Inventory Software
By K. Schipper
While you can’t cost-save your way to a profit, there’s a good possibility that you can spend money to keep it – with an investment in inventory software.
Author: Administrator
Sealers Anonymous
By Tom McNall
For years, my stand on sealer use has been misunderstood. So, before we move forward and discus how to properly apply an impregnating sealer, let me get a few things straight, namely:
Passings: Hobie Fletcher
Herbert E. “Hobie” Fletcher III, 56, on March 12 at his home in Oceanside, Calif. Also known as “Surfhobie,” Fletcher literally lived his entire adult life in the dimensional-stone trade as a representative and consultant.
Stop Sliding?
Anyone checking the Latest News section of Stone Business Online last week came across something that’s definitely not about stone … but the subject might tell us a lot about the rest of 2009.
Remodeling Forecast: Still Gloomy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Reductions in the amount spent on high-end home improvement projects will hinder remodeling activity through 2009 according to an ongoing study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University....
ISFA, NSC Join MIA Accreditation
CLEVELAND – Members of the International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) and affiliates of the National Stone Council (NSC) will be able to participate in the Marble Institute of America’s accreditation programs under a new pricing agreement.
April 2009
MATERIALS MARBLE & QUARTZMarmo Bruno Zanet, Volargne, Italy, offers Botanic Green, an intense quartz superexotic combining a green coloration with subtle dark-grey nuances. The company also offers Botanic Wave, with leaf-like wide green colors...
PA Stone Auction for Education
BOYERTOWN, Pa. – Stone-industry auctions may be a fact of life in today’s economy, but a May 16 event here is for a good cause.
MIA Sets 2009 Pinnacle Awards
CLEVELAND – It’s time to get those entries ready for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards from the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
The competition honoring the best in natural-stone projects is now underway, with a deadline of July 10 for submissions.
Stone Company Gets a Makeover
ST. LOUIS – If you’re thinking about getting some green in your shop – whether in sustainable products or just the cash to survive – there may be some help via a national business...