Articles by Michael Reis

Better than 2009, but still flat

October 28, 2011
I just finished proofreading a statistical article for TILE Magazine (one of Stone World’s sister publications), and the basic gist of the piece is captured in the headline you see above. 


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Fabricator Forum: Recycling shop waste

October 28, 2011
In this exclusive Stone World Fabricator Forum, members of the Stone Fabricators Alliance discuss ways of disposing — or ideally, selling — the waste and remnants from their shops


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Innovations for fabricators in Verona

October 11, 2011
For the past 16 years of my life, early fall has meant a trip to Verona, Italy, for the Marmomacc trade fair (believe me, I am not complaining).


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Investing to stay in the game

October 1, 2011
Like any other business, stone fabricators find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to investing in new technology. 


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Fabricator Forum: The Digital Shop

October 1, 2011
In this online forum, members of the Stone Fabricators Alliance discuss their investments in digital technology for use in the shop as well as in the field


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Creative stonework forms a “foundation” for university campus

October 1, 2011
The new University Center at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN, employs a range of local materials, including highly variegated Indiana limestone


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The evolution of quartz surfacing

September 1, 2011
Before I get to the main point of this column, let me first state that I have historically considered myself a “stone purist.”


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Focused on the high-end market

September 1, 2011
Operating a fabrication shop and upscale showroom in Watertown, MA, United Marble Fabricators has set itself apart as a supplier of high-end residential work


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Quartz surfacing producer emerges in Turkey

September 1, 2011
With a brand new state-of-the-art quartz surfacing factory in Turkey, Belenco Quartz Surfaces is poised to supply material to a worldwide market


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Stone+tec takes place in Germany

September 1, 2011
The latest edition of Stone+tec took place this past June in Nuremberg, Germany, and it featured several innovations in materials and technology


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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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