Stone Forensics Offers Stone & Tile Troubleshooting Workshop

Stone Forensics has announced that it will be conducting its popular Stone and Tile Troubleshooting training January 21-24, 2019 in Las Vegas. According to Fred Hueston who will be conducting the training, “The amount of failures, poor installations and other issues with stone and tile flooring are on the rise. … Read more

Stone Forensics Offers Stone & Tile Troubleshooting Workshop

Stone Forensics has announced that it will be conducting its popular Stone and Tile Troubleshooting training January 21-24, 2019 in Las Vegas. According to Fred Hueston who will be conducting the training, “The amount of failures, poor installations and other issues with stone and tile flooring are on the rise. … Read more

TCNA Announces EPA Inclusion of Green Squared Certification

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announced that Green Squared® has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. In order to aid in identifying and procuring environmentally sustainable products and services, U.S. government purchasing officials have been notified … Read more

TCNA Announces EPA Inclusion of Green Squared Certification

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announced that Green Squared® has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. In order to aid in identifying and procuring environmentally sustainable products and services, U.S. government purchasing officials have been notified … Read more

TexaStone Quarries Named First Company to Meet NSC Sustainability Standards

TexaStone Quarries, based in Garden City, Texas, is the first company to achieve the level of certified stone producer under new sustainability standards. The creation of the program – ANSI/NSC-373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone – was completed earlier this year, following several years of development using the consensus-based … Read more

TexaStone Quarries Named First Company to Meet NSC Sustainability Standards

TexaStone Quarries, based in Garden City, Texas, is the first company to achieve the level of certified stone producer under new sustainability standards. The creation of the program – ANSI/NSC-373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone – was completed earlier this year, following several years of development using the consensus-based … Read more

UofCTS Changes Tile Installer Certification Renewals To 2 Years

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) increased the amount of time between renewals for its Tile Installer Thin-set Standards (ITS) Verification certificate to two years from one. Now tile installers only have to retake the updated course every two years in order to stay current with new industry … Read more

Grenite Receives Food Zone Certification

The Grenite Engineered Stone Series offered by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has received “food zone” certification from NSF International, an independent organization that certifies products for the consumer goods, food and water industries.  Grenite is made from up to 80 percent post-consumer recycled materials. NSF approved the use of Grenite as … Read more