Barre Granite Association

(* Denotes Associate Plus members)

Voting Members A - F

Voting Members L - Z

ADAMS GRANITE COMPANY, INC.

Fine Art Memorials
P.O. Box 126
Pitman Road
Barre, VT 05641
Kerry Zorzi
TEL: 877-682-3267 or 802-476-5281
FAX: 802-476-3027
sales@adamsgranite.com
www.adamsgranite.com

Under the guidance of Kerry Zorzi ADAMS GRANITE COMPANY has carried on the family tradition of supplying "Fine Art Memorials" started in 1934 by Irene and Adam Podskalny and maintained by their nephew Elgio Zorzi, Kerry's father.

In 1992, a 14,000 square foot plant was built to serve an expanding customer base; by 2001 it was apparent that additional space would soon be needed. Buoyed by the growing demand, management began to study means for further expanding the company's production capabilities.

On January 11, 2002 ADAMS GRANITE COMPANY completed the purchase of a modern facility in the Wilson Industrial Park. The acquisition of this state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot manufacturing plant assures customers their need for timely deliveries and competitive prices will be met well into the future while direct control over every aspect of the production process guarantees unmatched quality.

ANDERSON FINISHING CO.

Todd D. Anderson
PO Box 425
8 Mill Street
Barre, VT 05641
802-476-8614
FAX 802-476-8408
andersgonecamping@aol.com

B&B MONUMENTAL ENGRAVERS

Specializing in Sandblast and Finish Work

Steven Bigras
25 Gable Place
Barre, VT 05641
877-479-0907/802-479-0909
FAX 802-476-3822
Golfbcc@verizon.net

Maurice "Moe", a well-known finisher, cutter and machinist founded B&B Monumental Engravers in 1968. Moe's father was also a stonecutter, which makes Steve the third generation of Bigras's to work in the Barre granite industry. Steve purchased the company from his father in 1994, the year the firm moved into its new renovated 86,000-square foot facility.

Their sandblast shop can handle pieces of granite up to 15 feet wide and 10 feet tall. This allows them to accommodate for the larger monuments that need to be engraved as well as the smaller monuments.

They use a computer to handle the majority of their drafting and stencil cutting, although some of the stencils are still done by hand or acquired from their dealers. As an added service, Steve provides his customers with his own design books. Steve estimates that the company engraves some 5,000-6,000 pieces per year for their retail customers and local manufacturers.

The success of the company, Steve says, is simple: "We offer good service, good quality, and of course, good prices."

BUTTURA & GHERARDI GRANITE ARTISANS

P.O. Box 606
Barre, VT 05641
TEL: 800-451-3252 & 802-476-6646
FAX: 800-404-9991 & 802-476-5994
Markg@graniteartisans.com
www.graniteartisans.com

COCHRAN'S INC.*

Sherman Cochran
P O Box 272
Barre VT 05641
802-479-1035 FAX 802-479-1036
sherm@cochrans-monuments.com
www.cochrans-monuments.com

Sherman and Diane Cochran are the owners of Cochran's, Inc., a multi-faceted company specializing in Barre craftsmanship and computer technology for 30 years. Customers can purchase a complete monument, any lettering and a shape-carving or laser-etching created with computer technology. COCHRAN'S MONUMENTAL DESIGNER CAD SYSTEM, a computerized stencil-cutting system, offered solely to the monument industry is used daily in their production facility. Now, we're offering 3-D Color Studio software. This software enables you to render drawings in all common granite colors. The FIRST Laser-Etching System for the monument industry was developed by Cochran's in 1995. These high-quality Laser-Etching Systems are available and can be seen in operation at 15 Blackwell Street, along with the new automatic sandblast curtain, COCHRAN'S SANDMAN. A new PSR Sandblast System, which recycles abrasive, is now available!! Cochran's business philosophy is "enhancement and advancement of the monument industry through computer technology, Barre craftsmanship and teamwork".

COLOMBO STONEWORKS, INC.

