By Tom McNall
Recently, I was asked by a prospective new partner (who hasn’t had his training yet) about pricing a terrazzo floor. Our exchange was educational for him, and I thought it would benefit anyone in the restoration business – or considering getting into it in the future – who doesn’t know how to price a job for restoration.
HOLLIS, N.H. – The stone industry will get a chance to double their donations to the Natural Stone Council (NSC) this year.
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is expanding its continuing education program to include landscape architects.
North American designers prefer granite in bathrooms, according to a recent study. However, quartz surfaces are picking up in demand, and marble — yes, marble — is falling off.
A rural south-central Pennsylvania location offers an easy reach to several diverse metro markets for owners Travis Collins and Rodney Bair. And anyone on a shop visit can also stay overnight in the company’s showroom: a renovated turn-of-the-19th-century hotel.
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Inc. acquired Air Quality Sciences (AQS) and its GREENGUARD Environmental Institute in a deal announced yesterday. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. remodeling market won’t decline in 2011, but general improvement may be a year away, according to a study from Hanley Wood.
This 27.2′ X 17.3′ portrait of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the ruler of Oman, is recognized by Guinness World Records® as the world’s largest marble mosaic. The project, presented to the sultan in November...
After a couple of odd-year jaunts to Chicago, Coverings moves in 2011 to Las Vegas and the Sands Convention Center on March 14-17. The event offers plenty of stone-related education and trade-show exhibits.
Granite and slate have an exceptional month. Marble is here and there, travertine gets its growth outside of Turkey, and other calcareous stone still suffers from the Lebanese letdown.