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With the challenge of finding competent employees, also comes the task of retaining the ones you have.

Listen here to Jason Kamery, Stone World Managing and Group Digital Editor, interview Ralph Morgan, director of Environment and Sustainability at Polycor, Inc.

What fabricators need to know about a CNC saw and CNC sawjet.

Last month, UGM Surfaces hosted a Stone Summit at its facility in Omaha, NE. Organized by Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute, these town hall-style educational sessions are designed to bring fabricators of the region together to learn and share experiences.

Not only has it felt good to reconnect with old friends in person, but attending trade shows and other industry events again has provided great networking opportunities.

When a surface is stained, the discoloration is likely due to liquids carrying impurities into the capillaries of the natural stone or other manmade surface such as concrete, grout, brick or other surfaces. Here is a few helpful tips to know about stains and porous surfaces.

On this month's What's Trending, we're spotlighting trending stone products.

Ardex announced the launch of Exterior Tile and Stone Systems, featuring four unique and time-tested passive capillary drainage solutions.

For those of us who sell stone, we know it's a big deal to safely handle and store materials, because the products we work with every day are heavy and dangerous. That’s why the safety of workers and visitors should always be the top priority.

Quartzite is one of the hardest natural materials that fabricators will cut for countertops. One of the biggest mistakes Andrew Geronimo, product manager with BB Industries, sees is the incorrect blade being used to make the cuts.