MARINA DI CARRARA, Italy – The CarraraMarmotec 2006 stone event will grow its exhibition space and reduce exhibitor fees in a strategy that “throws down the gauntlet” in the international stone market, according to...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – A piece of limestone from the Pentagon walls damaged in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks went missing from a local monument, presumably as the booty of some very petty thieves....
• China Granite Corp. reported that two of its quarries in China have been reopened after being closed by the Mining Mangement office of Shangdong Province. The closure of all mines overseen by the...
• Marmo Machinery USA extends its contract with E.A.M. Technology Systems of Massa, Italy, as the exclusive distributor of E.A.M.’s CNC machines and waterjet machines for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean...
• Suzanne Wolf and Shawn Gilreath join the sales team of Wycoff, N.J.-based Alpha Professional Tools®. Wolf, with experience in the building materials and industrial supply industries, will be responsible for the New England...
Stone-industry groups are offering help to those in the trade along the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Marble Institute of America (MIA) made a $5,000 contribution to aid victims of the storm,...
FLORENCE – It’s taken 500 years to verify the story, but now it can be told: The world’s most-famous work of stone is also the world’s most-famous remnant. The Guardian of London reported in...
By K. Schipper
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – For bathrooms, the word for many years was functionality, not décor. For more homeowners, though, their ideas now go way beyond the tub/sink/toilet basics.
By Mark Lauzon
(Editor’s note: When Mark Lauzon began writing for Stone Business earlier this year, he was well into the process of buying and installing a CNC production center in his shop. In last month’s edition, he explained how he decided to purchase a CNC. His in-the-trenches account continues through training and installation.)
ROCKFORD, Ill. – When Benson Stone Co. moved into a new location in 2001, it sought to offer its customers coffee, pastries and a little comfort. From there, the Hearth Rock Café definitely took on a life of its own.