Artisan Group™ Member
FLOFORM/Fine Line Pacific
Appoints Sarah Stanhope as
Portland Branch Manager

Sarah Stanhope has been appointed the new Branch Manager for Fine Line Pacific's Portland location.

Fine Line Pacific is an Artisan Group member and a division of FLOFORM Countertops Inc, North Americas largest countertop fabricator. Stanhope has more than six years of experience in the countertop industry, including project management, new business development, and customer education. She has managed more than $14M in countertop projects covering various segments of Fine Line's business from kitchen and bath dealers, to master-planned communities and has covered Washington and Oregon. She has traveled throughout the Pacific Northwest providing support to various customer and employee programs within the industry.

"Oregon will be a great voyage and I look forward to developing partnerships and relationships within the local construction community for Fine Line/FLOFORM," says Stanhope.

"The combination of Sarah's background in the countertop industry, construction management experience, and education will bring tremendous value to our Portland Office," says Mike Birdwell, VP Sales and Marketing, FLOFORM/Fine Line Pacific.

Fine Line Pacific, the Northwest's premier countertop fabricator for 20 years, was acquired in 2008 by FLOFORM Countertops. FLOFORM Countertops is Western Canada's largest countertop provider. These two companies combined create the largest countertop provider in North America with three locations throughout the Northwest and 146,000 square foot of state-of-the-art fabrication space in the Kent location.

About Fine Line Pacific

Fine Line Pacific, founded in 2001, operates the Northwest's largest and most advanced countertop fabrication facility at their headquarters in Kent, WA. The privately-held company employs nearly 200 people throughout their locations including additional facilities in Lake Oswego, OR and Spokane, WA. Fine Line Pacific is a part of FLOFORM Countertops, Western Canada's leading countertop fabricator. Fine Line Pacific is located at 22445 76th Ave. S, Kent, WA, 98032. For more information, call 425-251-6177 or visit www.finelinepacific.com .

About FLOFORM

Established in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1961, FLOFORM is Western Canada's leading manufacturer of quality countertops. The company's humble beginnings with post-form laminate countertops gave it the experience to expand into products such as Corian® by DuPont solid surface, Artisan Stone Collection granite, Cambria quartz surfaces and custom Heritage Wood countertops.

From the FLOFORM showroom to your home, our craftspeople and installation professionals are committed to ensuring that your countertop is a feature you'll be proud of for years to come.

FLOFORM Countertops has locations in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna.

For more information regarding FLOFORM and Artisan Stone Collection, visit http:// www.FLOFORM.com/designoptions/surfaces/granite/

About Artisan Group

Artisan Group is an association of premium countertop fabricators that covers most major markets in the U.S. and Canada. Its members average more than 20 years of fabrication experience in the countertop industry, and all Artisan Group members have achieved, or have begun the process to achieve, full accreditation with the Marble Institute of America--a first among granite fabricators.

Brands of the Artisan Stone Collection include Exotic & Classic Granite, Modesto Granite (starting at $35/square foot) and Saratoga Soapstone. It also offers a marble collection as well as Heritage Wood surfacing products.

Apart from countertops, the Artisan Group supplies the Firstline collection of granite care products as well as Kohler sinks and faucets through an exclusive specialty dealer program with the Kohler Company. For more information, visit www.artisan-counters.com

Sarah Stanhope, the new Branch Manager for Fine Line Pacific's Portland.



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