NASHUA – More than 150 people filled the new Ripano Stoneworks Coun­tertop Showroom last week as three generations of the Laliberte family cut the grand-opening ribbon on their new facility.

Family-owned and oper­ated for nearly three de­cades, Ripano Stoneworks is one of the area’s leading fabricators of granite and quartz countertops. They recently became the first Marble Institute of America

Stone Fabricator" in New Hampshire. Across the na"Accredited Natural tion, there are fewer than 80 companies that have achieved that designation. ­

"The showroom is some­thing we’ve been working towards for a long time," said Ripano Vice Presi­dent Matt Laliberte. "We couldn’t be happier with how many people came to support our grand opening event."

The new showroom will allow homeowners the op­portunity to see firsthand the different countertop materials, finishes and edge profiles all in one location. In addition, the showroom, which was two years in the making, will serve as a hub for local kitchen designers to meet with clients and showcase hundreds of different countertop options.

With the region’s first fully digital fabrication process and one of the largest selections of gran­ite slabs and colors, Ri­pano Stoneworks has been creating custom granite and quartz countertops for homeowners throughout New Hampshire, Massa­chusetts and New England for nearly three decades.

For more information about Ripano’s products and services, visit them online at www.ripano.com, call 886-6655, or visit the showroom on East Hollis Street in Nashua.