of Steward Mellon quality
By: Mark Naugle
This year marks Steward-Mellon Company’s ninetieth anniversary. In 1919 E.G. Steward and A.E. Mellon joined forces as a partnership concerned with the installation of marble, tile and terrazzo. They later incorporated as Steward-Mellon Marble and Tile Company in 1921. Looking over the old charter, by-laws and minutes is a great lesson in history.
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Terrazzo work complete at T.I.A.
By: Mark Naugle
Steward-Mellon has completed the terrazzo work on the Tampa International Airport baggage claim! This project, 31,000 square feet of three color terrazzo was done in over 50 “microphases”. Gresham-Smith and Partners designed this beautiful project.
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A return to the studio
By: Mark Naugle
Robert Calvo was one of the most recognized names in public art during the 1990s and early 2000s. It has been several years since Robert has pursued Public Art commissions in order to focus on his studio work. What has caused this shift? I wanted to know, and conducted an interview with Robert over August and September, 2009. His views on Public Art, process, and politics are intriguing:
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The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in Hillsborough County, Florida
By: Mark Naugle
Read this editorial from today’s Tampa Tribune. If you would like copies of the summary brochure, please pick them up at the Arts Council of Hillsborough County office at 1000 N. Ashley, Suite 105.
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ensuring quality and service
By: Mark Naugle
Quality and service. These are the marketing bywords of most any terrazzo/stone/industrial flooring contracting firm interested in your business. What sets Steward-Mellon Company apart? Our culture and our process. I am dismayed by the plethora of competing subcontractors who bid projects, ostensibly “per plans and specs”, and who later hit the owners with a slough of extras for “premium aggregates” on the front side and “unforeseen leveling” once the job starts. It is truly not a level playing field when every bid does not include pricing per the control sample, nor do they include, up front, the potential costs for unforeseen jobsite conditions such as moisture mitigation and crack suppression.
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