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Industry Insight
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Awakenings in Brazil
by Michael Reis, Editor
I saw a really cool thing last week when I was in Brazil: Someone was buying slabs! I couldn't believe it. I was walking through a slab warehouse in Espírito Santo, and there they were -- marking the material with a bright, shiny "SOLD" sticker. I had to stop and take a picture so people would believe me upon my return home. (I assure you that the photo you see here hasn't been doctored in any way. Those are actual company employees marking an actual slab.)
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Inside the Shop
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Myrtle Beach Granite, Myrtle Beach, NC
by Alexis Fisher, Associate Editor
With the aid of the latest advancements in equipment and machinery, Myrtle Beach Granite and Marble Inc. of Myrtle Beach, SC, has continued a successful course, reaping some benefits from a slower economy. According to company owner Joe Blackmon, the economic downturn actually benefitted the industry in his region. Full article
Marble Tech, Crystal Lake, IL
by Jennifer Adams, Managing Editor
As the owner of Marble Tech Inc. in Crystal Lake, IL, Tom Gust has overseen many transformations for his company. Initially, the business was based out of Barrington, IL, and operated as a flooring contractor. But due to the growing demand for stone countertops in the early 1990s, Gust made the decision to advance his company to the next level by purchasing a bridge saw and offering stone fabrication and installation services. Through the years, Marble Tech Inc. continually evolved, and today it functions out of a 105,000-square-foot facility equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. Additionally, it runs 11 retail showrooms strategically placed throughout the Chicagoland area.
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Fabricator Issue of the Month
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Questions and Answers regarding Eco by Cosentino 
In this question-and-answer session, Cosentino explains how fabricators can work with its ECO line of countertop materials, which feature 75% recycled content. Click here to read more |
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Project Spotlight
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Museum of Liverpool, England
by Michael Reis, Editor
When it is finally completed in the early part of 2011, the new Museum of Liverpool in the U.K. represents an opportunity for the city to be noticed on an international level, and this fact has not been lost on the museum's trustees, who expect the facility to set "the global benchmark for museums of its kind." To help meet these lofty goals, the museum is being outfitted with a striking design that includes Jura limestone as a key element.
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New Mexico Court of Appeals, Albuquerque, NM
by Jennifer Adams, Managing Editor
While the design intent for the new home of the New Mexico Court of Appeals in Albuquerque, NM, was to match the architecture of its neighbor, The University of New Mexico (UNM) Law School, it was also important that the design emphasize that the structure is a government institution. To achieve just the right balance, the design team turned to a palette of sandstone and limestone - supplied by MS International, Inc. of Orange, CA - for the exterior facade.
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Shop How-To
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Stone World And Marble Institute Kick Off 2010 Regional Education Series
The 2010 MIA/Stone World seminar series will kick off in March with an emphasis on both residential and commercial projects. "Business Success for Fabricators - Don't Let Revenue Slip Away!" will take place on March 11 in Houston, TX. For more information, click here |
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Industry Happenings
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Northwood Stoneworks sponsors SFA Workshop
All stone fabricators are invited to join Northwood and the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) at Crowe Custom Countertops in Acworth, GA, (near Atlanta) from March 25 to 27 for an inside look at both a high-volume production facility as well as small workcell production. For more information, click here
Moraware user group meets in Las Vegas
Moraware JobTracker held a user group meeting on February 8 as part of the International Countertop Expo. The session served as an educational forum, where users of the system offered some insight into how JobTracker has helped their specific model. Click here to read more |
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AEC Store Corner
2009's Bestsellers
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Here's the guide architects and building professionals need to meet the exploding demand for using stone in contemporary architecture and understand why stone is an attractive and practical option for new construction. Magnificently illustrated with 300 illustrations (200 in beautiful full-color), the author covers every type of structure, including: Residential, Religious, Civic and Commercial Extensive case studies, primarily for structures built within the last decade, cover: Plans and elevations, Creative ideas for using technological innovations to work with stone, How to select and work with stone in conjunction with light conditions, water, and
other materials, The basics of cutting, surface treatment, and weathering, and How to incorporate stone into natural or urban landscapes With a vast array of stone from all over the world now readily available, there is no better guide to using it in today's structures than New Stone Architecture. Follow this link for more information or to purchase.
Swatch Sample Collection - $59.00
The sample collection includes 330 swatch cards featuring beautiful marbles, granites, and travertines with their technical data and their physical and mechanical features. This stone swatch is perfect for giving your clients design ideas. Follow this link to purchase.
How Much Are You Saving on YOUR Stone Maintenance? , by Tom McNall - $285.00
Images of the destruction caused by re-crystallization of marble and stone floors by inexperienced technicians ... Each page comes with a description of the damage and direct questions for the property owner/manager to reflect on. Great for hotels, casinos and malls to see what can happen by taking the lowest bid. This is the same book that Tom uses to educate his commercial maintenance specifiers on the dangers of crystallization and low budget stone care. Direct questions and vivid full color pictures help them to realize where they are sacrificing their investment for band-aid fixes. Leave the album with executives and managers for one week to compare case
studies with their own floor and they will immediately see the damage in their own buildings before their very eyes. A picture speaks a thousand words. This pictorial journey will speak tens of thousands of dollars to your bottom line. Anyone who knows what is best for stone, the customer and how to polish properly will easily see the value in this money making sales tool.
Follow this link to purchase.
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