Build 2016 Sustainable Building Awards 36 Company: Teresa Marble Corporation Name: James Rosca Email:
[email protected] Web Address: www.teresamarble.com Address: 117 Shaw Blvd., Pasig City 1600 Philippines Telephone: (632) 6319123 to 27 stablished in 1976, Teresa Marble Corporation is the largest marble producer in the Philippines, supplying both the domestic and international markets (such as the USA, Japan, Australia, South Korea, China, Iraq, among others) with marble construction materials including blocks, boulders, tiles and slabs, in the sizes, shapes and finishes, as specified by customers. As his opening comments James discusses the appeal of marble and the clients his firm supplies with this naturally majestic material. “Marble, with its natural patterns and colours, exude a cool, natural beauty and elegance. It is very durable and will last much longer than most other flooring options. Some historic sites which utilized marble are centuries-old. “Hospitality is a key market for our firm, as the marble provides a stunning luxury feel that many hotels and resorts strive for. In the local market, some of our more recent notable projects include resort hotels such as the Hyatt Regency’s, City of Dreams, the Solaire Resort & Casino Hotel, Century Azure Condominium Residences, Las Casas de Acuzar, Bohol Regency Beach Resort, Boracay, Regency, Beach Resort, St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Shangrila Edsa Hotel, Asian Hospital. “Within the international market, we supplied renowned hotels such as the Bellagio Hotel, the Treasure Island Hotel and the Wynn Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, and other hotels and projects in countries such as Japan and Singapore.” The firm is the acknowledged leader of the marble industry sector in the Philippines, primarily thanks to its good working and business relations with other marble companies in the country, which it often collaborates with to ensure the success of its projects. Aside from being the country ‘s largest marble processor, Teresa Marble Corporation is the only one with reliable supply of marble materials from its own quarries to back up its large processing plant’s production capacity. James proudly describes the locations of these plants and how the firm’s collaborative working approach ensures their continued success. “Our processing plant is located in Teresa Rizal, an area which is an ideal base for us as it is within the National Capitol Region. Moreover, TMC has has developed a strong relationship with the surrounding communities and the Local Government Unit in the area through its various community service programs and projects, ensuring its continued success. “With regards to our quarries, the larger of these is situated right next to our processing plant, while another quarry is further south of the Philippines (in Cebu). These quarries produce different marble colours, and the fact that we mine our own materials really sets our firm apart from our competitors and allows us to utilise the very best materials in our projects.” The firm, whose aim is to be the best at what it does, ensuring clients are highly satisfied with quality products and services, while optimising the use of natural resources with modern technology and planning, and caring for its human resources, is highly ambitious and dedicated to creating only the best projects which provide overall satisfaction for everyone involved. James explains how this is achieved through the firm’s commitment. “To achieve our aims and objectives, we work closely with our clients to enhance architectural / interior designs through the application of elegant and beautiful marble products in their projects. We value customer satisfaction highly, and make effort to gain and keep customer loyalty. In addition, we greatly value our human resources and support our staff however possible so that we can ensure that we retain the very best talent in the industry. “Alongside this, in order to optimise natural resources, we exercise careful planning of its use, and invest in modem equipment and technology. We have invested in training out technical manpower with Italian masters on the use of modem technologies, also in keeping with our aim to have quality products with minimal or zero waste.” Looking too the future, with growing tourism and continuous construction and infrastructure developments in the country, as well as the increase in marble exports, business prospects for Teresa Marble Corporation are numerous. James concludes by talking us through his firm’s plans to capitalise on these trends. “Overall the future looks bright for Teresa Marble Corporation, as the company expands its horizons aiming to have more outlets and distributors of its products in various strategic parts of the country. We look forward to taking advantage of the exciting opportunities the upward trends in our market will provide us.” Most Environmentally Friendly Marble Quarry 2016 & BUILD Innovation Award in Marble Products For over 37 years, Teresa Marble Corporation has worked to transform one of nature’s most durable and beautiful materials, marble, into products of unique application, customized to suit every architectural concept. We caught up with Marketing Manager James Rosca to find out more. AR160135 E