MIA Member Benefits Added
CLEVELAND – For two of the more-onerous jobs in running a business – credit-card processing and payment collections – members of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) can seek relief through alliances with Paymentec...
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Industry Report Ready For Stone
JAMUL, Calif. – Stone usage is on the rise and beats ceramic tile in dollar-value consumption, according to the first-ever detailed industry study of dimensional-stone in the United States. Produced by Ceramic Tile and...
Top Apprentices Pick Up Pickups
WASHINGTON – Jeffrey Bloomfield and Tim Cushey received the esteem of their peers – and a little something else – from their peers for good stone skills in October. The two apprentices in the...
Electrolux Backs Diamant Boart
VERONA, Italy – Diamant Boart should expect few changes – except for finding more business in the stone industry worldwide – in the immediate future. The Brussels, Belgium-based maker of stone-cutting implements will be...
MIA Releases New Design Manual
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is now accepting pre-publication orders for the newly revised and expanded Dimension Stone Design Manual, Version VI, which will ship next month. Substantial discounts of up...
People – November 2003
• Fred Kendall joins International Wholesale Tile (IWT) in Palm City, Fla., as national sales manager; he previously worked with Creative Tile Marketing. IWT also taps Steve R. McCann as regional manager/Southeast factory-direct and...
U.S. Market Strong for Stone
VERONA, Italy – If there’s one message the stone industry would like to send to this continent, it’s a simple one: Keep buying. North America continues to be the bright spot for stone consumption,...
Rushmore Faces Remain Solid
KEYSTONE, S.D. – The four presidential figures chiseled into Mount Rushmore may be getting a bit fidgety, but don’t expect any of them to bolt from their batholith anytime soon. Observational data from RESPEC,...
Briefs – October 2003
• StonExpo Federation Inc. initiated a exhibitor advisory board for its annual trade show, with the first meeting set for StonExpo 2003 in Atlanta in early December. Initial members are Dan Devlin, Hard Rock...
Polycor Purchases Georgia Marble Co.
TATE, Ga. – Georgia Marble Co. will continue here in the stone business, after all. Polycor, a Quebec-based dimensional-stone supplier, acquired the historic marble operation in early September from French mineral and building-supply conglomerate...