The National Center for Sustainability Standards (NCSS), a part of NSF International (formerly the National Sanitation Foundation) is beginning development of a Product Category Rule (PCR) for residential countertops in accordance with ISO 14025. The rule will cover natural stone, solid surface, engineered stone, high pressure laminate and recycled materials. … Read more
Cambria, producer of natural quartz surfaces largely for countertop applications, and Benjamin Moore have joined forces to provide designer recommended combinations to simplify the selection process. Embracing the harmony between Cambria’s design palette and Benjamin Moore’s paint colors, every Cambria design is now paired with four designer-selected Benjamin Moore hues. … Read more
Silestone by Cosentino, producer of quartz surfacing, announces a new partnership with Poggenpohl, a worldwide German kitchen brand, by becoming the exclusive quartz surfacing material on display at all Poggenpohl Corporate showrooms nationwide. To kick-off the partnership, Poggenpohl’s top designers and showroom managers were recently invited to visit the Cosentino … Read more
Here is an instructional video put out by Salvo Corp., a South African material distributor of Samsung Radianz quartz surfacing (in and of itself quite interesting). This 8-1/2 minute video covers quite a few topics, including material handling and storage, sawing, seaming, edge lamination, polishing, CNC sink cut-outs, radius requirements, … Read more
A report was recently published on the Woodworking Network website issued by the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) that outlines the results of a survey of its members. The survey sought out the top trends in kitchens and baths, and some of the findings were a bit surprising. Among those … Read more
Fabsolution has launched a new line of adhesive for solid surface and quartz surfacing – FS Glue. The adhesives are available through an affiliated manufacturing company, Marktec, which has more than 10 years of experience and currently provides adhesives for LG HI-MACS and Viatera in the United States. Fabsolution has … Read more
Cambria, American producer of quartz surfacing, is expanding its Le Sueur, Minn., production plant. The expansion will more than double the size and production capacity of Cambria and accommodate worldwide demand for its designs. When complete in the spring of 2013, the expanded plant will total 750,000 sq. ft. and … Read more
DuPont is now reportedly manufacturing its Private Collection Corian solid surface at the company’s Tonawanda Yerkes plant. It had been manufactured in South Korea. DuPont invested an estimated $6 million to make the transition, according to reports. New York state grant money totaling nearly $500,000 was also used to aid … Read more
Polishing Pro Systems offers the new patent-pending Zero° Burn Backer Pad for polishing natural and engineered stone. The pad is designed to save time and money, and is designed to make it virtually impossible to burn the surface—or even the edges of quartz surfacing. It reportedly turns an ordinary grinder … Read more
Caesarstone USA Inc., a provider of quartz surfacing, launched a new line of surfaces called Supremo. Mirroring nature’s diversity, each of the Supremo premium surfaces has its own spectacular flow of color and pattern. This patented new technology is unique only to Caesarstone. With its natural look and feel, no two … Read more
