About Us

Award-winning Stone
Fabrication and Installation

A family owned and operated business since 1991, Mario & Son has the knowledge, technology, and inventory to take your ideas from vision to reality. Internationally recognized, we are the recipients of numerous Regional, National, and International awards of excellence.

We offer a full turn-key service from design through fabrication and installation.

From our origins in Lavinaio, Sicily, and Frosolone, Italy…

1956

1956

Mario Marcella learns the ceramic tile trade from European craftsman. CT, USA

1974

1974

The Marcella family moves to Spokane WA. Mario becomes a well-known tile installer, establishing Mario’s Tile up until the early 1990’s. Mario teaches all three sons the ceramic tile trade. All work periodically during summer vacations and weekends

1987

1987

The youngest son, Joey, works for Mario full time after attending the University of Nevada on a full music scholarship

1991

1991

Mario and Joey decide to abandon tile and learn stone fabrication, forming the fledgling company Mario & Son out of Mario’s garage. Most of the work was done in the yard, even in the winter

1992

1992

Mario & Son move into a 900 square space on Trent Avenue. The company’s first major expenditure was the installation of a floor drain so the hand polishing could be done indoors. Cutting was still done outdoors as the raw slabs were too large to fit through the doors

1994

1994

Mario & Joey attend the Stone Expo trade show in Orlando. Joey begins researching the possibility of buying machinery and advancing the company

1995

1995

The company purchases their first bridge saw, and move into a new 2000 sf space on Main Avenue. Four months after that they purchase an edge polishing machine

1996

1996

Mike Marcella joins the company, and Mario & Son incorporates

1997

1997

The company purchases its first CNC machine. One of the first in the Western US. A leap of faith, as the cost exceeded that year’s total revenue

1998-2006

1998-2006

Mike’s business sense brings exponential growth, resulting in muscling out two other tenants in the building, and adding a new addition to the space for a total of 13,000 sf, with two additional CNC machines and another saw

2003

2003

Branden Marcella joins the company

2007

2007

Our state of the art, 44,000 sf Liberty Lake facility is constructed and occupied. Mike becomes a company partner

2008

2008

Michaela Steinbach joins the company

2008

2008

The company begins importing stone from overseas on a regular basis, and visiting the quarries and processors abroad

2013

2013

Mario officially retires

2014

2014

The company begins work on the Davenport Grand Hotel, fabricating over 1400 slabs into the project

2016

2016

Joey is elected to the Stone Fabricators Alliance Board of Directors

2017

2017

Michaela Joins the Natural Stone Institute Women in Stone initiative, serving on various committees

2018

2018

Joey is awarded the Natural Stone Institute Craftsman of the Year, Grande Pinnacle Award for Aura, and Stone World Magazines Fabricator of the Year Award in Las Vegas

2020

2020

Michaela successfully earns the company Accreditation status from the Natural Stone Institute, and is also awarded the Rockstar Award from the Coverings National trade association

2020

2020

Joey is elevated to Executive Director of the Stone fabricators Alliance, where he will serve two consecutive terms, and begin an architectural division of the company, processing three dimensional projects. Within this last decade establishes himself as an authority in the field giving multiple National lectures and publishing dozens of articles in a variety of national publications

2022

2022

Michaela and Branden move into key management roles

2023

2023

The company adds high resolution digital imaging and AR software to aid in customer visualization

Awards

Natural Stone Institute
2022 PINNACLE AWARD – Our Lady Of Lourdes Cathedral

Natural Stone Institute Accreditation
2020 Earned NSI Fabricator Accreditation

Spokane/CdA Living Magazine “Best Of”
2009 – Present, BEST GRANITE

Natural Stone Institute
2018 Craftsman of the Year

Stoneworld Magazine
2018 Fabricator of the Year

Natural Stone Institute / marmo+mac
2018 Grande Pinnacle Award – Aura

Natural Stone Institute
2018 Pinnacle Award – Aura

Coverings Rock Star Awards
2020 Rockstar Award, Michaela Steinbach

Accreditation

Natural Stone Institute Accredited Member

The natural stone industry’s third party verified qualified labor credential for countertop fabricators and commercial installers.

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