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Lapitec: a Material Bank Partner Brand

Lapitec sintered stone is now available on Material Bank, the leading online material marketplace in North America and perhaps the world. T…

Majestic Kitchen & Bath names Ken Leitch as Director of Multi-Family Housing Relationships

Majestic Kitchen & Bath Creations Inc., one of the southeast region’s largest manufacturers and installers of natural and engineered surfac…

Florida Architectural Firm Opens Atlanta Office

DAG Architects ("DAG"), the 2020 AIA Florida Firm of the Year, announced today that it has named Larry Sweat as its office leader and desig…

Building a Dream: The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway

This year Hyundai Living & Culture (L&C) had the privilege to play a small part in the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Cleveland, Ohio…

Daltile Launches Two New Quartz Slab Designs

Daltile launched two new designs into its ONE Quartz National Marble Series. These two new colors are Made In The USA with imported materia…

New Dates Announced for Coverings 2021

Coverings (coverings.com), the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, today announced Coverings 2…

LATICRETE Improves Safety and Workability for Installers with the Launch of MVIS™ Lite Wall Float

LATICRETE, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, has launched MVIS™ (Masonry Veneer I…

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New Dates Announced for Coverings 2021

Coverings (coverings.com), the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, today announced Coverings 2021 will now take place July 7-9, 2021, in the North Hall of …

Stone in Architecture

Selling natural stone

Jennifer Richinelli

Naquin moderated the two-day workshop, entitled “Selling Natural Stone: Building Your Company’s Sales Structure,” which on the first day also included industry veterans from Valley View Granite and Cutstone Company, …

Quarrying Sites

Finding the perfect match

Jason Kamery

Quality Stone Quarries in Stigler, OK, listened to the requests of the customer working on a project called “The Colony” in Texas to provide the stone that was needed to …

Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape

Jennifer Richinelli

A growing patient base drove officials to put an expansion plan in place for Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD. The project consisted of a hospital addition and a new two-story …

Tooling

Technology Update: Element Ultra core bits from Ocean Diamond

Engineered to take on the challenging jobs of ultra-compact surfaces, Element Ultra core bits are made with a special dry/wet formula and the finest diamonds. …

Technology

Prodim Factory – Smart Photo Calibration

Prodim Factory makes automatic lens and perspective corrections every single time. There is no need for periodic camera “grid” calibration. From users of systems with a fixed camera set up …

Technology

Machine of the Month: HydroClear™ Pro Water Recycling System by Park Industries

The next generation of HydroClear Systems, the HydroClear Pro series by Park Industries, enables fabricators to better manage their water usage, which could translate to efficiency gains and a significant …

Tryon's Tips: Driving the right behaviors

Eric Tryon

In my consulting work and the educational events I lead throughout the year, I challenge leadership teams of companies to make the investment into a full-time data officer on their staff.

Stone Column

New and different

Jason Kamery

At Stone World, we are always looking for new and different ways to get more information and news to our readers, so we decided to try our hand at podcasting.

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CSTD New Products

Crossville Launches Portugal Porcelain Tile Collection

Crossville, Inc. recently announced the launch of its new Portugal porcelain tile collection. The unique appearance of this line is inspired by Portuguese Atlantic Dark limestone, a natural, earthen material found only in the Mediterranean. Crossville captured this one-of-a-kind, subtle, organic surface visual with the company’s Digital+ technology. Notably, the Portugal collection is offered in finishes for both interior and exterior applications, making the product a sophisticated, exceptionally versatile offering.

CSTD News

Emser Tile Announces Addition of Suzanne Zurfluh to Design Leadership Team

Emser Tile, a leading designer, marketer and producer of the world’s finest tile and natural stone, recently appointed Suzanne Zurfluh as the company’s new director of design and trend. With two decades of experience in design and marketing luxury products, Suzanne will enhance Emser’s strategy and broaden its position in product development and trend forecasting.

CSTD New Products

QuickDrain USA Launches New Shower Bench Featuring Universal Design and Elegant Style

QuickDrain USA, a premier manufacturer of curbless and curbed shower solutions for showers and wet areas, recently announced the launch of the QuickDrain Shower Bench. The ideal complement to QuickDrain’s complete shower solution, the Shower Bench balances the elegant style the company is known for with the universal design and accessibility that is essential to many consumers today.

CSTD New Products

iQ Power Tools Introduces 16.5-inch Q-Drive Blade for Large-Format Porcelain Tiles

iQ Power Tools, manufacturer of premium power tools with integrated dust collection systems, has answered a need, bringing to market a new 16.5-inch blade for its iQMS362 saw, which is specifically engineered to cut thick, larger-format tiles and slabs.

Stone World Magazine

2020 November

For this issue of Stone World magazine we talk to Maria Byworth about running a fabrication shop in Australia, we also discuss waterjet technology with Flow International and quarrying operations with several of a leading quarries.

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Contemporary Stone & Tile Design Magazine

2020 Fall

For this issue of Contemporary Stone & Tile Design decorative porcelain and marble tile modernize an outdated living space in New York. We also see how Italian Porcelain tile contributes to a multi-purpose residential building. Finally we feature our Mosaic and decorative tile roundup.

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