%%First-Name%%, here's the December 2014 issue of The EDGE from Stone Update.
 
Cosentino North America





 
 
Volume 4 • No. 2
December 16, 2014
 
 
Statwatch
December Potpourri
 
Limestone plank, 3D stone mosaic, five-axes waterjet, stone sinks, new apps and more as the new product lineup winds down at the end of 2014.
  New Products
 Read it all HERE!
 
 
 
M S International
 
 
 
Events
Granite, Quartz Keep Hot 2014 Pace
 
U.S. granite imports should have the best year since 2007, according to a Stone Update analysis of federal data. Meanwhile, quartz-surface shipments continue to hit new highs, although a sea change may be coming in supply.
  Granite 2014
 Read it all HERE!
 
TISE 2015
 
 
 
Going Green
Quarrier Meets ANSI Green Standard
 
TexaStone Quarries gets the first certification under ANSI/NSC-73 for sustainable production of natural stone. It's a milestone for the Natural Stone Council and its diligent work to get stone recognized under green-building rules.
 
 Read it all HERE!
  August 2014 stats
 
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 Online
StoneTalk Podcast: Roderick Bley
 
Host Patrick Foley takes some time with Roderick Bley of Fabricator's Choice, a consulting company that helps fabricators with all aspects of their businesses.

 
 Hear it all HERE!
  Stone Talk 
 
Moraware
 
 
 
 Industry
Women in Stone's Miami Meet
 
The first educational conference for women in the industry brought more than 50 members together at TISE East in October. A networking event is slated for Jan. 20 at the next TISE in Las_Vegas.
 
 Read it all HERE!
  SFA
 
 
 
 Events
New Owner for TISE Events
 
The exhibitions division of Hanley Wood -- including The International Surface Event and World of Concrete -- is sold to British company Informa PLC for $375 million. 
 
 Read it all HERE!
  Informa
 
 
 

 The International Surface Event, Las_Vegas, Jan. 20-23
 • ISFA Stone/Quartz Total Fab Training, Las_Vegas, Jan. 26-28
 • SFA Workshop, Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 26-27
 • Digital_Stoneworking Expo, Orlando, Fla., March 5
 



 
 
Groves
 
 
 
 
 
Lawrence U.
 
Green Union

Stone and tradition create sustainability for a Wisconsin university.

(September 2011)
     
Malisani Inc.
 
Big Sky Bros.

Malisani Inc. continues the family tradition of quality work in Montana.

(January 2012)
     
Box Trucks
 
Shop in a Box

Box trucks offer plenty of space for on-site work ... and some promotion.

(January 2009)
 
 
   
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