Owner Chad Briles of The Stone Shop in Ankeny, IA, has grown a successful company fairly quickly by using platforms such as Facebook to promote and get jobs
By Jason Kamery - Stone World
Chad Briles’ grandfather has been in the tile and stone industry for over 60 years, and Chad started working for him when he was 13. “Growing up, my grandfather taught me what it takes to make a successful business, and the key is honesty and quality,” said Briles. “When we started The Stone Shop, we drove to Kentucky and bought an old Sawing System bridge saw and a 1964 fork lift and brought it up here and started in a single-car garage. We worked night and day to build a brand that would define the granite industry. We specialize in pushing the limit with stone and creating things that define the stone industry.”
Three short years later, The Stone Shop — located in Ankeny, IA — is quickly growing market share and has become one of the premier fabricators in the state of Iowa. “We have had to learn a lot of things the hard way, but we have been very blessed to be surrounded by a talented team and my family,” said Briles. “My grandfather and father-in-law came out of retirement to help me build what we have today. We are a family business built on the core values that my grandfather taught me over 16 years ago. We do our best to treat every one of our customers and employees as just another member of the family.”
By Jason Kamery - Stone World
Chad Briles’ grandfather has been in the tile and stone industry for over 60 years, and Chad started working for him when he was 13. “Growing up, my grandfather taught me what it takes to make a successful business, and the key is honesty and quality,” said Briles. “When we started The Stone Shop, we drove to Kentucky and bought an old Sawing System bridge saw and a 1964 fork lift and brought it up here and started in a single-car garage. We worked night and day to build a brand that would define the granite industry. We specialize in pushing the limit with stone and creating things that define the stone industry.”
Three short years later, The Stone Shop — located in Ankeny, IA — is quickly growing market share and has become one of the premier fabricators in the state of Iowa. “We have had to learn a lot of things the hard way, but we have been very blessed to be surrounded by a talented team and my family,” said Briles. “My grandfather and father-in-law came out of retirement to help me build what we have today. We are a family business built on the core values that my grandfather taught me over 16 years ago. We do our best to treat every one of our customers and employees as just another member of the family.”
Recently, the shop purchased all brand new Breton machinery,
including the new 5-axis Combicut, the CNC Counterbreton NC300 K40 Robocup and
the Easyedge vertical edge polisher. “Going from a complete hand shop to a
complete digital shop in four months has had its challenges, but Breton’s
customer service has been top notch,” said Briles, adding they buy all their
CNC tooling from Regent Stone Products of Virginia Beach, VA.
“We are very
analytical, we analyze everything to see what gets the best production versus
dollars versus life of the tool. When we started, we did a lot of straight
polish edges.
I would say 70% of our basic work is straight polish edge, aside
from our custom work. We get about four weeks of life out of the Marmo Tool and
around 7,000 to 8,000 linear feet running about 300 inches a minute. I was very
doubtful, but Scott at Regent Products is very knowledgeable, and they stand
behind their products.”
The Stone Shop
Ankeny, IA
Ankeny, IA
Type of work: residential, retail and high-end custom
building
Machinery:
- a 5-axis Combicut,
- a CNC Counterbreton NC300 K40
Robocup router
- a Easyedge vertical edge polisher
all from Breton of
Italy;
CNC tooling from Regent Stone Products of Virginia Beach, VA; a 2D3D and
LT-55 digital templating systems from Laser Products of Romeoville, IL
Number of team members: 31
Production rate: 35 kitchens a week, with the minimum
kitchen size being 30 to 40 square feet.
Thanks to Stone World.
Bye-bye
Sergio Prior
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