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LONDON – The on-again, off-again granite fountain paying tribute to the late Princess Diana is off until spring. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park is closed to the public until May 1...

SAINT-SÉBASTIEN, Quebec – Polycor, the second largest supplier of natural stone in North America, recently announced the investment of more than $5 million into its 25,000 ft² state-of-the-art stone slab processing installation here. According...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Frank Amrein, owner of Amrein Marble in Fresno, Calif., is the first winner in Hard Rock Tool’s 10th anniversary celebration. Amrein, the November winner in the supply company’s sweepstakes, took home...

   LOS ANGELES – Scott Lardner of Rocky Mountain Stone Co. in Albuquerque, N.M, is the president of the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA)

  ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A new stone trade group is taking shape for 2006.
  The International Stone Institute, announced in mid-September, will address needs of stone designers, fabricators, installers, and maintenance/restoration professionals, according to Fred Hueston, executive director of the new group.

  EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – A planned memorial for Nassau County, N.Y., victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will get plenty of construction help, thanks to an effort from LATICRETE International Inc.

  CHALLIS, Idaho – A local stone quarry’s ability to continue and expand operations is being challenged in federal district court by a conservation group.

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The stone trade in Pakistan may be setting some large goals in improving exports … but it’s not just a matter of production and sales.

  NEW YORK – Two of this city’s lionized symbols – literally – received some much-needed touching-up this year.