Minnesota-based Heated Stone Products offers the FeelsWarm Technology, a natural stone countertop heating system that uses ultra?thin heating elements that take the chill out of natural stone. Designed specifically for countertops, the system gently raises the temperature of the stone 20 to 25 degrees F, just enough to remove the initial cold shock when a person touches the surface. The … Read more
The backbone for National Stone Marble & Granite, based in Shrewsbury, Mass., was created during the recent recession and not only did the business not go under, it thrived. According to John Howard, he was able to do so by basing his business on making sure he had quality staff … Read more
The headquarters of the International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) is moving to a new location outside of Pittsburgh. The office, located in Gibsonia, Pa., will be fully operational by June 15, 2013. The new headquarters location is situated in a building that has been certified as a Gold level LEED building … Read more
Suited for use in tight applications with less than one inch of installation depth, Outwater’s [Outwater Plastics Industries, Inc. + Architectural Products by Outwater, LLC] 1/16-in.-thick Tri-Mod LED Backlighting Panels are made to uniformly backlight translucent surfaces, such as onyx or translucent solid surfaces. Comprising recently introduced 2nd generation LED … Read more
The United States manufacturing plants of Texas-based Wilsonart have been certified to ISO 14001 and to OHSAS 18001 in recognition of exceptional focus on environmental and health and safety management systems. The company’s plants in Temple, Texas and Fletcher, N.C., have met requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) related … Read more
By Jean Kelley If you look back over your career, chances are you can identify one or two people who stand out as memorable leaders. Even if these people didn’t hold an official leadership role, their actions and words rallied people together to achieve a common goal. Whether that goal … Read more
Voting is now open for the Readers’ Choice Awards for Kitchen and Bath Business (K+BB) magazine. The awards are designed to honor the best manufacturers in kitchen and bath design. The readers of K+BB are invited to vote for their preferred manufacturers using specific criteria as applicable within each product … Read more