in to take advantage of one stop shopping. I did not want to do that, because it would have been next to impossible to tap into the labor pool and get that many people who could specialize in that kind of stuff, and nearly impossi- ble to grow. So we simply looked at where the void was, and saw the need for high production.
“To summarize, in this business, in this area, we are not going to get paid more for what we are doing, and we are just going to have to produce more. Sambor Stone has the system for doing that, but these days it is difficult to find labor, so I’ve made the decision to go into an even larger-style production model for two reasons. The first is to give my people job security, and the sec- ond is that it’s a natural recruiting tool for us, because we have more to offer higher quality talent than our competitors. We are going to be putting in more equipment, and are looking at a CMS Brembana, and if we can buy it, we will be the
first in the country to have one.” As for Jonathon’s parents, Margaret and Jan, they still play an active in the company, noted Jonathon, adding, “They are still
in the shop, sometimes driving me nuts! But I know they enjoyed the recent SFA event. Even while play- ing host, it gave us all the chance to reconnect with a lot of people
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Some of those relationships go back decades.”
For more information visit the website www.samborstone.com .
Luminesce quartzite bar top, installed in the Hyde Park, Chicago location of the five-star Sophy Hotel – also pictured on page 1.
Quartz kitchen with full-height backsplash defines Sambor Stone’s work: modern, functional and elegant.