Industry News
The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) has announced its upcoming training dates for both its solid surface and stone/quartz fabrication training programs. The Stone/Quartz Total Fabricator Training class is being held Oct. 14 to 16 in Las Vegas at the Alpha Tools training facility. The Solid Surface Total Fabricator Training … Read more
The Diamant Boart division of Husqvarna Construction Products hired David Smoot as a sales and service-center manager. Smoot will manage the service center in Dallas, and serve the Southwest, working with stone processors in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. He previously held positions with SCS Technical Services … Read more
Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants Inc. (CTaSC), a marketing research and business planning services provider, announced Tom Kotel, owner of Mid-America Tile, a distributor and importer in Chicago, is the winner of a $600 Apple gift certificate. Kotel was randomly chosen as part of a raffle for completing the CTaSC … Read more
Park Industries, provider of stone working equipment since 1953, is celebrating its 60 year anniversary in the industry. After 60 years, the company, which is the larges manufacturer of stone working equipment in North America, remains family-owned company. The stated goal of the Schlough family, now in its third generation … Read more
Samsung has added GRAMACO Granite and Marble as an authorized distributor of its Radianz quartz surfacing product, expanding its market reach in the Eastern United States. The area to be serviced by GRAMACO includes Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. “GRAMACO is known for its quality products … Read more
Caesarstone, Israel-based quartz surfacing producer, has entered into an agreement with IKEA US to serve as the retail company’s exclusive non-laminate countertop vendor, conducting operations in 38 stores in 22 states. Caesarstone will source, finish and distribute countertop products, including its quartz surfacing as well as other materials. The implementation … Read more
The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) is seeking public comment on new quartz surfacing classification and standards developed in cooperation with industry representatives. It is also seeking public comment on updates to its established solid surface classification and standards which were also created in cooperation with various industry representatives. The … Read more
C.H. Briggs Company, distributor of interior and specialty building products, opened a new 28,000-sq.-ft. warehouse and distribution center in Norcross, Georgia. The Norcross facility will stock and ship DuPont Corian solid surface and Zodiaq quartz surfacing sheet products and accessories. “Our decision to expand is the result of continued strong … Read more
The Marble Institute of America’s (MIA) Accreditation Program has experienced its most active quarter of growth since the program’s first three months in existence, According to a recent release by the association. Activity in the commercial arena has been especially encouraging and is a sign that the economic conditions that … Read more
Cosentino is opening a new major U.S. hub in Hampton, Va., this month. The Cosentino Northeast Hub will become the second central logistics and receiving facility for the company, which manufactures Silestone quartz surfacing and other natural and engineered stone materials. Located at 2301 Aluminum Ave., the hub will have … Read more