What's in the Name?

What's in the Name?

Over the last 31, years we have heard everything from "Whiskey Stone" to "Whiz-O Stone" to just "Whiz Stone." When you have a name such as ours it takes a couple of times to get correct. Our name is Whiz-Q Stone, established in 1983 by our founder Jim Whisenand. Jim began quarrying sandstone in West Texas delivering stone to commercial job sites and homebuilders all around North Texas. With the establishment of the operation, a name was required. Jim had always been loved by others in High School and developed the nickname "Whiz." Whether this was a reflection of how fast he drove his hot rods or not, we are still unsure, but when it came to naming the business he wanted it used. So with the name "Whiz" he started a quarrying operation where he quarried and sold stone. Generally the easiest name that came to mind was "Whisenand's Quarried Stone." This name was entirely too long and for his whole life, Jim knew that no one could spell his last name. So he took the "Whiz" for "Whisenand" and a "Q" for "Quarried" and left the "Stone" thus the name: "Whiz-Q Stone." The quarrying operation ended years after the first retail location was established in 1986, but the name stayed the same. Nowadays you will find much more than just stone when you look at our product selection and a much larger footprint than the original location, but our heritage has always been focused on supplying quality stone and quality service.