FABRICATOR PROFILE
TopP riori ty By Sarah Peiper Top Priority, Inc. was founded in 2008 by Chino Haynes, who has been in the countertop industry for over 30 years. Born and raised in California, he started doing countertops as a teenager in San Diego while working for his dad. When he moved to Hawaii at age 18, he pursued the trade, working for several companies until he opened his own business. Chino got his start in thermoforming, custom lamination and solid surface. Since then, he’s expanded to several materials, including stone, porcelain, quartz and more. He’s a certified fabricator who built his business from the ground up. The Islands’ Premier Surface Fabricator Top Priority is located in Waipahu on the south side of Hawaii’s most populated island of Oahu. There are more than 20 fabricators operating on Oahu, but Top Priority is the island’s only fabricator of both stone and solid surface, which gives them a competitive 30 • Vol. 15 / Issue 2 • International Surface Fabricators Association
advantage. They can offer alternatives in materials and support their market more comprehensively. Chino does not see a downside to diversification; it’s only positioned them to be a stronger, more well-rounded outfit. The company currently supports 25 employees running in two divisions: the Solid Surface Division (Dry Shop) and the Stone Division (Wet Shop). Top Priority services all of the Hawaiian Islands, including Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, Molokai, Lanai and Kauai. About 85% of their business is on Oahu. They fabricate materials ranging from granite, quartzite, quartz, marble, porcelain, sintered stone and solid surface. On average, they fabricate and install 6000 square feet of manufactured and natural stone per month and 2000 square feet of solid surface per month. Top Priority strives to stay ahead of the competition by working smarter using leading fabrication technologies. They’ve outfitted the shop with Park Industries’ Saberjet XP 5-axis CNC water
