About Valders Stone and Marble
Valders Stone and Marble Inc. is a division of Eden
Stone Co. Inc. The Type III limestone quarried in
Valders is manufactured into architectural and dimensional
cut stone and is the highest quality limestone in
the world. Our staff of highly trained craftsman and
artisans uncover its beauty when creating our natural
stone products. The materials shaped in this facility
have been installed on and in buildings around the
world. Valders stone provides an impressive, durable
and easily maintained building and flooring material.
Company Information
Established 1906
Founders: Theodore G Larson and Bernard Brennan
(Acquired by Eden Stone Co. Inc. 1992)
President: William E Gesell
Vice President: David A Wirtz
Secretary/Treasurer: Richard D Corser
General Manager: Peter Roehrig
Employees: 62
Valders Office: 318 W. Washington Street
Valders, WI 54245
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Corporate Office: W4520 Lime Road
Eden, WI 53019
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Acquired by Eden Stone in 1992, Valders Stone and
Marble’s origins date all the way back to 1906
when it began its operation as Valders Lime and Stone
Company. The original operation was set up to produce
lump lime for masonry plaster as well as quarried
and crushed lime. It wasn’t until 1957 that
Valders made its mark as a building material. It was
then owner Harold Brennan that received the first
contract to produce limestone Rip Rap for shoreline
protection, stabilization and breakwater structures.
Rip Rap production continues today in the Valders
quarries and remains the product many local people
associate with the operation.
Once Valders appeared in the Rip Rap market, it didn’t
take long for the quality and properties of the limestone
to be recognized. A government inspection engineer
was the first to suggest sawing Valders stone instead
of using it strictly for shoreline protection. This
was the beginning of the first sawed dimensional cut
stone operation at the quarry. With one wire saw that
cut large stone blocks into slabs the company moved
into the dimensional stone industry. The first cut
limestone project produced was for an office building
for the Kohler Company. The second project was for
Lakeland College in Sheboygan, WI. By 1978 the company
purchased 2 large circular diamond blade saws and
a built a new building to house them. The expansion
allowed the company to acquire larger projects including
the Seeley G. Mudd Library at Lawrence University,
Johnson County Airport in Kansas City, Kansas and
the Corporate Headquarters of Avon Products Incorporated
in Rye, New York.
Since 1992, Valders Stone and Marble has invested
heavily into production facilities. The addition of
our new saw plants and finishing shops ensure that
we have the best tools to serve our customers needs.
Our skilled craftsmen use decades of experience to
bring your ideas to fruition. Today applications for
our limestone are only limited to the imagination
of the design professional. Common products we have
supplied include interior and exterior wall panels:
floor, patio, courtyard and pool pavers; simple to
ornate window and door surrounds as well as feature
entrances; stair treads, risers, trims and balustrade;
fireplace surrounds, hearth stones, mantels and assorted
trims; pool coping; accent belting for buildings including
water tables, profiled trims and frieze trims; half
wall coping, pier caps, feature stone medallions and
corner quoins; fountains, water features, baptismal
units and furniture. For more information on our projects
and products, please visit the Stone Catalog.
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