In 1975, Brazilian brothers Celio and Zelto de Andrade created the Andrade Group, which started off as an aluminum company.

Last year, the Vitória Stone Fair was rebranded as the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmomacc Latin America in an attempt to combine business with design and product culture, while also offering training courses for architects and industry professionals.

Brothers José Geraldo and Jose Antonio Guidoni founded Guidoni Group in 1989 in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Since then Guidoni has grown swiftly, becoming one of the most prominent producers and exporters of granite among companies in Brazil.

In 1968, Luiz Scaramussa — with the support of his entire family — combined a small shed and a single gangsaw to start a sawmill to produce Santo Antonio white marble.

Marmomacc in Verona, Italy, a leading event in sustaining the marble system on the world market, in order to promote development of products and technologies and become an increasingly qualified cultural workshop for world-wide trends in stone construction and design.

The ceremony was held in the Santamargherita Arena in the Inside Marmomacc & Abitare il Tempo Hall.

The 16th edition of Marmomacc Stone Academy’s “Designing with Natural Stone” ran from September 22 to 27, 2014 in Verona, Italy, in conjunction with the international stone exhibition.

There was a buzz throughout the halls of Marmomacc this year, which was held from September 24 to 27, at Veronafiere in Verona, Italy.

Now in its fourth year, the Stone Fabricators Alliance’s (SFA) annual trip to Italy has become a well-recognized educational tour.

With roots dating back to 1969, Solancis of Benedita, Portugal, is a credible name in the stone industry.