The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime, and construction.

Cosentino is honored to be a sponsor of the third annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach, a stunning and creative showcase as told by leading interior designers across the country and best-in-class brands— all benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

This year at The International Surface Event in Las Vegas, NV, an award was presented to GranQuartz from Zoller to celebrate the fact that in the past two years, GranQuartz has brought more than 100 of the Zoller machines into the market.

Cevisama, the international trade fair for the ceramic tile and associated industries, bathroom furnishings and natural stone, welcomed a total of 92,435 visitors to its latest edition, which ran from 3^rd to 7^th February at Feria Valencia. The figure is 1.4% up on for the previous year’s event. 21,364 of these visitors were international professionals, who had travelled from 156 different countries, an increase in itself of 5.86% on 2019 and an unprecedented figure in the 38-year history of the foremost platform for Spain’s ceramic tile industry.

Dal-Tile Corporation is pleased to announce that Matt Kahny has been appointed president of the company.  Dal-Tile is a division of Mohawk Industries. Kahny comes into his new role with years of experience in a variety of leadership positions within both Dal-Tile and Mohawk’s U.S. hard surfaces business. Kahny brings a deep understanding of all facets of the organization, including sales, marketing, product development and operations.

EuroStone Machine USA has a new Facebook page. Eurostone Machine for over 30 years has been a source for the knowledge on picking the solutions for your needs in the U.S. and Canada. With the help of their primary vendors, they supply machines for;

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) is offering a one day classroom training course at Coverings 2020 on "How to create a "Bullet Proof" Spec and be a Professional Architectural Sales Rep."   This live classroom course is based on the UofCTS Online course "The Complete Guide on Developing Tile & Stone Specifications with Architects."

Walker Zanger, the leading stone and tile design resource in North America, announced today three new hires to its regional sales teams: North Hills, Calif. showroom manager, Greg Rang, Atlanta branch manager, Anita Crosby and Houston branch manager, Nova Carter.

Challenging the most perceptive eye and the most skeptical mind. It is hard to tell whether the colors, knots and vein patterns are the work of Mother Nature or technology: a state-of-the-art technology, with the capacity for endless renewal, constantly perfecting its ability to reproduce the inspiration material.

By focusing on “sustainability”and “design”, Stone+tec 2020 will create new momentum for European stone workers, from stonemasons to industrial operations. The International Trade Fair for Natural Stone and Stone Technology will be held in Nuremberg from 17 to 20 June 2020. New and expanded specialshows on local natural stone and design, and an extensive range of materials, machines and tools, gravestones and accessories will feature at this top-qualitysector gathering. The “Stone for Future”design competition, being held for the first time, willrecognize designs for functional natural stone products, and the winning entries will be made specially for Stone+tec