Maintenance and care for natural stone and quartz surfacing are always important for fabricators to think about and to educate their acustomers accordingly.

Attendees at the Stone Industry Education event recently held in Virginia shared thoughts on stone trends, supply chains and workforce development

Many of the businesses tend to think money is the only thing that matters and that is why employees are leaving them or not joining them. 

Stone World recently had the opportunity to talk with Laura Grandlienard, owner of ROCKin’teriors in Raleigh, NC, about the process of investing in a new piece of machinery, including important considerations and the installation.

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. 

ROCKin’teriors owner, Laura Grandlienard, discusses how she transitioned from the corporate world to the stone world.

Dana Teague, vice president of the design group for Informa Markets, and Jim Hieb, chief executive officer of the Natural Stone Institute, recently took time to talk with Stone World about this year’s upcoming show.

Jeff Courtright, safety coordinator for Planet Granite, discusses safety for employees as well as the biggest issues OSHA finds during an inspection.

Stone World magazine had the chance to talk to Stone Profits about resources to help the digital side of the business.

Emad Dawood of State Stone Work Inc. of El Cajon, CA, was struggling with three areas of fabrication with his two older bridge saws. Miter cutting relied too much on stick template layouts.