Kadri Stone

Working out of the Riico Industrial Area means we are surrounded by a lot of other businesses, mostly involved in heavy work. At Kadri Stone, the atmosphere is pretty much what you’d expect from a stone yard. It’s loud, there’s a lot of dust in the air, and trucks are coming and going constantly. We don’t have a fancy showroom with bright lights. Most of our stone is kept out in the open or under simple sheds so we can get to it easily with the loaders. The crew here is used to the heat and the physical labor that comes with moving large slabs around. We spend our days measuring, cutting, and loading. It’s not the kind of job where you stay clean for long. We’ve been in this industrial patch for a while now, and we’ve seen shops come and go, but we just keep doing our thing. Our customers are usually contractors or builders who need raw material for their projects. They don't come here for a sales pitch; they just want to see the quality of the stone and get a fair price. We don’t have a big website or a marketing person. Most of our day is spent on our feet, making sure the orders are right and the machines are running. It’s basic, honest work that doesn't need a lot of explaining. We just focus on the stone and making sure it gets where it needs to go.