January 12,
2009 Johnson City, Tennessee -
U.S. Marble headquartered in Remus, Michigan announced today
plans to locate a new distribution facility serving the southeastern
states in Johnson City. The company has purchased a 65,000 square
foot facility (former Snap on Tools) located at 2416 Watauga Road.
According to company owner John Bishop, the company plans to initially
hire from 10 to 15 employees when the business begins operations
in April. The company's product line includes vanity tops, tubs
and showers, window sills, and floor tile used in residential construction
and renovation. Bishop said that as U.S. Marble sales volumes grow
in the southeastern states, the Johnson City location will take
on some manufacturing and fabricating business, though that will
come through organic company growth and not a relocation of its
Michigan operations. "From looking on a map and evaluating
the highway system and Johnson City's central location to serve
eastern and southeastern U.S. markets, we felt that this is the
perfect site for our expansion," Bishop stated.
For more information on U.S. Marble visit the website www.usmarble.com.
