Articles Tagged with ''Natural Stone Institute''

New Jersey Stone Summit

October 8, 2018

The stone education session is one of 10 one-of-a-kind Stone Summits organized by Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute.

New Jersey Stone Summit hosted by Artistic Tile

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New Jersey Stone Summit Buzzes with Enthusiasm

Artistic Tile of Secaucus, NJ, welcomed fabricators from the New York/New Jersey area to a stone industry education workshop for a day of learning, sharing and socializing

October 1, 2018

Tony Malisani from Malisani Inc. in Great Falls, MT, opened the morning session of the New Jersey Stone Summit to a full crowd of fabricators and other stone industry members.

Natural Stone CEU Procrastinators Event

September 20, 2018

On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Walker Zanger will host a Natural Stone Institute New York Metro Chapter event at its showroom located at 37 E. 20th Street in New York City. The event, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., is sponsored by Schechner Lifson Corp.

Vitória Stone Fair/Marmo+Mac Latin America

Exploring the stone regions of Brazil

A dozen industry professionals joined the Natural Stone Institute for an interactive tour of various Brazilian stone manufacturers before attending the 45th edition of the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmo+Mac Latin America

Heather Fiore

September 7, 2018

For the last few years, the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has been hosting groups of industry professionals to various countries around the world — including Brazil, China, Italy and Turkey — as part of its efforts to promote the use of natural stone in design.

Coldspring Hosts NSI Midwest Chapter Event

July 30, 2018

Members of the Midwest Chapter of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) will gather on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 to tour Coldspring’s NSC 373 Platinum Certified Charcoal quarry and discuss how sustainability impacts a business.

2017 Grande Pinnacle Award of Excellence

Natural Stone Institute recognizes 2017 Pinnacle Awards Winners

July 16, 2018

The Pinnacle Awards competition is open to natural stone professionals from around the world. These highly coveted awards, which are presented by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI), are given to projects whose beauty, creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship exemplify professional mastery in the use of natural stone in commercial and residential applications.

Wisconsin Stone Summit

There was a large turnout among fabricators in the Milwaukee, WI, area for the stone industry education event, which was hosted by Universal Granite & Marble (UGM)

Jennifer Richinelli

July 9, 2018

Universal Granite & Marble (UGM) graciously opened their doors to 30 fabricators, in addition to other members of the stone industry, for the Wisconsin Stone Summit, which is organized by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI).

Stone Column: The Future is in Technology

July 9, 2018

2018 has definitely been busy so far. I've traveled everywhere from Vegas to Xiamen to Atlanta to our headquarters in MI. In the last few weeks, I have visited the Natural Stone Institute’s office in Oberlin, OH, and one of our workshops in Milwaukee, WI.

2018 Stone Industry Study Tour- Natural Stone Institute

Deadline Draws Near for 2018 Stone Industry Study Tour

June 27, 2018

Registration for the 2018 study tour in Italy, which is organized by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI), closes on Sunday, July 1. The event will include quarry and factory tours, as well as unique opportunities to explore the culture and history of Padova, Italy.

The Natural Stone Institute on the road again

As part of their trip to the Xiamen Stone Fair, members of the Natural Stone Institute delegation participated in a one-day tour of several Chinese stone suppliers.

Jennifer Richinelli

June 15, 2018

As part of its efforts to promote the use of natural stone in design, it has been extending its global reach by sending delegations to countries such as Brazil, Italy, China – and most recently Turkey.

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