2003 Shows on Record Pace
Trade shows allied to the stone trade continue to grow, with the latest evidence coming from the recent Surfaces 2003 event in Las Vegas. The Jan. 29-31 show, sponsored by the World Floor Covering...
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Color Matching and Fill
Probably the area where crack filling owes more to art than to basic chemistry is when it comes to color matching. In a perfect work, every stone would be dark, every crack would be...
AIA Convention and Expo 2003
SAN DIEGO — Stone shows up in plenty of places nowadays … including the largest gathering of architects in the United States. Some 15,000 of them will likely pass through the American Institute of...
Pricing Yourself Out of Business?
By Rick Stenberg Bad economic times can affect most businesses — some more than others. The stone-fabrication industry is one that can potentially reduce its vulnerability, as long as everyone adheres to similar pricing...
Finding The Right Fill
By K. Schipper Duct tape, besides protecting you from a terrorist attack, fixes just about anything — but don’t try it on stone. Sounds silly? If you pick the wrong product to fill a...
Shows Top Off 2002
The state of U.S. trade shows for the stone industry looked good at the end of 2002, as organizers of events at opposite ends of the country reported strong attendance. StonExpo 2002, held in...
Coverings 2003: Exhibitors
ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’re fabricating, installing or maintaining stone, Coverings 2003 is the place to be on March 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center. With more than one million square feet of...
Air Systems: Closing the Loop
By Kevin M. Padden You’ve picked out your compressor; the dryer, filters and storage tank are on the way to your shop; and you’re ready to write the check for the balance on all...
Monuments for the Times
By Emerson Schwartzkopf In today’s uncertain times, monuments can provide a link to the past, and help draw some inspiration … and direction. In the past few years, a number of monuments appeared that...
Name Calling
By Emerson Schwartzkopf Words are my business. Since the years of the first Nixon administration, I toiled over typewriters, hot-lead Linotypes, Telexes, Typositors, photo-film typesetters and more varieties of computer keyboards than I can...