People – October 2005
• Master Tile appoints Bobby Glennon as chief executive officer. Glennon is a veteran of the flooring industry with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution, including his most recent post...
Category: News
Grout Sealer Recall
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Roanoke Companies Group Inc., announced a voluntary recall last month of approximately 300,000 cans of Stand’n Seal “Spray-On” Grout Sealer sold earlier...
SimpleStoneCare.com
• Simple Stone Care.com
announces a new version of its website, with more products from Akemi
North America and Bellinzoni North America.
MIA to Certify Stone Consultants
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will establish a certification program next year for natural-stone consultants and inspectors serving the residential component of the industry, Gary Distelhorst, MIA executive vice president, says...
African Stone Focus of Int’l Parley
NAIROBI, Kenya – Some forty potential players in the African stone industry met here this month with European industry figures on the possibilities of forming joint ventures in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.The conference,...
Passings: Renato Meiohas
Renato Meiohas, 54, director of sales for AGM’s U.S. operations, passed away in Torino, Italy, on July 30 after suffering from Cruetzfeldt Jakob Disease, a rare brain ailment. Born in Torino on August 20,...
Briefs – September 2005
• Coverings announced in August that its Brazilian tile and stone exhibitors reported over $22 million in revenue, or 5.5 million m² of ceramic tile, resulting from business generated by the May 2005 event....
People – September 2005
• Water Treatment Technologies of Hampton, N.H., hires John Fallon as national sales manager. His 20 years of sales experience in the stone industry includes the last eight with equipment distributor AGM. • Howard...
Stone Stymies Port Security?
NEW YORK – Any homeowner can tell the difference between a granite countertop and nuclear materials, but sophisticated equipment used for security screening at U.S. ports apparently couldn’t, according to a report by the...
Quarry Needs EIS
BOISE, Idaho – The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to prepare an environmental impact statement on mining operations at the Three Rivers Stone Quarry near Clayton, Idaho, a federal district judge ruled...