The Story of Granite

Granite has been used as a building material for thousands of years because it is long lasting, durable, and available in a variety of colors, textures, and finishes. This makes granite the material of choice for a wide range of architectural and ornamental projects. See how granite enhances any construction project.




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Fletcher Granite has been at the forefront of granite fabrication from its very beginnings.
  1948-
Develops first quarry wire saw and ten wire saw for production of curbing slab directly in the quarry.
  1950-
Works with Park Tool Company, to develop first straight splitter to produce curb.
 

1965-
Develops a joint cutting saw for straight curb.
  1970-
Develops a lifting pin for quarrying blocks and curb slabs.
  1972-
Invents first splitter to split radius curb.
  1973-
Develops saw to produce inlets.
  1993-
Developed a high pressure, environmentally safe, water jet for extracting blocks from the quarry.
  2000-
Develops splitter for tight radius curb.
  2004-
Develops multi-diamond wire quarry saw for the production of curbing slab directly in the quarry.