Why We Built StoneLoads

Last Tuesday we launched StoneLoads nationwide. It was a moment our team had worked toward for more than a year. Countless meetings, long nights, rigorous technology testing, and many miles traveled finally got us to the spot where we felt we could lift the curtain on this marketplace that we hope yields business wins for all of our natural stone peers across the United States. 

Over the next few months, we’ll be working steadily to onboard as many quarries, fabricators, and landscape supply yards as possible, so they can reap the benefits of this new way to buy and sell natural stone. As our friend Tony Mueller at Buechel Stone said, StoneLoads is a “game changer.” 

We believe he’s right, and here’s why we decided to invest so much time and attention to this platform.

Right moment, needed solution

Name an industry, and there’s a strong chance that an online marketplace already exists in it. In the natural stone space, though, we have no well-functioning similar option — until now. There are numerous success stories in the natural stone industry, but even the most renowned organizations have achieved their status with one hand tied behind their backs. 

A lack of transparency related to product availability and pricing has relegated most buying and selling networks to regional boundaries and personal connections. While those have gotten us collectively to where we are today, we firmly believe that an online option will serve as an incredibly useful tool in expanding networks from coast to coast. 

Simply put, we’ve all needed StoneLoads, and there’s no better time than now to introduce it. 

Disruption within the existing framework

In the entrepreneurial world, you hear the word “disruption” all the time. We see StoneLoads as a disruptor. But unlike popular disruptors like Uber and Airbnb, we aim to elevate the existing industry framework, as opposed to toppling it. We want what we’ve built to empower buyers and sellers by expanding their business reach, offering unrivaled product transparency, strengthening industry relationships, and providing the most seamless transaction experience imaginable.

Consider StoneLoads as a complement to the longstanding way we’ve done business. We hope it helps you buy and sell more high quality products than ever before. 

Trusted team

For this to be the right time to launch StoneLoads, we had to have the right team in place. We’ve paired deep industry knowledge with sound technology, customer experience, and marketing expertise. And what’s more, we’ve all worked together in the past enjoying business success with one other. 

This is a special industry, one that we want to prosper like never before. We see this as a once-in-a-lifetime moment to build and deliver a tool to our peers that has the capacity to change this entire industry for the better. 

Now is the time for StoneLoads. 

We’re here for you,

Patrick, John, Natalie, and David

StoneLoads Co-founders

If you’d like to set up an account to buy natural stone through the StoneLoads platform, click here. And to set up an account to sell, click here.