Sims-Lohman achieves MIA Fabricator Accreditation in IN and PA

 
PITTSBURGH - Aug. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Sims-Lohman has earned the coveted designation of Marble Institute of America (MIA) Accredited Natural Stone Fabricatorand may now use the official accreditation logo. Accredited Natural Stone Fabricators are companies that fabricate and install natural dimension stone.

Since 1971, Sims-Lohman has provided products and services for professionals and their clients, including custom / production builders, remodelers, designers, architects, home centers and commercial contractors. Sims-Lohman has showrooms in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Erlanger, Lafayette, Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Huntsville and Nashville. We fabricate more than 5,000 granite countertops while providing the cabinetry for more than 20,000 new kitchens annually. For more information, visit www.sims-lohman.com

To become an Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator by the MIA, a company must have successfully completed three phases of a rigorous application process. Phase one was the completion of a lengthy application that required the applicant company to provide various documents and references which ensure that the company is in compliance with the 10 standards of accreditation as laid out by the MIA Accreditation Commission. Phase two required the company’s qualifying agent to pass a 200-question exam, online or an immersion onsite course. The exam tested the applicant’s knowledge and application of material usage, installation, fabrication, restoration, care and maintenance, administration, legal/contracts, and jobsite and shop safety. Phase three was a comprehensive site visit, which included a facility review, document review, and one or more installation site visits.

James A. (Jim) Hieb, CAE, Executive Vice President/CEO at the MIA said, Sims-
Lohman is now able to proudly display the accreditation seal, symbolizing that
they are among the finest in the natural stone industry with respect to
craftsmanship, safety, and business practices.”

Sims-Lohman in Zionsville, Indiana is the 100th location in North American to achieve the MIA Natural Stone Fabricator accreditation.

About the Marble Institute of America
For over 70 years the Marble Institute of America has been the world's leading information resource and advocate for the natural dimension stone industry. MIA members include marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other natural stone producers and quarriers, fabricators, installers, distributors, and contractors around the world.  The purpose of the MIA’s accreditation program is to provide excellence in the natural stone industry and recognize companies demonstrating compliance with quality standards, so that the public values, has access to, and benefits from consistent, competent, and safe fabrication, installation and maintenance of natural stone.

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