Pretty much everyone who has worked in the stone industry for any length of time knows that this business can be characterized as somewhat, um, fragmented.

With the TSH 1800 horizontal wire saw and the T 500 flat polisher, Thibaut proposes a solution for fabricating blocks into thin or thick slabs in granite, marble or limestone.

This Stone of the Month supplied by Palin Granit Oy, Turku, Finland.

At the most recent edition of Coverings in Orlando, FL, last March, I hosted the show's “Fabricators Forum” for the third time.

Somaca's Pneumatic Polisher was engineered to be lightweight and fast. It comes complete with rear exhaust sleeve, water and air lines and two handles.

This Stone of the Month supplied by International Italmarmi, Massa Carrara, Italy. Technical details provide a frame of reference only.

Opening shop in 1913, A. Ottavino Corp. of Ozone Park, NY, remains a family-owned business with a reputable name in the stone industry.

This Stone of the Month supplied by Antolini Luigi & C., S.p.A., Domegliara, Verona, Italy.

Now that the Internet is firmly in place as a primary source of finding information on stone, the Stone World staff is receiving more calls than ever from natural stone consumers.

Something is not right about the manner in which the construction industry and bidding process works, specifically for natural stone.