Over the years, there has been a great transformation in stone fabrication and many shops have evolved into a fully digital fabrication shop. There are steps that need to happen along the path to digital fabrication, and these steps are less daunting than one may think.

The Stone Industry Education seminar program for 2018, sponsored by Stone World magazine and the Natural Stone Institute, started this year’s series in Austin, TX, hosted by Arizona Tile.

FILA Solutions, a world leader in the manufacturing of surface treatment, protection and maintenance products for ceramic tile and natural stone, announced two major management changes for 2018. Francesco Pettenon has been named CEO and Jeff Moen to general manager of FILA America.

Artisan Group welcomes new members Summit Stone Works in Buda, TX, and True Blue in San Antonio and Austin, as well as welcoming back previous member Lakeside Surfaces Inc. based in Western Michigan, making the group of independent countertop fabricators nearly 35 strong.

As part of its “Legacy of Giving” program, Dal-Tile employees recently conducted an internal fundraiser to send Easter baskets to critically ill children for the 27th year in a row.

Dekton® by Cosentino is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itaú, taking place March 19 to April 1, at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Generally viewed, grouts and mortars are enormously overlooked compared to their more colorful ceramic tile, stone and glass tile counterparts. With the advancement in tile manufacturing, there has been the introduction of more composition types and larger sizes.

This Stone of the Month is Double Brown quartzite supplied by Cereser Marmi S.p.A. of Verona, Italy.

With 24 campuses throughout Pennsylvania, as well as its online World Campus, Pennsylvania State University’s (PSU) total enrollment during the 2015-2016 school year totaled approximately 97,500.

The Italian design studio of Mama Architettura ed Ingegneria has been working on the renovation and extension of an early 1900s private residence located near the north wall of the Treviso historic center.