• Best Tile Distributors of New England recently celebrated the grand opening of a contractor-specific showroom in Woburn, Mass., with an all-day training program sponsored by the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA).The program, hosted...
XIAMEN, China – The operators of CarraraMarmotec and China Xiamen International Stone Fair will work together to promote their events and other stone-related business under the terms of a new agreement signed early last...
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will take to the road next month with its first “Quarry Tours and More” in Vermont. Called “Destination Vermont,” the seminar/bus tour on May 16-17 is...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Pragma S.r.l., the Casinalbo, Italy-based manufacturer of technologies for the ceramic and marble industries, recently opened a North American division – Pragma USA. The launch of the new division was...
• Northwood Machine Manufacturing Co. expands its Stoneworks Division with Robbie Tidwell as sales and marketing manager. Tidwell, who’s been with the Louisville, Ky.-based company since 1992, holds extensive industry experience, including operation of...
CLEVELAND – If you’ve been anticipating the accreditation program from the Marble Institute of America, the wait is over. The MIA announced on March 7 that it’s now accepting applications for accreditation. The program,...
VITÓRIA, Brazil – The 23rd International Fair of Marble and Granite in early February continued its record-setting pace, breaking the 35,000-attendee mark. The event, on Feb. 6-9, drew 35,797 visitors, up 14.7 percent from...
HOLLIS, N.H. – Five architects with a focus on green building will assist the Natural Stone Council (NSC) on sustainability issues. The Sustainable Advisory Council, announced March 12, includes Malcolm Holzman, FAIA & Partner,...
By K. Schipper
Talk about your bonehead blunders: One forensic tile expert confesses to actually being called to a floor failure where the stone tile had been installed with cardboard used as filler in the hybrid float.
For some reason, there was little adhesion.
By K. Schipper
Most commercial stone jobs are like banquets: the fabricator needs to cook up a large order, often of the same design, but may have weeks before the final product is needed.