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Shop safety: Know your resources before it is too late!

May 9, 2013
Although it's only May, I must have attended a half-dozen Fabricator Forums so far this year


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Our growth has been crazy

April 10, 2013
This quote was said to me last week by a fabricator in Austin, TX, where I attended a gathering of the Artisan Group, a group of independent North American countertop professionals.


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2013 is already a turnaround year for fabricators

March 13, 2013
A month ago, I reported on the tremendously positive feedback I received on StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- which, in my view, was the most successful stone industry trade event in years.


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Good show? Yes, it was!

February 14, 2013
In the weeks following StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, the most common question I typically get from industry members is, "How was the show?"


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U.S. fabricators say they are planning major equipment purchases, but do they mean it?

January 15, 2013
Each year, at the beginning of December, I receive the results of the annual "Fabricator Market Forecast"


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Stone suppliers and architects pairing up to do great things

December 11, 2012
As many of us lament the lack of emphasis on craftsmanship in the stone industry, I would like to report on some very cool collaborations between stoneworking professionals and architects that I have witnessed over the past few months


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Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy: Stand up and fight back

November 8, 2012
First of all, let me state that I am a little distracted as I write this column. 


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A new era of collaboration among fabricators

October 15, 2012
Last month, I sat in the showroom at IGM in North Bergen, NJ, with nearly 40 veteran fabricators from the New York Metropolitan area, and I saw something that probably wouldn't have been possible five or 10 years ago. T


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Shops adjusting on the fly to gain success

August 8, 2012
In recent months, I made "repeat visits" to two different fabrication shops that I had first covered before the recession turned our industry upside down -- both of whom are profiled in this E-Newsletter.


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Are you helping to generically promote the stone industry?

July 11, 2012
By comparison, the stone industry is quite small compared to other building sectors.


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Surfaces 2013 preview

Surfaces 2013 -- to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- is slated for January 29 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show, which also includes an extensive educational program that will be held from January 28 to 31, provides a place for thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers and builders from around the world to gather and view the latest products, get vital education, network with other floor covering professionals and conduct business.

More than 600 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category, including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient and stone, are expected to exhibit at the trade show. Hanley Wood, owner and operator of the exhibition, reports that they have many new exhibiting companies and returning ones who have expanded their booth size. Additionally, Surfaces 2013 will host more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation and design. Attendees can earn AIA, NKBA, AIBD, IICRC and AIA/CES industry designation. Here is just a small sampling of some of the displays that will be present at Surfaces 2013.

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