155 Boynton Street
Barre, VT 05641
Bob Plante
TEL: 800-446-1049 or 802-476-5555
FAX: 802-476-0200
Colombo@sover.net
www.colombostoneworks.com

Robert & Gwen Plante purchased Colombo Granite Company, one of the BGA's oldest members on July 1st, 1998. Bob is a Barre native and a 25 year veteran of the granite industry; Bob & Gwen operate one of Barre's top granite brokerage companies, Robert Plante Stoneworks. The merger of the two companies brings Colombo Stoneworks, Inc.'s combined work force to 17 employees.

Delivery of only the finest-quality memorials and specialized sculpture on a timely basis is a key goal of this BGA member firm. They handle a variety of granite colors and manufacture nonmonumental products, including signs and counters. Colombo Stoneworks has a 20,000 square-foot manufacturing plant and has an 11-6 diamond saw which can handle the cutting of larger pieces of stone.

This BGA member has experience working with architectural granite. They work closely with architects, designers, and builders to make sure the project is completed successfully, on time and on budget.

COLONIAL GRANITE CO., INC.

33 West Second St.
Barre, VT 05641
Clem & Scott Vaillancourt
TEL: 802-476-4800 or : 866-606-4800
FAX: 802-479-5836
Audrey@ColonialGraniteVT.com

CONSOLIDATED MEMORIALS, INC.

Robert Morton
PO Box 394
Barre, VT 05641
802-476-7542
consolidatedmem@hotmail.com

CULTURE CRAFT SANDBLAST COMPANY

PO Box 645, Lewis Street
Barre, VT 05641
Adelard "Sluggo" Benoit
TEL: 802-476-7351 or 888-447-3614
FAX: 802-476-6557
CultureCraft@aol.com

This BGA member has been in business since 1968, when Adelard Benoit Jr. and a former partner opened their shop in the former Modern Granite plant on Lewis Street. Granite has always been a part of Sluggo's life. He learned about the industry in high school and from his father Adelard Sr. who started in the trade in the 1930's.

Culture Craft is a true family run business. Judy Benoit the wife of Sluggo runs the company office. Son Brian, who joined the company in 1993, is the computer expert in the family and set up their computer system.

Culture Craft does designing, drafting and sandblasting. The company uses a CAD computer design drafting system with three employees working in that department. They have between 1000 and 1500 designs available to customers and add to that list when new designs are needed. Their drafting facility allows them to provide full-size drawings of any design and fax size drawings in 8x10 size for most designs. Their turn around time normally is two to three weeks.

Currently, they complete approximately 4000 units each year. "We are able to put more time and effort, and concentrate on our specialty," says Judy, "because we don't manufacture monuments. We only design and sandblast." We take great pride in our work.

GANDIN BROTHERS, INC.

P.O. Box 155 / River Street,
South Ryegate, VT 05069
Gaylord "Butch" Gandin
TEL: 800-433-0617 or 802-584-3521
FAX: 802-584-4053
gandinbros@pivot.net

Gandin Brothers, Inc. was established in 1912 by Louis Gandin, and Italian immigrant who was later joined in the 1920's by his brother, Tony. Tony operated the business until his death in 1969; brothers Allen and Butch (Tony's sons) became the leaders with Allen retiring as President in 1992. Butch, along with his son Tom, a third generation member, currently manage the company.

Gandin Brothers strive to maintain their place in the ever-changing granite industry by upgrading equipment and renovations, while maintaining their priorities of providing personalized attention and the highest quality product to each of its customers.

GRANITE CORPORATION OF BARRE / STONESET

A Setting, Restoration & Design Company
P.O. Box 633 , 1 Edgewood Ave.
Barre, VT 05641
Joseph B. Calcagni
TEL: 802-476-6177 FAX: 802-476-0570
graniteinc@aol.com

Joseph B. Calcagni, his wife, Mary Jean Calcagni, and their son, Joseph V. Calcagni, manage and provide the manpower and expertise to provide their customers a first-class professional job in the following areas of the granite and interment industries: creative and functional design, presentation and sale, shop drawings and patterns for placement of finished granite and all natural stone applications.

Joseph B. uses his creativity and experience of 50 years in design and sales to prepare unique solutions to his customer's needs. He and his son check all of their designs--- and those that they contract to set --- closely for structural and aesthetic integrity and detailing.

