By K. Schipper Although natural-stone purists will debate its quality, engineered stone is finding its way into the vocabularies of everyone from high-end designers and architects to homeowners looking to do a little remodeling...
VERONA, Italy – Stone use continued to expand in 2001, even with a softening world economy, according to two studies released here during the Marmomacc stone exhibition in October. The Association of Italian Stone...
BALTIMORE – StonExpo is moving up in 2002 … and it’s not just a northern jaunt on the East Coast, either. StonExpo 2002 features more educational and business opportunities than before, as the event...
By K. Schipper One luxury-car manufacturers uses its current ad campaign to tell potential customers to expect the unexpected … and it’s the kind of advice architect Rob James certainly took to heart. When...
by Roseli Perrone Cladding certainly isn’t new – the process dates back to ancient Egypt – but new technology and a wider variety of stone varieties make it an ever-popular method for putting the...
By Terri Chance For plenty of fabricators, stone and signage added up to one product: monuments. For a growing number of vendors in the market – including sign professionals – a sign is anything...
By Mike Daniels The installation of natural-stone tile – as well as other tile types – is quickly becoming the most-popular surface in the flooring industry due to the durability, look, and hygienic advantages...
By K. Schipper PACIFIC, Wash. — When it comes to business, Santa Claus may owe more to fireplaces than Washington Marble Works Inc. does. Still, without them, the fabrication and installation firm might not...
By Emerson Schwartzkopf With the holidays approaching, most children begin hinting pretty hard their choices for gifts, as if television ads won’t do much of the sales job on parents anyway. I didn’t go...
By Jacob Bunin
National Import Specialist
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Knowledge of the principles that guide U.S. Customs’ classification of monumental and building stone is crucial to anyone who imports this merchandise into the United States — including traditional importing firms, as well as any fabricator, who brings stone into the country and acts as the importer of record.