MATERIALS METAL-LOOK QUARTZCosentino North America, Stafford, Texas, introduces the Silestone® Platinum Collection, a new line of metal-look quartz surfaces in collaboration with Silestone and Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso. The line is produced with...
WILKESBORO, N.C. – The bankruptcy fight between Advanced Industrial Machinery (AIM) Inc. and Biesse America Inc. – plus a few more players – will have to wait until next month for its day in court.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Grani-Tek Stone Tools now has a exclusive U.S. distribution agreement for diamond tooling from SAID (Special Application of Industrial Diamonds) S.P.A. of Isola Vicentina, Italy.
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America announced a new business partnership with OfficeMax for its membership.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Continuing violence along the border in areas bordering Afghanistan is taking its toll on the local stone trade, according to local mining officials.
Random observations from Germany and its big stone show last month:
• It’s way too easy to say that a show’s gone to the dogs, but Stone+tec allows the four-legged friends of fabricators to attend the show. And we’re not talking service dogs, either – just plain ol’ dogs on leashes.
• Charlotte, N.C.-based ProSpec acquired the La Mirada, Calif., construction-materials manufacturing plant of Headwaters Inc. of South Jourdan, Utah, this spring. The facility will produce tile and stone grouts, thin-set mortars and surface-prep materials...
LE SUEUR, Minn. – Cambria is going from the countertop to the entire house … as in the home-finance business.
HOLLIS, N.H. – The Natural Stone Council (NSC) announced the availability late last month of a growing repository of natural stone information available on its Website.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Park Industries will hold a Digital Stoneworking Expo at its Technical Training Center here on June 18.