The EDGE

March 8, 2013 - Vol. 2, No. 10

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Pinnacles Honor Top Stone

Grazzini Brothers & Co. took the Grande Pinnacle Award for 2012, but there's plenty of trophy-level work to salute in the annual industry challenge from the Marble Institute of America.

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Slabs: Direct from the Quarry

Why ship stone to the factory in bulk? A Brazilian producer and an Italian equipment manufacturer combine efforts to make blocks into bundles right on the quarry floor.

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A New Look at Hardscape

Not everything is countertops and cladding with stone and other hard surfaces. Take a look at Hardscape Today, a companion online service to follow stone, masonry and other materials in the wide-open outdoor market.

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Latest News

 

• Passings: B. Frank Coggins Jr., 85, of Elberton, Ga.-based Coggins Granite. MORE

 

• Granite D.R.C. Inc. gets $500K in economic-development funds from the Canadian government to increase production at its Quebec granite factory. MORE

 

• MAPEI turned 75 last year, but it handed out anniversary presents to customers at SURFACES in January -- worth, natch, $75,000. MORE

 

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Emerson Schwartzkopf

Editor, The EDGE, Stone Update

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