Frank Friedlander

About Frank Friedlander

I invented TuffSkin® when a customer asked me to solve his company’s marble etching and staining problem. After I determined no product existed that solved the age-old problem of protecting the beauty of marble, my innovative tenacity kicked in! Then late one night - the light bulb moment, “If nothing touches the stone-nothing can ruin the stone”.Today, we manufacture, sell and install TuffSkin® Surface Protection all over the world. FAMILY OWNED/ CUSTOMER-CENTRICI built our company based on the highest standards of integrity. We’re fully responsible for your seamless experience from the first call to the completion of your project. When you call TuffSkin®, you get live qualified people helping you. On the rare occasion, you don’t reach one of my team members on the first try, you’ll get a quick call back response.SOCIALLY CONSCIOUSWe’ve made a commitment to pay it forward by donating a portion of our profits to non-profit charities such as Save the Children and The Animal Foundation and Kline Veteran Fund organization.HOW IT WORKS:Give us a call or an email, tell us about your project and simply ask for our FREE samples. We’ll send our TuffSkin® 6” x 6” sample packages at no obligation or cost to you. We pay for shipping.I encourage you to test TuffSkin® by spilling messy liquids on it. Then use the enclosed cloth to see how easily it cleans without damaging the surface.For hospitality projects, we install mock-up rooms at no cost for your review and approval.READY TO TRY TUFFSKIN®?Call me direct 70••••••18 or e-mail f••••@tuffskin.comEasier yet, go to our website (http://tuffskin.com) to find all things TuffSkin® and simply submit your project information.We’ll follow up with a personal call from me or my staff to determine if TuffSkin® is a fit for you.

Experience

1. Owner

   Tuffskin Surface Protection

   Jan 2004 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

   TuffSkin®, invented by co-founder Frank Friedlander, is a proprietary stone laminate surface protection designed specifically to protect MARBLE, ONYX and TRAVERTINE countertops. At TuffSkin® our motto is: Lasting beauty for Natural Stone The company has installed TuffSkin® in hundreds of hotels including, The Bellagio, Caesars Palace, and The Palazzo in Las Vegas. Hotel Groups using TuffSkin protection include MGM Resorts International, Hilton Worldwide, Starwood Properties, Loews, Hyatt. Marriott and many more. We are members and contributors to the Natural Stone Institute.We have expanded into the cruise line industry and completed our first three ships. While well known in the hotel industry, the TuffSkin® protection solution is highly valued in a wide variety of commercial settings such as restaurants and bars as well as discerning residential properties. TuffSkin® makes impractical beautiful stone surfaces practical.TuffSkin also protects tops in Class A offices for accounting firms, Deloitte, and attorneys, Jones Day.TuffSkin® protects stone surfaces including:• Marble• Onyx• TravertineTuffSkin® Surface Protection is a certified, Woman Owned (WBENC*), family run company, established and operated in the US for over 10 years.*Women Business Enterprise National Council

Skills

• Slate
• Construction
• Marble
• Countertops
• Sales
• Natural Stone
• Budgets
• Flooring
• Bathrooms
• Contractors
• Green Building
• Travertine
• Renovation
• Walls
• Restoration
• Leed
• Granite
• Glass
• Management
• Tiles