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Quartz-Surface Showcase
CAESARSTONE USA
Sun Valley, Calif.
For 2005, CaesarStone announces Black Noir, Gold Abyss, Misty Carrera, Lagos Blue, Copper Abyss, Coffee Bean and Jerusalem Sand. “The hottest interior design colors are predicted to be red, citrus and chocolate brown, which is considered to be the new black,” said Arik Tendler, president of CaesarStone. “To complement these colors, seven new CaesarStone colors have become a permanent part of the 2005 collection.”
Foreign Stone: A Grave Concern?
By K. Schipper
Less-expensive natural stone from overseas
helped fuel the boom in residential countertops and vanities in the
United States – and it’s also having their impact in what might be
called the last retail market as well.
In the monument
industry, consumers enjoy lower prices and a wider range of granite
colors in both custom and standard blanks. Wholesalers, however, are
being forced to cut profit margins and delivery times, while retailers
face the prospect that that overseas suppliers will begin to offer
finished products.
industry, consumers enjoy lower prices and a wider range of granite
colors in both custom and standard blanks. Wholesalers, however, are
being forced to cut profit margins and delivery times, while retailers
face the prospect that that overseas suppliers will begin to offer
finished products.
Laser Survey 2005 On The Beam
Like to draw a crowd at a stone trade show? You can give away Hershey bars or hire a band, but the sure way to get a crowd – even in a massive event like Marmomacc in Verona – is to run a laser engraver on stone.
But, who’s behind all this great stuff?
Le Palais De Justice, Montréal
MONTREAL – The Le Palais De Justice De Montréal (Montréal Courthouse) now features 145,000 ft² of granite flooring – even though original renovation plans didn’t call for any stone on the floor.
Import Trends 2004 A Factor of Two
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
In 1996, the dimensional
stone industry looked pretty good with more than $500 million in
imports, but it might’ve been hard to get anyone to wager that, nine
years later, that figure would double. Anything beyond that would be a
sucker bet.
stone industry looked pretty good with more than $500 million in
imports, but it might’ve been hard to get anyone to wager that, nine
years later, that figure would double. Anything beyond that would be a
sucker bet.
Estimating/Workflow Software
Sure, it’s easy to quote a job. Just take a quick look at what someone wants, guess how much stone it needs, figure how many workers you’ll pay for so many hours, scratch something out on the back of whatever’s handy, and you’ll ….
The Dimensional of Canada
By Paul Daniel
It’s extremely big, cold in the winter, has six time zones, the maple leaf is the national symbol, and it’s a member of the G8. And, on top of that, Canada has great dimensional stone.
Slip Resistance: Ending The Skids?
By Tom McNall
So, how can we make stone safer and slip proof? Is there anything the maintenance or restoration people can do? What does the static coefficient of friction actually mean? And, is it really that big of an issue for us?
ADA Section on Slip Resistance
For those of you who worry that the Tom’s Notes version of the ADA rules on slip-resistance isn’t detailed enough, here’s the section of federal rules on slip resistance in full: