The Rockheads Group, a network of surfacing industry entrepreneurs dedicated to leadership, best practices and financial health, recently convened at Inspiration Design Center (IDC) in Minneapolis, MN, for its Fall 2018 member summit. With record attendance of nearly 100 members representing 45 companies, attendees had an opportunity to take a deep dive into IDC’s operations through a dynamic all-day event. The company opened its doors for a no-holds-barred plunge into their operations, strategies and key performance indicators.

Registration is officially open for The International Surface Event (TISE) 2019, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, LV, from January 23 to 25, with the education sessions starting on January 22.

Select Interior Concepts, Inc. a diversified building products and services company focused on high-value, high-margin home interior products, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Summit Stoneworks, LLC.  Summit Stoneworks specializes in design center selections and the installation of countertops, flooring, and other products for residential and commercial applications in central Texas.

In order to keep up with high customer demand while maintaining stringent quality requirements, Laser Products Industries (LPI) has implemented strategic processes that have increased its manufacturing capacity by 40%.

Park Industries’ Digital Stoneworking Expo™ in Portland, Maine attracted countertop fabricators and professionals from across North America. This event provided education through a shop tour, real stories from fabricators, and dynamic discussion on the digital fabrication process. Fabricators soaked up the wealth of information on maximizing profitability and increasing efficiency.

Is your stone yard filled with remnants from past jobs?  Join us as we discuss remnant management.  During this session, we will review how to reduce, reuse, and recycle remnants. Learn tips on how to repurpose salvageable pieces of stone while reducing waste costs for unusable pieces of stone.

ARDEX Americas, a market leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of high-performance specialty building products, announced today the launch of its newly revamped website. Offering intuitive navigation to product information, the new website is also mobile-friendly, and features engaging images and consolidated video content.

Intense hues of crimson and maroon found within the Ruby Carnelian design are just one of many examples of Mother Nature’s intense imagination. As deep shades of red evoke an overwhelming sense of allure and charm, each slab paints a portrait of infinite scarlet-colored roses blooming in the spring.

Full-body sintered stone has arrived in southeast Asia, with Lapitec now distributed in Indonesia. The expansion is part of the overall growth in demand for a material that, in a few short years from 2012 to today, has been met with increasing appreciation by architects and kitchen-related enterprises. With the material now distributed in 72 nations, exports total 75% of turnover for the company, which sends large-scale sintered stone slabs to America, Europe, Asia and Oceania from its head offices in Vedelago, Italy.

Majestic Kitchen & Bath Creations announced today it will acquire Carolina Counters, currently headquartered in Midland, NC, near Charlotte. With this acquisition, Majestic deepens its ability to serve customers in Charlotte as well as in South Carolina.