StonExpo 2002

BALTIMORE – StonExpo is moving up in 2002 … and it’s not just a northern jaunt on the East Coast, either.
StonExpo 2002 features more educational and business opportunities than before, as the event shuttles up the seaboard on Dec. 5-7 to the Baltimore Convention Center.
With more than 20 seminars, StoneExpo 2002 increases the choices for learning from its run in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last year. And, the 150-plus exhibitors make up a strong trade-show floor for the natural-stone industry.
The event also marks the annual convention of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), and the unveiling of the 2002 Pinnacle Awards recipients.

CATCH THE CORNERSTONE
The MIA also sponsors the Cornerstone Forum for continuing education for the stone trade – and, at StonExpo 2002, there are selections among the 25 sessions in the event’s three days to better anyone’s skill level in fabrication, maintenance and business.
For starters, there’s Introduction to Stone Design on Dec. 6, offered by Scott Lardner of Rocky Mountain Stone and Vince Migilore, the MIA’s technical director. It’s a survey course of production and supply, running from stone selection to surfaces and cladding – along with plenty of tips and techniques in stone sourcing.
Among other sessions dealing with basics are Put a Bit of Science in Your Business: Understanding Stone from Formation to Façade and Beyond on identifying dimensional stone from geologist Dr. Claude Rust on Dec. 5; and Designing a Stone Fabrication Shop on Dec. 6 by Keith Graves of HE Satterwhite Inc. and Kevin Padden from New Home Interiors’ Granite Division (and a regular Stone Business columnist).
Graves and Migliore, meanwhile, team up to tackle the tough issues with Stone Countertop Fabrication and Installation on Dec. 5. Other topics for in-the-field use include Stone Flooring Failures: Problems and Solutions on Dec. 7 from Fred Hueston of the National Center for Stone and Masonry Trades and Safe Design for Wet Areas by Gregory Mowat and Don Halvorson of Forensic Tile Consultants.
The Cornerstone seminars also address business topics, including How to Manage Commercial Stone Projects on Dec. 6 from Joe Kapcheck of the J.K. Kapcheck Co., and Stone Trends 2002 by MIA Education Director Vincent Marazita on Dec. 7.
The sessions also include a special two-seminar block on Dec. 5 detailing The Phoenix Project – the rebuilding and refacing of The Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) members can earn continuing education learning unit credits at 18 of the 2002 Cornerstone Forum seminars.

The following is a list of StonExpo exhibitors as of October 1, 2002:

A
A N I Marble & Granite
A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltee
ADC, Dommel US Inc.
AGM
AGM Imports
Akemi North America Inc.
Alfagres
Alpha Professional Tools
American Equipment Finance LLC
Ancor Granite Tile Inc.
Aqua Mix Inc.
Aquajet Cutting Technology
Architectural Granite & Marble Inc.
Artisan Stone Care Products
Assomarmi
Atlanta Marble Company Inc.
Aya Associates Inc.

B
B.C. Stone Inc.
Barre Granite Association
Bellinzoni
Bergman-Blair Machine Corp.
Bicknell Supply Co.
Blanco America
BLS Enterprises
Bonanza Trade & Supply
Braxton-Bragg Corp.
Breton S.P.A.
BVH Gregg Inc.

C
Cam Tech
Cargotec Inc.
Carter Products Inc.
CCS Stone
Cee-Jay Tool Company Inc.
Chariot International
Chemical Concepts
Chungwoo Company Ltd.
CMS-North America-Brembana
Cold Spring Granite Co.
Consolidated Diamond
Contemporary Stone & Tile Design
Continental DIA Diamond Products Inc.
Creative Stone
Crownstone Ltd.
Custom Building Products

D
D.C. Tool Supply Inc.
Dakota Granite Co.
Daves Design Shortcuts
Davil Travertini SRL
Derusha Supply Inc.
Diamant Boart Inc.
Diamax Industries Inc.
Dimpomar-Rochas Portuguesas LDA
Direct Marble & Granite LLC
Dongsin North America

E
East Coast Granite Works
Eastern Marble & Granite Supply Inc.
Elberton Granite Association Inc.
ETemplate Systems Tri-Tech Solutions Inc.
Euromarmo USA
Europa Stone Distributors Inc.
European Marble Refinishing
Eurostone

F
Faenza Editrice Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.

G
G & L Marble Inc.
Glaze’N Seal
Globo Marble and Granite
Gramil-Granitos e marmores Itapemirim
Granicor Inc.
Granitas Granit Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S.
Granite City Tool Co.
Granittus USA
GranQuartz
Great Wall Granite & Natural Stones Corp.
Green Mountain Soapstone
Groves Inc.

H
Halfen Anchoring Systems
Hard Rock Tool Inc.
High Tech Stone Inc.
Hilgartner Natural Stone Company Inc.
Horizon Natural Stone

I
IGE Solutions
IGM Corp.
IMER USA Inc.
IMEX International
Indiana Limestone Institute
Infinity Diamond Products
Inland Diamond Products
International Masonry Institute
Internazionale Marmi e Macchine Carrara
Intertool
Italdiamant USA Inc.

L
Laser Products Industries
Leasing Advantages
Longer Diamond Tools

M
Marble Art
Marble Institute of America
Marble of Greece S.A.
Marmi Mecca S.P.A.
Marmo Meccanica USA
Marmol Export USA
Marmomacchine-Promorama
Master Imports
Matrix Stone Products
Meshoppen Stone Inc.
Midwest Granite & Marble
Miracle Sealants Co.
Mirasco
MMG Marble & Granite
Mystic Granite & Marble

N
N-E-D Corp.
natural-stone.com
NTC-National Training Center for Stone & Masonry Trades

O
Ocean Diamond Tools Corp.
Ontario Ministry of Northern Dev & Mines
Ozer International LLC

P
Park Industries Inc.
Pinnacle Manufcaturing Inc.
PROSOCO Inc.
Protecto Wrap Co.
Pyramid Supply

R
Regent Products Inc.
Regio/Talavera Marketing
Rowan Granite Quarry Inc./Impala Granite Company Inc.

S
Salem Distributing Co.
Sampla Belting NA LLC
Sawing Systems Inc.
Schluter Systems L.P.
Slippery Rock Gazette
SM Diamond Tools Inc.
Software Enterprises Inc.
Spectra Diamond Products Inc.
Stearns Bank
Stocon Fasteners Ltd./Picco Engineering
Stoll-The Cutting Edge Inc.
Stone & Glass Technologies
Stone & Tile World
Stone Business
Stone Care International
Stone Magazine
Stone World
stone-sales.com Ltd.
StoneMar, Stone & Marble Co. LLC
StoneTech Professional

T
TEI-TS-Stone & Tile Laboratory
Tenax USA LLC
The Structural Slate Co.
Tile & Decorative Surfaces Magazine
Triple Crown Products
Trow and Holden Co.
Tureks/Marble Systems
Tyrolit Vincent SPA

V
VIC International Corp.
Vinci Stone Products
VMC Technical Assistance Corp.
Vytek (Vinyl Technologies)

W
W. F. Meyers Company Inc.
Windy Ridge Corp.
Woods Powr-Grip Company Inc.

Z
Z. Bavelloni USA Inc.
Zagram Canada Lte’e
Zaijian Decorative Material Co.

This article first appeared in the November 2002 print edition of Stone Business. ©2002 Western Business Media Inc.