Xiamen Stone Show: 120K+ on the Floor (April 5)
XIAMEN, China – The Xiamen Stone Fair 2011 attracted more than 120,000 attendees during its record-breaking four-day run early last month.
Category: News
Ternent Gets 2010 MIA Natural Stone Craftsman Award (March 29)
CLEVELAND –Jimmy Ternent of Rugo Stone LLC in Lorton, Va, is the 2010 recipient of the Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year by the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA).
Dudler Gains German Natural Stone Award
German-Swiss architect wins for new university library in Berlin and receives commendation for Zurich building as the biennial competiion expands to encompass natural-stone use throughout Europe.
World Stone Group Holds China Session (March 20)
XIAMEN, China – The World Natural Stone Association (WONASA) held another launching event on March 6 during the first day of the China Xiamen International Stone Fair.
Smith Named 2010 MIA Migliore Honoree (March 21)
LAS VEGAS – Chester A. Smith, a founder of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), is the recipient of the 2010 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement.
VIDEO: Samich Demo @ Coverings 2011 (March 15)
Normally, we don’t run product demos in the news section of Stone Business Online. However, when someone convinces their mother-in-law to run a floor grinder at a trade show … well, that’s news.
VIDEO: Coverings 2011 Cuts the Ribbon (March 14)
What’s an official show opening without the ceremonial ribbon-cutting? Here’s the ceremony (with a bit of stage-managing by the official photographer) at Coverings 2011 in Las Vegas yesterday.
LATICRETE Gains Drytek™ Flooring Solutions (March 13)
BETHANY, Conn. — LATICRETE International Inc. acquired Portsmouth, N.H.-based Drytek™ Flooring Solutions LLC, a supplier of self-leveling cements, decorative concrete toppings and related products/systems, in a deal announced today. Terms of the transaction weren’t...
Construction Jobs Up, But Still Behind 2010 Levels (March 4)
ARLINGTON, Va. – The construction industry added 33,000 jobs in February even as the industry’s unemployment rate was 21.8 percent, more than twice the national average, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA).