Coverings ETC has announced it will be offering its Bio-Luminum tiles in larger sizes. In the first quarter of 2014 the company will offer these tiles, made from recycled airplane parts, in 8- by 16-in. sizes. The tiles, which are currently available in 3- by 6-in. and 6- by 12-in. … Read more
Curava offers a resin-based slab material that contains sea shells and 100 percent recycled glass particulate. The material, which comes in seven colors – Taupe, Toffee, Lemongrass, Arctic, Mocha, Wheat and Savaii – is 3cm-thick and is suitable for indoor use in countertops, vanity tops, shower and tub surrounds, table … Read more
Wilsonart announced an agreement to acquire Durcon Incorporated, a manufacturer of laboratory-grade work surfaces and sinks. The Taylor, Texas-based Durcon provides laboratory tops, student tabletops, sinks and other work surfaces worldwide, and is best known for its epoxy resin surfaces. Durcon will operate as a new, independent business unit of … Read more
Cosentino has been focusing much of its recent efforts on its roll out of the new Dekton surfacing product. The product, has been the buzz of the hard surfaces industry since a sneak peak was given of the product at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) earlier this year. … Read more
We recently received an email, here at CountertopResource.com, asking for information on a relatively new surfacing product. This product is commonly referred to as nano-crystallized glass, but it is also known as nano-crystal stone or nonporous marmoglass. After checking the usual sources, we found little readily available information on it, … Read more
While more of a novelty than a serious countertop option, we ran across this video showing off a bar top covered with pennies and were intrigued by it. So, we decided to share it with our audience in hopes you might get a kick out of it (or be inspired … Read more
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
Stone Peak offers a unique series of porcelain tiles dubbed ‘Plane’ that come in four sizes up to 5- by 10-ft. Available in nine colors, the tiles are engineered porcelain that are flexible, crack-resistant, mold-resistant, heat- and frost-proof, and have no artificial binders or VOC emissions. The material is suitable for … Read more
More and more people are choosing to go green and live as sustainable a life as possible, and one primary way to achieve this is to invest in a sustainable home. Maintaining a home includes many interconnected facets. How food and water is brought into the home can affect … Read more
When it comes to surfacing, it is all too easy to become complacent and just take countertop orders, rather than really put your sales expertise to use, and this is true of granite (or other natural stone), quartz surfacing, solid surface, or really any other material. Upselling can really be … Read more