Joseph V. and his crew use state-of-the-art techniques when setting and jointing projects, which assures the longest possible bonding and structural integrity of the design.

Mary Jean methodically keeps Joseph B. and Joseph V. on schedule and within budget.

Granite Corporation of Barre guarantees their customers an extraordinary design that is well-cut and well-set. The firm services all areas served by Barre granite manufacturers and their dealers. Inquiries for design and quotations are most welcomed by phone or fax and references are available on request.

GRANITE IMPORTERS, INC.

P.O. BOX 712
16 S.Vine Street
Barre, VT 05641
Jake Colgan
TEL: 802-476-5812/ FAX: 802-476-7349
www.graniteimporters.com
granimp@sover.net

Granite Importers, Inc., is Barre's leading architectural stone manufacturer. The company specializes in granite, marble, brownstone and limestone, cubic and curved work as well as sculpture. The company provides complete job management from stone selection, acquisition, engineering, drafting, manufacturing, and finally to site delivery. This management also includes the coordination of subcontract services related to stone supply. As its name implies, Granite Importers supplies stone from all continents as jobs demand.

GRANITE INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT

P.O. Box 537, Vanetti Place
Barre, VT 05641
Jeff Martell
TEL: 800-451-3236 or 802-479-2202
FAX: 802-479-7917
www.granitevermont.com
graniteind@aol.com

A diverse granite manufacturing company, this BGA-member firm produces a wide range of memorial products and building granite and is owned by Jeff Martell and Forrest Rouelle. Sales Manager Paul Bagalio heads up a sales force which includes Rick Lacroix, Bob Winney, George Kries, Diane Clark, Becky Spooner, Nancy St. John, Jeff Martell and Forrest Rouelle. The Office Manager/Bookkeeper is Elizabeth Bean.

The range of memorial products goes from veterans markers to multi-crypt mausoleums. GIV has complete in-house drafting capability to assist the retailer to include rendering, full scale design and setting. Setting on large scale projects is done in conjunction with Granite Corporation (Joe Calcagni).

Granite Industries of Vermont is directed toward providing the monument retailer with a quality product, good service and competitive pricing. Key personnel in production and sales are highly experienced people who provide personalized customer service. While GIV produces only the finest in granite memorialization products, this firm has also provided the granite for the AT&T building in New York City and fabricated the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

HILLSIDE STONE PRODUCTS, INC.

P.O. Box 134, 37 Gable Place
Barre, VT 05641
Ed Carbonneau
TEL: 802-479-2508
FAX: 802-479-5438
www.hillsidestone.com
staff@hillsidestone.com

Ed Carbonneau established Hillside Saw Plant, Inc. in 1954 to provide quality custom wire sawing services to local granite manufacturers. Today, with the help of his son, Randy Carbonneau, plant manager, and daughter, Sarah Somerville, corporate secretary, more than half of Hillside's business is in the production of granite building products. These building products include the firm's line of custom CarbonCraft (counters, table tops, and other nonmonumental granite products).

More recently, the firm changed its corporate name to Hillside Stone Products, Inc. and also purchased the stone-working equipment of Grearson & Lane Company. Hillside's product line now includes columns, spheres and other turned products.

HUTCHINS & PERREAULT, INC.

P.O. Box 222
963 East Barre Road
East Barre, VT 05649
Richard Hutchins
TEL: 802-476-8771
FAX: 802-479-5814

JOE'S CUSTOM POLISHING & MANUFACTURING

395 Farwell Street,
Barre, VT 05641
Gerard "Jerry" Perreault, President
TEL: 800-787-4004 / 802-479-9266
FAX: 800-447-9268 or 802-479-0644
Email: gperreault@wizzard.net
www.joescustompolishing.com

Joe's Custom Polishing & Manufacturing is named after Jerry's dad, Joe Perreault who started the company in 1971. Jerry purchased the company from his dad in 1979. Joe still works around the plant along with Jerry several days a week. The polishing portion of the company accounts for 10 percent of the total business. The manufacturing of monuments is the company's mainstay.

The 4,200-square foot plant and accompanying 8,400-square foot warehouse, house three diamond saws, three polishers, one planer, two full time employees and a lot of hard work.

