By K. Schipper
Lower prices and greater availability went a long way toward putting natural stone slabs in the nation’s kitchens and bathrooms. Now, a new set of surfaces – walls, both indoor and outdoor – may be the new frontier with thin-veneer stone.
Thanks to diamond tooling, the last decade has seen the development of thin-veneer natural stone in thicknesses as little as ¾” suitable for interior or exterior use.
CARRARA, Italy – Problems with exterior marble that’s installed improperly will be addressed by a new study in this legendary stone-production area. Coordinated by Internazionale Marmi e Macchine (IMM) Carrara, the effort will investigate...
By Harold A. Taylor, Jr. Publisher, Dimension Stone Advocate News President, Basics/Mines Everyone in the industry is aware of the ongoing series of Fed interest-rate hikes, and is probably watching them apprehensively. Taking into...
By Reiner Krug
(Editor’s note: This originally appeared in the German-based STONEREPORT e-newsletter, but the points made by the author are universal worldwide.)
We’ve all heard it before: the often-debated question of stone or no stone. Why should I build with natural stone, ask developers and architects.
By K. Schipper
Slate conjures up images of old New England homes, complete with a stone roof and a kitchen with dark sinks and countertops.
With the lion’s share of dimensional stone used in North America coming from somewhere across an ocean, what’s the future look like for domestic production?
By Thomas H. Kieren
(Editor’s note: In last month’s Part I, the author detailed bluestone’s origins, as well as its market size and potential growth.)
By Thomas H. Kieren
My evaluation of the New York and Pennsylvania bluestone market began when my son embarked on a term paper entitled The Bluestone Phenomenon. As a market researcher and industry analyst, I found it interesting (and somewhat perplexing) that he chose an industry that is probably one of the most-fragmented and -difficult to get aggregate information, of the industries that I’ve investigated.
By K. Schipper
Like any other partnership, fabricators and distributors seem so closely wedded that it’s difficult to think that anyone who works the stone could get along without those who supply it. Difficult, but not impossible.