Around the Aisles
LAS VEGAS – There won’t be an official press briefing to announce it, but one important piece of news came out of last week’s StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas for the industry: Hell is officially over.
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Lloyd New U.S. Manager for Scandinvent
VÄSTERÅS, Sweden — John Lloyd, formerly of Glaston Bavelloni, is the new general manager for Scandinvent USA, the stateside office of Scandinvent AB. Click image to enlarge Lloyd will represent the Swedish manufacturer of...
Study Predicts Remodeling Trade Gets 2010 Bounce
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Residential remodeling should begin showing a slow recovery by early next year, according to a study released today from the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Ciao Time
VERONA, Italy – With the worldwide economy still in a funk – with varying degrees of slumber, depending on the country – could the stone industry’s biggest event provide some action?
October 2009
MATERIALS VENEER GRANITEUnited Builders Supply Co. Inc., Westerly, R.I. announces the availability of Westerly Pink, Westerly Blue and Westerly Gray granites for full-depth veneer and thin veneer. The supply is from cut pieces of...
Don’t Make Me an Offer
At some point, everyone comes across an opportunity so good that it fits that immortal advertising catchphrase: It’s a steal of a deal.
Unfortunately, that’s a concept moving from hype to reality for more than a few stone shops. Occasionally, I’ll get a call from someone offering a long, oft-convoluted tale of a fantastic purchase or partnership that couldn’t miss, and yet ….
Outdoor Kitchens: Cookin’ Up a Market
By K. Schipper
The biggest problem with kitchens, if you’re in the stone business, is that there’s generally just one to a household.
Oh, sure, the well-to-do may add a kitchenette to the basement rec room or family room, but it’s a rare home where the number of kitchens equals the number of bathrooms.
A new kitchen market, though, is growing out the back door – literally. Despite the economy, the outdoor kitchen market is on the rise in popularity, especially among high-end homeowners.
Outdoor Kitchens: Countering Nature
CARROLLTON, Texas – There’s no question as to the emphasis of Ryan Burden’s business. He readily admits that Countertop Specialty focuses on all types of stone countertops – including outdoor ones.
Southwest Tile & Marble, Oklahoma City
By K. Schipper
OKLAHOMA CITY – The year may be 2009, but for the Young family of Southwest Tile & Marble, the significant number is four.
StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2009: Exhibition
LAS VEGAS – It’s a move to familiar turf for StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas this month.
The journey off The Strip and back to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Oct. 21-24 returns the stone industry’s event to the scene of its biggest successes, with a series of seminars, workshops and other events designed to meet the needs of fabricators and others in these challenging times.