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The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is thrilled to announce Woody Sanders as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 NTCA Ring of Honor award. This recognition is bestowed upon individuals who have made significant contributions to the tile industry, and Woody Sanders is undoubtedly a deserving recipient.

Park Industries^®, a leading North American manufacturer of stone CNC machinery, will hold their Digital Stoneworking Expo (DSE) in the Washington, DC, area on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The company invites countertop fabricators to join them to tour a fully digital shop, watch live CNC machine demos, hear from guest fabricator speakers and learn about growing their business on a variety of topics.

Cambria recently opened a new sales and distribution center in Washington, DC to better serve its customers and partners. 

Registration is now open for Total Solutions Plus, scheduled from October 27 to 29, 2024 in Boston, MA.

As  the title of this article suggests, quartz, in as abundant, useful, spiritual, glittering and stunningly beautiful as it is, happens to also have a very dark or “shadow” side which must be understood and diligently respected. If not, the consequences could lead to an array of health issues ranging from compromised breathing to death.

Members of the stone industry from across North America gathered during Coverings 2024 in Atlanta, GA, for the State of the Stone Industry discussion presented by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) to talk about pressing issues affecting fabricators.  

Founded in 1977, Arizona Tile has grown into one of the leading tile and slab distributors in the U.S. This growth would not have been possible without the immeasurable contributions of our employees. We are proud to announce the following promotions and additions to our Executive Management team.

Starting April 15, 2024, XL Brands, a leading provider of professional flooring adhesive solutions, will now be available for purchase through BPI. 

 From April 22nd to 25th, the Brazilian natural stone industry will land on American soil for Coverings 2024, the largest and most traditional North American fair in the surfaces sector.

U.S. ceramic tile manufacturers, representing over 90% of all U.S. ceramic tile manufacturing, are filing anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions with the federal government seeking the imposition of substantial tariffs on imports of ceramic tile from India to remedy unfairly low-priced imports that have injured domestic manufacturers and flooded the market with uncertified porcelain tiles.