The quartz-slab steamroller continued in U.S. imports, as the monthly total moves ever-closer to the 10-million ft² level. Granite shipments remained a muddle, although Brazil made a positive mark.
SHOWTIME: TISE 2018 Makes Time Shift with Monday-Thursday Schedule
The stone-and-tile event kicks off a day earlier in the week next year at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las_Vegas. Online registration for the Jan. 29-Feb. 1 affair will open soon.
INDUSTRY: Indiana Limestone Heads Across Border for Canadian Fest
Artisans took to the street in Canada's capital city of Ottawa to show 'em how it's done during the Canadian_Stone_Carving_Festival last month. And, for the second straight year, Indiana Limestone Co. offered up the raw material.
INDUSTRY: Biesse Group, Donatoni Make Successful Bid for Montresor
Biesse's Intermac division and Donatoni Macchine will operate the Villafranca di Verona, Italy-based manufacturer of edge-polishing equipment as a joint venture.
COMMUNITY: Veterans with Special_Needs Get Industry Hands-On Support
The R.I.S.E. program from the Gary Sinese Foundation marks the halfway point on a San Diego custom home with aid from the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) and the MIA+BSI. (The NTCA also recently pitched in with another R.I.S.E. house in Illinois.)
GLOBAL: LATICRETE Acquires Three International Licensees
The construction-materials-systems manufacturer expands service and support directly with three officces in Costa Rica, Italy and Norway. More of the same is likely in 2018 for the Bethany, Conn.-based company.
COMMUNITY: Florida Safe House Benefits from Unique C'top Sales Effort
Sanford, Fla.'s NSMotif ran a labor_cost_only promotion in May that helped clear the remnant yard. Some of the proceeds are now helping feed women and children in need.
Robert Bacon of Dal Tile offers a CEU module with pointers on properly identifying and selecting natural stone. Also, see a Breton three-headed CNC production center in action.
EXPAND: Pacific Shore Stones Reaches N. Cal. Market
The Austin, Texas-based materials distributor opens a new showroom-warehouse just outside Modesto, Calif., and will service nearby cities such as San Jose and Sacramento.
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