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The past year has proven the stone industry has regained momentum after the pandemic and in-person events resumed to full swing.

After almost 30 years, Dan Louis, CEO and founder of LPI, retires from the company.

Kim Dumais (Miller Druck Specialty Contracting) is the 2022 Women in Stone Pioneer Award recipient. 

TISE wants to reassure you the event will take place, and that TISE is putting safety at the heart of the event experience so the industry is able to reconnect and get back to business, while keeping our community safe.

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) has provided training to over 1,000 tile installers over the last several years by providing the online course, “Tile Installer Thin-set Standards (ITS) Verification.”

Cevisama is already in train and the industry is responding enthusiastically. The International Fair for Ceramic Tiles, Bathroom Furnishings and Natural Stone recently opened for new and repeat exhibitors to book space at its 39^th edition, which will be taking place from 7^th to 11th February next February at Feria Valencia.

A group of 37 US and European based companies in the stone equipment and supply industry have formed The Stone Equipment and Supply Alliance with the purpose of communicating a unified voice regarding industry events and tradeshows. A board of directors has been formed and is composed of the following industry leaders:

Stone Services Group (SSG) has announced it will support the Natural Stone Foundation by donating money with every installation project they complete. The Natural Stone Foundation is the charitable arm of the Natural Stone Institute and serves to provide funding for important stone industry programs and initiatives.

Well, we made it through January, which especially here in the Northeast is usually a long and dreary month. Throw living in a pandemic on top of it, and it seemed even more daunting. But now spring is in sight, and on the work front, there has been a great deal of things going on that have kept me positive and engaged.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, the 2020 recipient possesses valuable experience required to operate a successful stone fabrication business, as well as a willingness to share her knowledge with her team and other industry members