Polycor Inc. introduced Pierre Habitat, a new brand of hardware that uses materials from the manufacturing processes of Vetrazzo and Polycor. Raw materials, excess granite, marble, limestone and Vetrazzo recycled glass are combined to produce unique cabinet pulls and knobs. The collection includes 10 designs available in eight metal finishes. … Read more
TylerCo Inc. offers SLABlite, a system for backlighting translucent materials in countertops and other applications. Suitable for backlighting onyx, translucent quartz surfacing, translucent solid surface and other translucent materials, SLABlite produces even and consistent edge to edge lighting across the whole surface. Creative lighting effects can be achieved with SLABlite’s … Read more
For those of you who were unable to attend KBIS 2014, or were there and missed the Annual State of the Kitchen & Bath Address, here is a video of it in its entirety shared by Cosentino. This year Francisco “Paco” Martínez-Cosentino, the chairman of Cosentino Group offered his perspective, … Read more
Samsung Staron has introduced four more colors of its acrylic solid surface product. The new colors are Sanded Icicle, Onyx, Quarry Starred (pictured here) and Quasar White. These new additions come on the back of the recently introduced Metallic Series, for a total of eight new colors of Staron solid … Read more
ISFA is introducing a new educational event it is calling “Knowledge is Power 2014″ that will be held May 14 and 15 in Pittsburgh. The event will feature presentations by and interaction with eight industry experts. Comprising a mix of presentations, Q&A and open discussions, the event is intended to … Read more
We, here at CountertopResource.com, recently heard about a new company that has a much different philosophy about how it supplies quartz surfacing to fabricators – QuartzSource – and we thought it was worth sharing. The man behind the company is Evan Kruger, the owner of Solid Tops, a fabrication company … Read more
Ambient Glow Technology, owned and operated by the Universal One Corporation, offers a variety of professional-grade aggregates for use in concrete countertops and other concrete applications that glow in the dark. Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications, the AGT aggregates absorb and store light and then release it in … Read more