StonExpo Launches 2007 Eastern Show

DALLAS – StonExpo will head east with a new event next spring.
Hanley Wood Exhibitions will hold StonExpo East on March 23-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The event will take place in addition to the annual StonExpo in Las Vegas.
The eastern U.S. show will be biannually, which will coincide with the years that the Coverings trade event will occur in Chicago.
“When Hanley Wood purchased StonExpo, the industry feedback was that there was the need for a stone show in the western U.S. and one in the east,” says Michelle Troop, StonExpo senior show director, in a May 17 announcement. “The support for this additional show has been significant and we look forward to delivering exactly what the industry has asked us for.”
“The Marble Institute is excited about the introduction of StonExpo East, and we will strongly support it,” says Gary Distelhorst, executive vice president of the Marble Institute of America, StonExpo’s official sponsor. “The MIA will be very active at StonExpo East by holding a Board of Directors meeting, hosting a reception for members, and briefing the industry on the activities and plans of the association.
“We believe this is another solid, progressive move to strengthen, solidify and improve the natural-stone industry.”
The Hanley Wood announcement on May 17 also noted that more than 200 exhibiting companies will participate in StonExpo East 2007, showing the latest stone products, machinery and technologies to 5,000-plus fabricators, installers, architects, designers, distributors, builders, retailers and kitchen/bath specialists.
The show will also feature a comprehensive conference program led by industry experts and live, how-to stone installation demonstrations on the show floor.