Consulting & Support

Put NTC’s expertise on your staff. Most start-up and growing fabrication and installation companies do not have the size necessary to support their own technical or training staff. NTC’s consultative services enables you to add this expertise to your staff on an as-needed basis, enabling you to quickly secure the best information when you need it. Instead of wasting time recreating the wheel let NTC get you to the answer more cost-effectively allowing you to get past your immediate problem or challenge and back to the business of GROWING your business. NTC provides consultative services in:

• Productivity Enhancement
• Installed Surface Failure Analysis & Cost-effective Corrective Action Plan Development
• Customer Problem Resolution
• Historical Preservation & Restoration Feasibility
• Safety in the Shop
• Safety of the finished Project
• Expert Witness

Fees are based on time and expertise levels.

Opinion Letter
Field Visits $1500 / day plus travel expenses.  Travel day billed at $500/day.
Specifications & Reports – Costs will vary based on project complexity.

• Customized HAZCOM Manual $250.

• OSHA Monthly Training Meeting online - Leave the safety preparation to us. NTC can provide stone related content pertinent to the safe operation of your business. along with confirmed records of your purchase and presentation.

• Field services as noted above.

Productivity Enhancement Order Now / References
Review your current procedures and key issues with our staff to assess what changes might be made to:

• reduce costs.
• manage more sales with existing staff.
• simply to review new ideas to assess whether they have been tried successfully elsewhere, or what new issues they might create.

This inexpensive service has the potential to save you thousands in unseen costs, or create additional capacity.

• understand possible root causes;
• quick confirmation tests;
• cost effective and timely repair approaches; and access to
• restoration qualified resources.

Services are provided for:

• Slab selection;
• Tile installation;
• Countertop fabrication;
• Countertop installations.

Call 1-800-841-7199 or Contact Us for more information.

Customer Problem Resolution Order Now / References
Emotions can run high when something goes wrong. Sometimes a knowledgeable third party voice can provide the input needed to get the conversation back onto a constructive footing designed to find and implement a solution effective to all parties.

The first focus is understanding the cause. and how to address it cost effectively to the satisfaction of all parties.

Historical preservation & Restoration feasibility Order Now / References

• Restoration procedures and recommendations.
• Repair feasibility studies.

We wrote the book on historical restoration - really its in the NTC-Store. 

 Call 1-800-841-7199 or Contact Us for more information.

Pre-Work Assessments Order Now / References

• Specification Writing;
• Project review and analysis;
• Surveys;
• Job problem analysis;
• Historical preservation.

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Safety Inspections & Assessments Order Now / References
INSTALLATION SITE - ASTM and Slip/Fall testing for stone and tile.

FABRICATION or RESTORATION SERVICE PROVIDER SITE - HAZCOM Programs

OSHA will eventually come calling. When they do will you be ready. or subject to costly minimum fines. The law requires you to have certain elements in place including:

• A Hazcom manual;
• MSDS manual;
• Training Officer;
• Monthly Safety meetings;
• And much more.

NTC can assist you in assembling the basic elements to help you be compliant.

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Expert Witness Support Order Now / References
No one wants to be the subject of lawsuit. Unfortunately. as a business owner your risk of being sued rises tremendously. Whether valid or not. you are assumed to have deep pockets making you an attractive target. Once targeted the plaintiff has committed funds with the expectation of winning more funds than they are investing. In other words. simply being in the right may not be enough to win. NTC can provide professional insight from experts with courtroom experience. This is not a service you will ever want to use. but when you need it will be glad it is here

• Miscellaneous Field Testing
• Non-destructive testing
• On-site testing
• Sample collectionStain removal testing
• Vapor emission testing

Experienced Expertise NTC’s consultative services team is lead by Fred Hueston. NTC’s Founder & Director. Leading a team including:

• geologists
• engineer
• stone and tile experts

If it has to do with stone. quartz. solid surface. or tile our team can help -

Consulting Services Order Form
Call 1-800-841-7199 or Contact Us for more information.