The Natural Stone Institute's Honorary Life Member designation recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service and leadership to the organization and the natural stone industry.
The Best of NeoCon awards ceremony takes place on the morning of Monday, June 8, 2026, at The Mart in Chicago, IL, and officially kicks off NeoCon 2026, which runs June 8th to 10th (with a new Preview Day on June 7th). Competing for Gold, Silver and Best of Competition honors, alongside distinctions for Innovation, Sustainability and Business Impact, 2026 winners will join an esteemed lineup of past honorees, including leaders like Andreu World, Davis Furniture, HALCON, Haworth and Momentum.
The Ogun State government has sealed African Refractory and Allied Products Limited, an Indian-operated quartz processing company, following allegations that workers contracted silicosis on the job and that multiple employees have died from the disease.
For the third consecutive year, FreePower has been awarded Best-of-KBIS -- this time for FreePower for Countertop 2, the company’s most advanced wireless charging platform ever.
MH Equipment, a recognized leader in the material handling industry, has been awarded the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Award by the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) for its outstanding achievements in 2025. This achievement marks the 13th consecutive year that MH Equipment has achieved the award.
On Friday, February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, ruling 6-3 that he exceeded his authority by using a 1977 emergency law to unilaterally impose import duties on nearly every American trading partner, a decision with immediate implications for industries reliant on imported raw materials, including the more than 20,000 stone fabrication and installation companies across the country.
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