Sunrise Int'l Co.- Your trusted and reliable source for Cultured Marble Molds, Equipment, Training, Supplies and Continuous Support. Your guide for establishing a new cultured marble and solid surface factory.

As I mentioned on the front page, I worked for Tiffany Marble Molds from 1990 till 2004. I didn’t work in sales, but I did everything relating to the customer after they had been sold. I trained all the clients, helped them select their molds, supplies, and equipment, coordinated all the shipping, and provided support in all matters related to getting their factory operating.

This website has evolved in the past few weeks and months with every phone call and e-mail from individuals who are interested in starting a new cultured marble factory. Every question has given me reason to add something more to this website. I initially built this site for those former clients that I worked with at Tiffany Marble who searched me out needing customer support for this new venture they started. I was surprised how many took the initiative to search me out, but since I haven’t been replaced at Tiffany Marble, they didn’t have a central place for information.

I began to see huge demand for someone who can supply cultured marble related items to those who are currently in the cultured marble business, and an even bigger demand both domestically and internationally for honest and reliable guidance for those who wish to get in to the business of manufacturing cultured marble, onyx, granite, solid surface, and spray granite products.

Prior to my departure from Tiffany Marble, I’d been studying technical commodity trading. Some people enjoy computer games. I love playing the ‘commodity’ game. Much like a computer game, commodities can only do three things. They will either move up, down, or sideways but they are almost always moving. I have one small page on this site dedicated to ‘commodities’. But, commodities isn’t the main objective of my website, though it was in the beginning.

Even though I won't give up my commodity desk, the biggest portion of my day is now related to cultured marble manufacturing; answering questions, asking questions, putting together a package of molds, equipment and supplies within a certain budget for individuals wanting to get in to this business. I work from home. I trade commodities. But, like the retired cultured marble factory owner that e-mailed me awhile back, I have found it hard to keep my hands out of the marble. With the incredible increase in housing not just in the United States but around the world, a cultured marble business offers great opportunities for those wanting to get into manufacturing bath and kitchen building materials. I think it is for this reason that so many people are stepping in to fill this market and are looking for guidance and assistance.

This is where there is a big void, and I remember it well from when I first started out with my own cultured marble factory almost 20 years ago. There are plenty of places to go for those who are already in the industry to buy molds, equipment, and supplies, but those who are investigating this business opportunity need independent, honest and reliable support and information to direct them to buy-right and buy only what is in ‘their’ best interest. Whether you’re establishing a cultured marble factory in Asia, Europe, Africa, Canada or the U.S., there are some things that you will absolutely need, some things would simply be nice to have, some things may have better alternatives and some things may not be necessary at all. You will want to start with every advantage possible, sort it all out, and start with the proper molds, equipment, supplies, training and be guaranteed customer support to make your factory successful. Avoid wasting dollars in over-priced molds and equipment that you will never use and buy what is required. It’s better to put some thought into what molds you need, what equipment is required, and I can’t stress enough the importance of training and customer support. Read those pages thoroughly.

The first two people who contacted me after leaving Tiffany Marble were from Romania and Nigeria so those are where most of the pictures come from that I have on the website. I love taking pictures and have tons of them so I’ll put up new pictures from time to time to add some change and excitement to this site. I realize that pictures can make a website very slow especially overseas and in places where Cable and DSL isn’t available. If you are having trouble viewing the site, let me know and I will be happy to send you an exact duplicate of this website on CD. Also, keep in mind that every browser has an option to ‘not’ show images on websites, and this will make browsing this site much faster. Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, and Firefox will all have this option. The only thing about doing this is that a large portion of this site relies on images. Everything from the photo gallery to the Mold Catalog are images.

After stepping out of the confining world of Tiffany Marble, I’ve re-established contacts with others in this industry that I had not seen for many years. Since I’m working independently, I’m not tied to any particular supplier so I can pick and choose molds, equipment and supplies from the those that best serves ‘your’ needs.

To establish a new cultured marble factory, you will need:
1) Molds
2) Equipment
3) Supplies
4) Training & Support  

You will find all of these links on the front page, and you will find prices throughout.

Molds: On the Home page of this website, you will see a Mold link.  This lists the mold categories such as countertop molds, bowl molds, bathtub molds, shower pan molds, wall panel molds, and even the toilet mold, etc. Also on this Home page, a link for Mold Packages.  These are only examples and I don’t expect anybody to accept a package ‘as-is’. Since the market in every region or country is different and every individual has different preferences, we will want to discuss all your options and build the package that is perfect for you.

Equipment: I tried to make the equipment page as simple to understand as possible for someone who is not familiar with the cultured marble manufacturing process. I numbered the areas in the sequence that the equipment will be used and wrote a brief description below the factory layout for each piece of equipment. A small investment in equipment will save you tons in labor costs.  This is the only area where you won't find prices.  I found it was simply too confusing to put together a equipment package since it would depend on several factors.  I have several different factory layouts that I can send you that we can use as examples.  Then, we can discuss your production expectations and build a package that is suitable to your needs, exactly. Nothing more and nothing less.

Supplies: These are a list of miscellaneous supplies and tools that relate to this industry. Again, these quantities can be changed but I highly recommend that you order at least a little of each so when everything arrives, you can get started immediately. If you establishing a factory overseas, keep in mind that some of these items may not be easily accessible locally, but I have seen some imaginative improvisations once.

Training: Think of your cultured marble factory being like a computer. You can have the best hardware in the world but if you don’t have the right software (training), it’s going to malfunction. I have found that training and support is the hardest to find and it is also the first area where people try to cut cost. Wrong. This should be the last place to save a buck.

I’ve tried to make this site as thorough yet as easy to maneuver as possible, but if you have suggestions on how I can make it better, I'm all ears. Good or bad, you can leave a message in the ‘guest book’.