Author: Randall Hertzler

  • European Import Tariffs, a Burden on Small Businesses

    European Import Tariffs, a Burden on Small Businesses

    Small businesses thrive on agility, tight margins, and close customer relationships. When tariffs are imposed on goods imported from the European Union, we feel the squeeze acutely. High duties translate into elevated costs, eroded profit margins, and a scramble to remain competitive. A New 15% Duty on European Imports On July 27, 2025, President Trump…

  • How Anchor Stones are Made

    How Anchor Stones are Made

    Come take a factory tour by video and see how Anchor Stones are made from natural materials; quartz sand, linseed oil, chalk, and pigment. Anchor Stones have been manufactured in Rudolstadt Germany since the 1880s and enjoy a long and interesting history.  

  • Thuringia Exhibition Features Anchor Stones

    Thuringia Exhibition Features Anchor Stones

    The exhibition “Experience Industrial Culture – Innovative Thuringia since 1800” in Pößneck, Germany includes Anchor Stone building sets (Anker Steinbaukasten) that were first developed in Rudolstadt in the 1880s and are the first building toy system in the world. As part of the program, the famous Dresden church, Frauenkirche, was built from Anchor Stone blocks…