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MSI, North America’s leading supplier of premium surfacing products, launches a major brand update.

Arley Wholesale, Inc., the family-owned, third generation wholesale supplier of ceramic tile, natural stone, glass mosaics and sundry materials, will host its 16th Annual Golf Classic and Tile & Stone Expo on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in Scranton, PA.

The Natural Stone Institute is pleased to announce that the call for entries for the 2018 Pinnacle Awards is now open. Submissions are due by Friday, July 20.

In 2005, Minera Deisi initiated its operations in Peru. After testing its travertine quarries for quality concerning color, porosity, composition, mechanical properties and obtaining results of the highest standards, the decision was made to invest in a brand new plant using Italian-made machinery.

Material handling and keeping track of slab locations can be an afterthought for fabricators at times. When it does take center stage, fabricators may use an excel file or pencil and paper to keep track. There are options, such as Slabsmith software, to do it online through a cloud-based system.

On Thursday, March 22, the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) and Stone World magazine held the second in a series of 10 stone industry education seminars tailored to the attendee and the topics most important to fabricators.

Biesse Group’s strong growth in the North America market has served as a catalyst for expanding our Human Resources Department to better support our employees and elevate our recruiting efforts.

The Georgia World Congress Center is buzzing this morning for the start of Coverings 2018. The international tile and stone exhibition will be held from May 8 to 11, and will offer numerous educational sessions, product displays and networking events for all attendees.

Robotic integration is changing the way stone fabricators are looking at production. No longer are robotics limited to only cutting or moving materials. A fully automated production system, suitable for all machining processes in the stone workshop, is now a reality.