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Today, Teresa Marble Corporation is the
preeminent and acknowledged leader in the Phillipine marble
industry. The Rizal quarry site alone with its 7-hectare
marble processing plant has an export capacity of 20,000
square meter slabs per month and 10,000 square meters of
tiles per month.
The story of Teresa Marble Corporation started in the
seventies when Pasig Mining Exploration Corporation headed
by
Mr. Francisco Dee perfected a mining rights over a marble
mountain claim located in Antipolo, Rizal. At the time, Mr.
Francisco Dee
did not possess the necessary skills and knowledge in the
field of mining as a business. A young sister, Annie,
encouraged by their mother, Esperanza, conducted a study.
The result yielded the possibility of extracting and mining
non-metallic
components from the marble claim. The eventually paved the
way for the establishment of Teresa Marble Corporation in
1976.
The company started its very first operation with just one
air compressor and one contractor quarrying small marble
blocks.
just one year after its establishment, the demand for the
company's product prompted them to increase its contractor
operations
to three. At that time, the company had already begun quarry
operations for boulders too. Still, operations were mostly
manual in
nature with the use of air compressors and improvised block
lifters.
By 1981, Teresa Marble Corporation had already built its own
marble processing plant. The installation of blokita tiling
machine (s) enabled the company to produced 30x60 cm tiles.
Simultaneously, the company decided to hire full-time
employees who were
skilled in marble processing machine
operations and set-ups. Gradually, as operations became more
complex, better machines such as Derrick crane, block
cutter, S4C, and polisher were procured. Large marble
blocks, at that time, were still sold to Philippine marble
processing companies. It was not until 1985, that Teresa
Marble Corporation bought and set up its first Gang Saw
which enable the cutting of large marble blocks.
In 1986, as the company's business operations continued to
grow, professional engineers were hired as full-time staff
in order to oversee and ensure the smooth flow of various
quarrying and processing operations. It was also this same
year when the company expanded its quarry operations in Cebu.
By 1993, Teresa Marble Corporation continued to grow in
product excellence and skills. As volume demands and orders
increased, the company initiated a major technological
upgrade by shifting its marble quarry production technology
from drilling to a new engine-driven Wire Saw cutting
technology. This new technology greatly improved the quality
anf quantity of marble blocks produced by the company. Two
years later, a more advanced Electric Wire Saw technology
was introduced. At the same time, expert technical staffs
were commissioned and sent by the company to Europe and
Japan for further skills and training enhancements. Key
marketing and sales personnel likewise visited different
parts of the world to study and gain further knowledge in
marble as a valued product.
Since then, Teresa Marble Corporation has become a
formidable player in the marble industry in the Philippines.
Significant capital investments brought the overall
competitiveness of the company to new heights. Purchase of
heavy equipment such as backhoe, pay loader, crane and many
others propelled the production capacity even further. By
this time, with ample experience, necessary skills and
technologies, the company was able to gradually expand its
product lines, from raw marble to processed tiles, slabls,
decors and novelty items. Full-time artisans and craftsmen
utilized high-end European machines to produce fine
architectural components that can be used in construction
finishing and decorative applications.
Product & process research and development strategy
institutionalized by the company, contributes to an evolving
array of product service offerings for stone users. This
together with continuing focus and investment on
productivity and training maintain the overall
competitiveness of the company on a world scale.

Today, Teresa Marble Corporation is the preeminent and
acknowledged leader in the Philippine marble industry. The
Rizal quarry site alone with its 7-hectare marble processing
plant has an export capacity of 20,000 square meters and
slabs and 10,000 square meters of tiles per month.
Teresa Marble Corporation continues to transform and touch
the lives of its employees; create a sustainable environment
in the communities it operates in supplies quality marble
products for global living. |
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