The last month has certainly been a busy one. At the end of January, most of the industry headed to Las Vegas for StonExpo and Surfaces (now part of the larger exhibition referred to as the International Surfaces Event).

While it has been said before, it is important to reiterate that a stone or tile design is only as good as its installation.

Set for the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, Coverings 2014 will take place from April 29 to May 2, with a bonus conference day beginning on April 28.

Encouraging signs from the U.S. market after the 2014 edition of StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas was reported by Italian stone producers.

As I write this, it has been less than a month since we all lost our friend, Mike Reis.

The Cosentino Group, a worldwide leader in the production and distribution of natural stone, quartz, recycled and architectural surfaces, held its annual “Cosentino 100” conference for its top North American customers from January 19 to 22, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

The Italian Trade Commission is presenting a large group of the most innovative and internationally renowned Italian suppliers of dimensional natural stones at Coverings, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, from April 29 to May 2, 2014.

Bostik, Inc., a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants, was the recipient of the CLEARselect™ Award for “Most Preferred Brand of Urethane Grouts,” which was presented on January 29, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV, during Surfaces 2014.

Andean Stone Co., the Miami, FL-based sales, warehousing and distribution logistics center for Minera Roca Andina has introduced a completely new totally revamped and easy-to-use website for 2014 at www.andeanstonecompany.com.

The Employee Handbook toolkit is the third of six toolkits from the MIA Management Toolkit series that has been added to the website over the past several months.