Franke Presents Fast-In Quick Install Kitchen Sink System

Franke’s Fast-In Quick Install Kitchen Sink System is now available in Lowe’s stores. The system allows for simple no-tools-required, top-mount installation. It is available for single-bowl or double-bowl designs and in traditional or hand-crafted, modern styles. The Fast-In’s pre-attached, spring-loaded clips are the first of its kind in the industry … Read more

Coverings Seeks Submissions for 2016 Installation & Design Awards

Coverings is seeking submissions for its 2016 Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards. The awards honor projects that feature creative designs and demonstrate technical mastery in stone and tile in commercial, international, residential and sustainable projects. There is no fee to submit an entry and multiple entries are accepted and … Read more

Coverings Seeks Submissions for 2016 Installation & Design Awards

Coverings is seeking submissions for its 2016 Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards. The awards honor projects that feature creative designs and demonstrate technical mastery in stone and tile in commercial, international, residential and sustainable projects. There is no fee to submit an entry and multiple entries are accepted and … Read more

Groves Inc. Introduces New Heavy Duty Stone Lifter and Transporter

The new Heavy Duty ST1 Stone Lifter and Transporter is now available from Groves Incorporated. According to the company, stone slabs weighing up to 396 lbs. and measuring from 25- to 48- in. tall by 60- in. wide can be raised and lowered with its patented silent winch. The possibility … Read more

Groves Inc. Introduces New Heavy Duty Stone Lifter and Transporter

The new Heavy Duty ST1 Stone Lifter and Transporter is now available from Groves Incorporated. According to the company, stone slabs weighing up to 396 lbs. and measuring from 25- to 48- in. tall by 60- in. wide can be raised and lowered with its patented silent winch. The possibility … Read more

EST Devices Offers New Slab Transporation & Installation Cart

The Slab Transportation & Installation Cart created by Easy Slab Transportation Devices (EST) is designed to improve how stone countertops are fabricated, transported and installed. The patented technology allows users to safely, quickly, and efficiently handle even the largest slabs, potentially allowing for fewer seams. Constructed with a lightweight, yet … Read more

EST Devices Offers New Slab Transporation & Installation Cart

The Slab Transportation & Installation Cart created by Easy Slab Transportation Devices (EST) is designed to improve how stone countertops are fabricated, transported and installed. The patented technology allows users to safely, quickly, and efficiently handle even the largest slabs, potentially allowing for fewer seams. Constructed with a lightweight, yet … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Trindco

Hunter Adams, owner of Trindco, understands that success can be more easily achieved when the employer and the employees are all working towards identical goals. Adams has put a system into place for his installers whereby they are evaluated through the use of metrics in order to increase efficiency and … Read more

MIA Technical Module on Countertop Installation Available Online

We here at CountertopResource.com are dedicated to locating, researching and letting you know about all of the resources available to you as countertop fabricators and installers. One great resource we recently uncovered is available online (and at no charge) from the Marble Institute of America (MIA). The MIA Technical Module … Read more

Glass Bros. Offers Sink Mount Kit

Glass Bros. offers its Easy Mount Sink Mount Kit for undermounting sinks. The mounting system connects to the underside of the rough top plywood and allows for easy installation of bathroom vanity sinks, bar sinks and any sink when the combined weight of the sink and its contents are less … Read more