The Marble Institute of America (MIA) announced the winners of the 2012 Pinnacle award winners. The awards recognize excellence in commercial, residential, sustainability and renovation/restoration of natural stone projects worldwide. Projects selected as winners must demonstrate exceptional beauty, creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship in the use of granite, marble, travertine, limestone … Read more
Park Industries’ new FOCUS is a fully digital CNC Saw that is designed for easy programming via the company’s exclusive Quick Cut programming. The fully programmable miter feature allows fabricators to cut mitered angles with a click of the mouse. Whether straight or miter cuts, it has full table coverage. … Read more
Countertops & Cabinets, a countertop fabricator based in Syracuse, N.Y., does more than just fabricate and install countertops. The business focuses on being a one-stop shop, offering tear out, fabrication, installation, plus stock cabinetry install and even plumbing services. They also offer a range of products including solid surface, quartz … Read more
As an alternative to quarried marble, Empatico Architectural Surfaces offers its Engineered Marble product. The company describes the product as an environmentally friendly material made from scrap, waste and leftover materials in quarries that are too small to create tiles. Made from a mixture of 95 percent natural aggregates and … Read more
Garen Distelhorst, Communications Director for the Marble Institute of America (MIA), earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE™) credential. The CAE is credentialed by the The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than five percent of all association professionals have … Read more
Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) announced the release of the new 196-page Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile Product Industry Report dated December 2012. This fact-filled report provides up-to-date information on North American and world markets, and ceramic tile’s position in the U.S. markets. In addition, the … Read more
The Coverings show, an industry trade show focusing on stone and tile that is being held in Atlanta April 29 – May 2, 2013, is now offering free admission. Coverings is designed to offer something for everyone in the tile + stone industry. From live installation demonstrations and tours of … Read more
Artisan Group, a network of stone fabricators in North America, inducted two new board members: Fadi Halabi, owner of Duracite in Fairfield, Calif., and Tom Rocks, owner of Rocksolid Stone Works in Cleveland, Ohio. Halabi and Rocks are taking the slots vacated by members, Mitch Hires, owner of Construction Resources … Read more
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) announced an agreement to co-locate the International Builders’ Show (IBS) and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas beginning in February 2014. In 2015, they will also tie-in with the StonExpo/Surfaces show. … Read more
United Marble Fabricators (UMF) focuses on custom stone and tile work for high-end homes in the Boston area, and works to get involved with architects and design firms early in the process. Its typical customers are professionals that may not have much time, but know what they want and count … Read more
