Industry News
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
Integra Adhesives, supplier of pre-colored cartridge based adhesives for laminating, mitring and seaming quartz, natural stone and solid surface launched an online store for its North American fabricator customers. The new store allows fabricators to place orders any time, any day of the week. Designed to be fast, accurate and user … Read more
Inter-Tool LLC announce the acquisition of Leitch & Co., a leading manufacturer of stone and concrete polishing products with more than 80 years of history. Leitch & Co. was the first company to manufacture a handheld planetary machine for polishing stone and concrete (the DS301), and Inter-Tool will continue to … Read more
Blanco, a German manufacturer of sinks and faucets, won the 2013 KBCulture Award for the Blanco Modex kitchen sink workstation. The sink belongs to the company’s Silgranit II collection. Itis also a 2013 IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) Finalist and a 2012 Red Dot International Design Award winner for its distinct … Read more
For the fourth consecutive year, Innovative Surfaces in Hastings, Minn., has donated the granite countertop fabrication and installation for the Homeward Bound project, in conjunction with Century College. Homeward Bound is a nonprofit organization that houses severely disabled individuals, with around-the-clock caregivers. Century College Kitchen and Bath Design Students design … 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
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
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
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) received the Golden Thinker Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Media Relations. The Golden Thinker, awarded each year by the North America Precis Syndicate, Inc. (NAPS), is given to organizations that have created the feature releases that have received the most pick-ups by America’s newspaper … Read more
Stone Forensics will be conducting a Stone Inspector training program June 24 to 27 in San Diego. The program is designed to teach the basics of inspecting stone and ceramic tile installations. According to Fred Hueston, who will be conducting the training, “The amount of failures, poor installations and other … Read more
