Three scholarship recipients will be recognized during the Natural Stone Institute Awards Ceremony at TISE on January 28. Cody Pfeiffer (Genesee Cut Stone & Marble) and Nadia Grogan (Fraserview Masonry) will be recognized as recipients of the 2019 Natural Stone Scholarship, and Jennifer Burlak (NorthWoods Granite) will be recognized as the recipient of the 2019 Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship.
Stone World magazine and the Natural Stone Institute are proud to offer regional one-of-a-kind events throughout the United States. These Town Hall style events are tailored specifically to the attendees and aim to help those in the stone industry grow and develop by increasing shop efficiency, providing training resources, metrics for developing business plans and much more.
The Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile & stone in residential, commercial, and sustainable projects. Projects are judged on design and installation excellence, giving special recognition to creative uses of tile & stone.
The Natural Stone Institute, in coordination with the National Building Granite Quarries Association (NBGQA), has added three toolbox talks for quarriers to the Natural Stone University.
The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 23rd home with the Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. program builds specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. To date, Natural Stone Institute members have been involved in twenty-three completed homes.
Designers and homeowners love its stunning beauty, cross-functionality, and supreme durability that surpasses quartz, offering a green product without any resin fillers.
Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world, continues its strong growth with the acquisition of Elliott Stone Company Inc., a leading quarrier and fabricator of Indiana limestone based in Bedford, IN.
69,000 trade operators from 154 countries and 1,650 companies from 62 countries attended the 54th edition of Marmomac. After four days at Veronafiere, Saturday was the closing day for the world's landmark exhibition in the natural stone, machinery, processing technology and applied design sector.