Coverings 2013, The Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience, attracted an increased number of architects, designers and specifiers this year when the four-day event was held in Atlanta, GA, for the first time, from April 29 to May 2.

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.

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

After several difficult years, two-thirds of stone fabricators are expecting business to increase in 2013, and half of them are planning to invest in equipment this year

The Matrix Triton bridge saw, distributed exclusively by GranQuartz, is a heavy-duty, feature-rich saw designed to give fabricators the technology they need to efficiently cut marble and granite.

Natural stone will be on full display in the Stone Pavilion, featured at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 being held January 28-31, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

At the Marmomacc trade fair in Verona, Italy, the SFA’s Ron Hannah of Cadenza Granite & Marble in Concord, NC, was awarded the “Mastro della Pietra” award

Throughout today, a group of fabricators are meeting at MSI's facilities in Dallas, TX, for the latest session in the MIA/Stone World industry education series.

Artisan Group member Construction Resources, Inc./Atlanta Kitchen, Inc. has announced that it has earned the coveted designation of Marble Institute of America (MIA) Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator.

Over 300 guests from the design, fashion and hospitality industries enjoyed the second Annual Soiree at Sea on The Atlantis Yacht hosted by Innovative Stone of New York.