September 2011
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3 Stone Items Win At Coverings
ORLANDO – The three new stone-related items taking awards in Coverings’ new-products competition aren’t exactly your father’s Oldsmobile – or your brother’s Uba Tuba, either.
MAPEI’s CEO Gets NTCA Honor
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Giorgio Squinzi, CEO of the MAPEI Group, is this year’s recipient of the Joe A. Tarver Cornerstone Award from the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA).
Natural Ire
There’s a word that, for some of you, remains tiresome, if not downright infuriating. And it doesn’t start with an “r” – instead, it’s sustainability.
Sustainablity: Stone’s Repeat Business
By K. Schipper
With durability that can stretch to centuries, why not think about giving stone a second life?
Rust Brothers Custom Works, Minneapolis
By K. Schipper
MINNEAPOLIS – Two important things to know right away about Rust Brothers Custom Works: First, the four partners aren’t brothers.
El Taj Oceanfront, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
By K. Schipper
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – For many people, the opportunity to visit a foreign country is the adventure of a lifetime. Here, you get two-for-one … and that includes the stone.
Best Practices/Countertop Installs, Part II
By Jason Nottestad
Editor’s Note: Last month, Jason Nottestad offered the first half of his Ten Best Practices for countertop installation. Now, he’s punching the rest of the list.
Unmade by the Shade
By Tom McNall
I‘ve written before about the joys – and challenges – of working on different surfaces. But, at a high-profile, high-end resort hotel, we recently tackled a multi-faceted problem granite.
April 2010
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MATERIALS
WHITE QUARTZ SURFACE
CaesarStone, Van Nuys, Calif., introduces Pure White (1141), the “whitest white” in quartz surfaces. The material features a silk finish, and is scratch-, crack- and heat-resistant. The surface also is covered by the company’s lifetime residential and 10-year limited commercial warranties.
Contact: CaesarStone, 877-978-2789