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The Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Guido Gliori of Grazzini Brothers in Eagan, MN.

Zoller's Toolroom of the Year Competition highlights customers who are leveraging advanced tool management and data-driven processes to achieve measurable efficiency improvements in their production playbook.

The Stone Industry Education event to be hosted by Artistic Tile at its facility in Dallas, TX, is now scheduled for October 26th.

Erdoğan Akbulak, chairman and co-founder of Silkar Stone, passed away on January 12, 2026. He played a defining role in transforming Turkish natural stone from a supply-driven commodity into a value-oriented architectural material.

Coverings Rock Stars emphasizes Coverings’ mission to support the success and growth of the tile and stone industry by celebrating the best and brightest young leaders. A total of 18 emerging leaders will be recognized at Coverings 2026 during the Rock Star Award presentation on Monday, March 30th.

The Coverings Champions, an awards program first introduced at Coverings 2025, recognizes industry leaders for their outstanding contributions and advocacy for the Coverings show and tile and stone community. This year's People’s Choice recipient is Jennifer Richinelli.

Keystone Marble and Granite announced its enhanced custom countertops fabrication services in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With its enhanced services, the company offers an even wider range of custom countertop fabrication options to meet its clients’ needs and requirements.

At Coverings 2026, Antolini presents a vision of natural stone through a striking booth concept designed as a contemporary village that invites visitors into an immersive environment where architecture, materiality and atmosphere come together in a powerful expression of the brand’s identity.

Stonegate Tooling USA LLC, a supplier of diamond tooling and consumables for kitchen countertop fabricators, has relocated from Lansdale, PA, to a new warehouse facility in Branchburg, NJ.

The peer-reviewed study published in September 2025 in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine is based on air respirator exposure data voluntarily collected from NSI member companies and represents the largest known dataset of countertop fabrication exposure data to date.