Jerry talks directly to his customers and personally handles the layout and oversees every order. While Jerry also tends to the bookkeeping, his wife Gala, is his trucker. She makes the deliveries and picks up stone in and around Barre.

KINFOLK MEMORIALS

P.O. Box 236, Lowery Road
East Barre, VT 05649
Norm Fournier
TEL: 800-659-1423 / 802-479-1423
FAX: 802-476-3394

Norm & Maggie Fournier operate Kinfolk Memorials in a renovated horse barn located on their 200-year-old family farm. Kinfolk Memorials consists of a 65,000-square foot facility. Maggie serves as boxer, polisher and trucker. Tad Cochran , a cutter is their sole employee. Norm handles everything that's left.

Kinfolk Memorials houses a diamond saw, a polisher and a hand polisher. Splitting of slabs is done by hand.

Product quality, hard work, dedication and pride are what this BGA member bases their success on. Each week they produce about 80 pieces.

KURJANOWICZ SCULPTURE STUDIO, LLC

George Kurjanowicz
PO Box 61
Barre, VT 05641
TEL: 802-476-4717
FAX: 802-476-5284
KSSBarreVT@aol.com
www.kurjanowiczsculpture.com

George Kurjanowicz is a native of Poland, having lived most of his adult life in the United States. He came to Barre in 1984 with his wife Grazyna, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland. After apprenticing for two and a half years with Frank Gaylord, a local Barre sculptor, George started his own Studio in 1987. Kurjanowicz Sculpture Studio is located in Websterville, Vermont at 58 Pitman Rd. While the great majority of the work done at Kurjanowicz Studio is for the manufacturers of the Barre granite industry, private commissions are also welcome. The Studio accepts all sculptural projects for both design and execution. These projects need not be confined to monuments. Fine arts and architectural projects are also accepted. While granite continues to be the main material for Kurjanowicz Studio, all stones from marble to limestone and slate have been used in past projects. Studio hours are from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

LACROSS MEMORIALS

P.O. Box 458, Boynton Road
Barre, VT 05641
Gary LaCroix
TEL: 800-451-3234 or 802-479-2526
FAX: 802-479-2211
Lacmem2@aol.com

Arthur LaCroix founded LaCross Memorials in 1939. The company has enjoyed much success over the years and continues to prosper under the current owners, Arthur's grandsons, David and Gary LaCroix.

Today, David and Gary operate this BGA member firm and have invested heavily in new milling and polishing equipment capable of producing monuments in many shapes and styles. The company has installed new equipment and computerized many of the office procedures to provide the customer with faster service and top quality memorial products from famous Barre Gray granite and several colored granites, including blue-black, black, red, pink, and mahogany.

M & W POLISHING CO.*

Waldo Mugford
P O Box 521
Barre VT 05641
802-476-8340

MEMORIAL SANDBLAST CO.*

Mike Pelkey
P O Box 582
Barre VT 05641
802-476-7086 FAX 802-476-7567

MONTPELIER GRANITE WORKS, INC.

8 Granite Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Muchelle Muretta Parker
TEL: 800-451-4513 or 802-223-2581
FAX: 802-223-0525

Founded in 1925 by Steve Mureta, Montpelier Granite Works, Inc., is now operated by his son, Joseph Mureta, his sons, Dan & Doug, and his daughters Lynda and Michelle.

Quality monuments are manufactured by the company in Barre Gray as well as many colored granites. Montpelier Granite is especially proud of its distinguished sandblast carving and lettering and hand carvings. Beautiful colored black and white etchings have become a popular attraction as well.

To stay competitive in today's market, Montpelier Granite has enhanced their production and customer service with computer drafting and stencil cutting.

NORTH BARRE GRANITE COMPANY

P.O. Box 548, Railroad Street
Barre, VT 05641
Charles Chatot
TEL: 800-227-1045 or 802-476-6624
FAX: 802-479-9148
sales@northbarregranite.com
www.northbarregranite.com

North Barre Granite Company, Inc., was established in 1895. The current owners, Charles Chatot and Judee Chatot-Travis, are the family's fourth generation to work in the stone industry. The company is a full-service facility for custom granite memorials and general stone work. Since 1896, North Barre Granite Company has specialized in elaborate, elegant, and sophisticated granite forms that encompass art while paying special attention to detail and quality. North Barre Granite Company is capable of producing intricate carving, sculpting, sign making, crematory memorials, and duplicating timeless designs for monuments of all sizes including Christian and Jewish. Recognizing the need to constantly modernize, North Barre Granite Company has installed computers for memorial designing, drafting, stencil cutting, as well as for various office operations.

