McLEAN, Va. – ECO™ by Cosentino is the official countertop of The CharityWorks GreenHouse, the first carbon neutral designer showhouse in the Washington area. The GreenHouse,open to the public from October 10-30 near downtown...
CLEVELAND – U.S. demand for countertops will grow by 2.4 percent annually – with a hefty increase in natural-stone and quartz surfaces – to 760 million ft² in the next four years, according to an industry study.
Lackie OLATHE, Kan. –Jeff Lackie is the new Director of Stone Sales for the Diamant Boart division of Husqvarna Construction Products. He replaces Ian Avent, Diamant Boart USA vice president for the past seven...
MORRIS, Ill. – The Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) finished up its third straight year of continuing education workshops on Sept. 3-5 with a workshop was hosted by Dan Riccolo of Morris Granite Co. Click...
MATERIALS NEW QUARTZCambria, LeSueur, Minn., offers 16 new colors in its quartz-surface line, bringing its total selection to 64. Ten of the new colors are included in the company’s Quarry Collection including Aragon, with...
As I’m working through phone calls and emails these days, I’m getting one question a couple of times a day: See you at StonExpo in Las Vegas?
The answer is yes, and thanks for asking. And you?
The following is an updated list of broadcast reports concerning granite countertops and radon/radiation since early May 2008. (Links were active as of Sept. 11, 2009.)
Last month, I noted how initial data on a study of possible radiation exposure when dry-cutting granite generated an information distribution of a summary, two analyses disputing the initial study and a war of wordage … but something just short of a story. At least, that’s how I felt.
LEHI, Utah – The International Surface Fabricators Association today opened the first annual Innovations In Design competition, with entries due near year’s end, to showcase projects in a wide variety of decorative surfacing materials in multiple application environments.
Henry Ciciliot, 55, owner of Ciciliot and Son Tile Co. of Schnecksville, Pa., on Aug. 3 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, Pa. Ciciliot joined the company, founded by his father Anthony, in 1974, and guided it to prominence as a high-end custom fabrication firm with his son, Enrico, and brother Robert, both of whom survive him. His work also earned an honorable mention in 2006 in the Stone Business Best of Home competition.