CLEVELAND – The accreditation program for the natural-stone industry, spearheaded by the Marble Institute of America (MIA), is moving towards implementation early next year. In the latest step in the two-year effort to develop...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In a widening of its market offering, the International Tile and Stone Show (ITSS) is now Source Expo. The event will focus on stone, tools, machinery and flooring, according to...
CARRARA, Italy – The upturn in the European stone market made its mark at CarraraMarmotec 2006 earlier this summer, with an increase in attendance and exhibitors. The event on May 31-June 3 drew 20,380...
MADRID – Piedra 2006 turned in another record-breaking performance this May, both in attendance and exhibitors. The biennial stone event drew 17,407 exclusive attendees, marking a 6.2-percent increase from the last Piedra in 2004....
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – This country’s top government leaders – President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz – made it a point here on June 24 to commit Pakistan to developing marble and...
LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors here charged several current and former executives of Oxnard, Calif.-based Haas Automation – including the company’s owner – on tax-fraud charges in late June. In a 52-page indictment, the...
FAIRFAX, Va. – Wholesale supplier TR Stone is now part of the Tureks organization, as of May 1. TR Stone, based in Pompano, Fla., is now merged into Marble Systems, a Tureks division. TR...
SUN VALLEY, Calif. – Caesarstone USA introduced its Advantage Program earlier this summer, providing certified fabricators and installers of the quartz-surfacing material with numerous promotions, discounts, training, and reward points. The Caesarstone program allows...
• Braxton-Bragg Corp. launches www.braxtonbragg.com, offering direct ordering online of products, with shipping from the company’s warehouses in Knoxville, Tenn., and Fresno, Calif. The site will also feature daily and weekly updates alerting users...
The Inter-American Development Bank approved of a $10 million innovation loan in late June for a program to strengthen business activity in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The program will promote a new private...