NORTHEAST GRANITE COMPANY

Guy Edson, President
2 Granite St.
Montpelier, VT 05602
800-950-3066 / 802-223-3502
FAX 802-223-6610
gpedson@aol.com

PEERLESS GRANITE COMPANY, INC.

P.O. Box 313, South Front Street
Barre, VT 005641
Bret Mugford
TEL: 800-654-6069 or 802-476-3061
FAX: 802-476-3014

The Mugford family purchased Peerless Granite Company, Inc., in 1986. The business is a prestigious granite company known throughout the nation for its beautiful cemetery memorials, its customized mausoleums, and its duplicate flat markers.

"Eternal Tribute Memorials", is the trade name associated with Peerless Granite Company. The company has a fine reputation for its beautiful monuments of memorial art with even the most complicated memorial design.

Bret Mugford, plant manager, oversees modern manufacturing methods to expedite the production process. Brice Mugford provides personalized customer service, sales, and market techniques.

PEPIN GRANITE COMPANY, INC.

P.O. Box 566, 33 1/2 Granite Street
Barre, VT 05641
Raymond Pepin
TEL: 800-654-5420 or 802-476-5830
FAX: 802-476-5470 or 800-478-4718

Cyrias Pepin founded Pepin Granite Company , Inc. in 1954. Cyrias' son, Raymond, bought the company in 1962. For most of its first three decades, Pepin Granite Company specialized in slant markers and manufactured them in huge quantities.

When Raymond's son, Scott, joined the company in 1982, Pepin Granite Company began widening its product line to include large monuments and markers in Barre Gray and a variety of colors. "From a grass marker to a mausoleum, we can do it, " says Raymond.

Steady growth has been the blueprint for success at Pepin Granite Company.

RIVERTON MEMORIAL, INC.

P.O. Box 284, Route 12
Northfield Falls, VT 05664
Ernest Lavigne, Jr.
TEL: 800-643-8082 or 802-485-3371
FAX: 800-952-8268 or 802-485-6535
rivertonmemorial@trans-video.net

Riverton Memorial, Inc., manufactures fine memorials from a variety of granites. The company specializes in duplicate and shell-rock monuments and makes anything in granite.

Ernest Lavigne, Sr., founded the company in 1964. Ernie Lavigne, Jr., president, currently manages the granite company and is assisted by six other Lavigne family members.

RON'S CUSTOM SANDBLASTING, INC.

Mark & Barry Duquette
PO Box 275
Barre, VT 05641-0275
802-476-4748 FAX 802-476-4967
batmanvt@aol.com

SAPORITI SANDBLAST CO.

Roger Trepanier
P O Box 187
East Barre VT 05649
802-476-4063

SWENSON GRANITE COMPANY, LLC

PO Box 626
Barre, VT 05641
Bob Pope
TEL: 802-476-7021
FAX: 802-476-2251
Email: dhill@swensongranite.com
www.swensongranite.com

TCS MEMORIALS

32 Granite Street
Barre, VT 05641
James Tait
TEL: 800-672-9900 / 802-476-8718
FAX: 802-476-6962
Jim@TCSMemorials.com

TCS was formed in 1957 as a custom sandblast operation in Montpelier, Vermont. In 1960 we moved to our present location in downtown Barre, and began supplying the complete monument needs of dealers primarily in the northeast. For the past 38 Years we have utilized our expertise in manufacturing shaped designs, especially cultivated roses and custom designs, in conjunction with our in house etching capabilities and hand duplicate work to make us the preferred choice of many monument dealers.

TOSI CUSTOM SANDBLAST CO.

Todd Tosi
RD 2, Box 2025
Northfield, VT 05663
802-476-3851
FAX 802-476-3866