For many tradesmen, the passion for building and working with their hands is something their fathers taught them by introducing them to tools and fostering a desire to make things with them.

Coverings, the largest international tile & stone exhibition and conference in North America, had another year of strong growth at the 2019 show. With nearly 1,100 exhibitors showcasing 479,788 square-feet of tile and stone, the exhibition had solid growth from Coverings 2018.

The 51st edition will mark the launch of the NeoCon Plaza, a new outdoor amenity space that spans the length of The Mart’s South Drive.

Ryan McMasters joins the team to manage accounts in the east-central U.S. while Vincent Strelow has been promoted to training specialist.

Courses are available free of charge to current Natural Stone Institute member companies.

The R.I.S.E. program builds specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders.

This Knoxville Habitat house is built with the very deserving Bussell family.

InnoChem LLC manufactures the KBond adhesives and color pigments and represents the Akemi products in North America.

For this week's Throwback Thursday, we go back to July 2010 to look at the fabricator's issues and solutions for that time nine years ago.