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Marmomac 2025, the prestigious international fair in Verona dedicated to marble and natural stone, opens a new chapter for Antolini®. From September 23rd to 26th, the company will present a dual presence through two immersive showcases, reaffirming its role as a leading voice in natural stone. The first stage will be within the fairgrounds, at the renewed historic booth, while the second, just steps away, will take place at Gallerie Mercatali with Padiglione Antolini®.

Authenticity, sophistication and environmental awareness. These elements will serve as the guiding principles of the talk “Brazilian Natural Stones: Inspiring Versatility,” which will take place on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 4:45 p.m. at the auditorium in Hall 1 at Marmomac, scheduled for September 23rd to 26th in Verona, Italy.

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) offers a certification accreditation program for experienced tile and stone professionals who have a minimum of two years full-time on-the-job experience within their respective tile or stone industry.

Hardscape North America (HNA) 2025 will offer an expanded lineup of educational sessions.

From visits to historical sites, quarries and stone fabrication facilities to exploring the first Afyonkarahiser Block Marble Expo, a group of American architects and designers absorbed the history, cultural and livelihood of Turkey.

Visitors to Marmomac 2025 will be able to navigate the exhibition halls mor easily with the new mobile app. The international stone exhibition, scheduled for September 23th to 26th in Verona, Italy, has announced that is making the show’s experience more complete, simple and organized with the official Marmomac app.

Hardscape North America (HNA), the leading trade show for the hardscape and landscape industries, has once again sold out all available exhibit space for its 2025 event, set to take place October 22nd to 24th at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.

Industry coach and former fabricator Eric Tryon will keynote an NSI Stone Industry Education session on Sept. 11 in Nashville, TN, focusing on operational “alignment” as rising costs and workforce challenges pressure shop margins.

This week, Natural Stone Institute (NSI) members are celebrating innovation in quarrying at the Study Tour in Georgia with the presentation of the Thor Lundh Quarrier Award. Established in 2024, the award recognizes a NSI member who has made an extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone.

The Brazilian stone sector is preparing for Marmomac 2025, where it will occupy the entirety of Hall 1 -- an unprecedented milestone in the international trajectory of the stone industry. The space will be called It's Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone -- bringing together 31 Brazilian stone producers at the annual international stone exhibition scheduled for September 23 to 26, 2025 in Verona, Italy.