Earlier this year, Blick Industries of Laguna Beach, CA, was honored in the Best of StonExpo Product category for its suction cups with advanced top pad at The International Surface Event 2021. Stone World had the opportunity to speak with the company’s sales manager, Dave Masinter, to learn a little more about the product.

Featuring one of the best user-driven ergonomic designs on the market, Bosch’s orbit sanders go cordless

As Marmomac 2021 wraps up today, attendees and exhibitors the past few days should have noticed a communal vibe throughout the international stone exhibition. When 

Marbles, crystals, quartzites and precious stones become the players in a refined game of lights and shadows, reflections and colors, for a multisensory experience hovering between dreams and reality.

The natural stone industry is saddened by the recent death of David Fell, president of B.G. Hoadley Quarries, who died on August 4, 2021, in Bloomington, IN, at the age of 59.

There is excitement building at Marmomac 2021 right now about the Icon Award, which was founded by Marmomac in 2016 to recognize the project on display in The Italian Stone Theatre that most stands out from the others through aesthetic impact and symbolic value.

Camilla Bellini, Italian designer and influencer, was invited to Marmomac 2021 to witness the return of in-person attendance to the leading international fair for the stone sector. 

The inauguration for Marmomac 2021 was held during the first day of the show and attended by Maurizio Danses, president of Veronafiere; Federico Sboarina, the mayor of Verona; Marco De Angelis, the president of Confindustria Marmomacchine; Roberto Luongo, the CEO ICE Italian Trade & Investment Agency; Manuel Scalzotto, the president of the Province of Verona; and Luca Zaia, the president of the Veneto region. 

An awards ceremony was held on the first day of Marmomac in Verona, Italy, to present Rugo Stone of Lorton, VA, with the Grande Pinnacle Award of Excellence for the Trinity Church Wall Street Altar & Chancel Restoration in New York, NY.