Stone imports seem to be hitting some constant levels on a month-to-month basis, with some small increases from January and February. The bad news: Value and tonnage totals for this April are down by 30%-50% from the same time last year.
DALLAS – The head of the Hanley Wood division producing trade shows – including StonExpo Marmomacc Americas – left the company this week.
NUREMBERG, Germany – Stone+tec is a trade event that doesn’t exactly run a direct pipeline of goods to the United States. And I’ll beat you to the question you’re likely to ask: Why am I here?
By K. Schipper
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The name Stonecraft suggests an earlier time in the industry, when the skills of craftsmen – rather than machines – were the key ingredient to a company’s success.
By K. Schipper
BARABOO, Wis. – When your organization’s mission is to preserve the legacy of one of the nation’s foremost environmentalists – and the land that inspired him – your headquarters needs to be more than just a building.
By Jason Nottestad
So, we’ve considered when you should and shouldn’t charge for chip repair (Stone Business, March 2009) and the first four steps of how to prepare yourself as well as the repair area (Stone Business, May 2009). Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of actually doing the job.
One of the most-common repairs I’m asked to do deals with chips near the edge of the kitchen sink. When washing pots, pans, or heavy dishes, soapy water makes it hard to hold onto anything; dropping something this heavy onto the corner of a piece of stone almost always results in a divot.
By Tom McNall
Peyton Manning, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods and me. What do we all have in common? Aside from the first three making more money than me, and being superstars, we do have some common ground: we’re all pros! They’ve performed at the top of their game and – although opinions vary – I have been accused of being at the top of mine as well.
• VIC International Corp. promotes Bob Murell and Robert Simpson as Regional Director – Optima™ Program, after the launch of the Optima™ Polishing and Maintenance Program. Murell, a VIC veteran since 1989, helped develop...
It is refreshing to see concrete countertops featured in a trade magazine (“Alternative surfaces: the green option”, April 2009 Stone Business) aimed at the stone professional. As a long-time advocate for and an educator and researcher in concrete countertops, I commend you for raising the awareness of this versatile material. For too long concrete has “flown under-the-radar”, and its current rise in popularity is timed well, because there have been very recent advances in material and sealing technology that make it an attractive countertop material.