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SAFETY: Feds Finalize New Silica-Dust Rules |
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The U.S. Department_of_Labor significantly lowered legal silica-exposure levels in the workplace. All fabricators working with natural stone or quartz surfaces will have until June 2018 to comply. |
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WORLD: Grabasa Assets Bought by Fairmont |
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In a €4-million-plus transaction, a Canadian mining company gets production facilities and quarry leases from the Spanish granite company that went into receivership in 2011. |
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WORLD: Italy Tops €2B in Stone Exports for 2015 |
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Nearly all the exporting regions of Italy reported gains in shipping stone, due mainly to the demand for worked marble products. And, yes, the United States received a big share of those goods. |
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In Other News ... |
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Scratch_Joins Materials Marketing ... Jobs Up 17K in Construction Industry ... Noble Company Acquired. |
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NEW PRODUCTS! |
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GISON Vacuum Holddown Drill ... NTCA University Online ... Meadows PRECON Video. |
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This Week's Videos |
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Cleaning Dirty Marble with 1000W Laser ... Bucine Bluestone ... Breton Slab Marble Polisher. |
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