STAFFORD, Texas – Cosentino S.A., the parent company of Cosentino USA, announced a new growth phase for its Silestone natural-quartz surface in late March with the purchase of four additional production lines. The new...
WASHINGTON – Two bald eagles, carved in South Carolina stone, will be at a place of honor when the National World War II Memorial is dedicated here later this month. The two bas-relief eagles,...
ITASCA, Ill. – Cesar Pelli, founder of Cesar Pelli and Associates and former dean of the school of architecture at Yale University, is the 2004 recipient of the James Daniel Bybee Prize from the...
CLEVELAND – Charles J. “Chuck” Muehlbauer, a 20-year veteran of the dimensional-stone industry, is the new technical director for the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA), effective this month. Muehlbauer will direct all aspects...
• Hard Rock Tool opens its newest location this month in South Salt Lake City, Utah, at 3345 S. 300 West, Unit B-1; phone 800-927-2490. The Anaheim, Calif.-based tool-and-supply company operates several warehouses nationwide,...
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 K. Schipper
While it’s not easy to improve on natural stone, some fabricators are enhancing their work – and doing a little up-selling at the same time – with laser engraving. Whether it’s a portrait of the company founder on the boardroom wall, or leaves etched in a backsplash, the ability to provide that extra detail can set you apart from the competition.
Brazil’s booming export market in dimensional stone may be slowing in 2004 – because the material can’t get out of the country fast enough. Stone exports are facing a lack of ships and containers,...
When it comes to U.S. stone importing, 2003 looks like the Year of Granite.
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
At the risk of making this column sound like some kind of guide for weird behavior, it’s time to do something professionally: Let’s go to the bathroom.