Iberia Tiles Opens Two Locations in Atlanta; One of Southeast's Largest Acquires Two Additional Stores as Part of Expansion.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1999-- As part of its continuous plans for expansion, 20-year old Iberia Iberia (ībĭr`ēə), ancient country of Transcaucasia, roughly the eastern part of present-day Georgia. It was inhabited in earliest times by various tribes, collectively called Iberians by ancient historians, although Herodotus called Tiles, one of the Southeast's largest independently-owned distributors of ceramic This article is about ceramic materials. For the fine art, see Ceramic art. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). tiles, marble and stone recently acquired two stores in the Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. area, which were formerly Atlanta Tile & Stone. Iberia currently has three locations in Florida (Miami, Coral Gables Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , and Pompano Beach Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. ), a sales representative in Naples, and these two new locations in Georgia (Norcross and Marietta). Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. Rohrer, who founded Atlanta Tile & Stone in 1986, will continue to manage the Atlanta locations and serve as vice president of Iberia Tiles. The Marietta location is a newly renovated 3,500 square feet showroom located in the heart of Atlanta's tile district. The renovation includes an expanded product line with an extensive collection of marbles, travertines, granites and stone from all over the world. In addition, Iberia now offers a complete solution to their clients by providing qualified tile and stone craftsman for professional installation of Iberia products. "Iberia Tiles is one source with endless possibilities and we are constantly striving to provide unique products and value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to our customers," says Rosa Sugranes,Chairman of Iberia Tiles. "Todd knows the Atlanta market and clientele better than anyone I know. I am delighted to have such a talented professional working with us and under his leadership, we look forward to continue servicing the Atlanta community," she added. Iberia Tiles, celebrating its 20th anniversary, was founded by Sugranes as a subsidiary to her family's 80 year-old ceramic tile business in Spain. With revenues of $24 million, Iberia Tiles is one of the largest independently owned distributor of ceramic tiles, marble and stone in the Southeast U.S. catering to residential, design, architectural and export markets. For information on the Iberia Tiles, Atlanta locations, please contact Todd Rohrer at (770) 840-9000. |
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