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American Olean launches new quarry tile collection

Floor Covering News

Dallas, Texas—American Olean’s fall launch includes its new QueStep and Paver quarry tile collection. These versatile quarry tiles absorb oil, grease and other liquids to keep floors slip resistant without contaminating the surface. This product is easy to clean and will not damage from commercial cleaning services.

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Natural Stone Institute announces Thor Lundh Quarrier Award

Floor Covering News

The Thor Lundh Quarrier Award will recognize a NSI member who has made an extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone. The jury panel will include representatives from both the North American Quarry Advocacy Group and the Global Advocacy Group. The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac.

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Emser releases new tile product catalog

Floor Covering News

Los Angeles—Emser Tile announced its complete suite of products with a new 2022/2023 tile product catalog , available both in print and online. It’s truly inspiring to see so many facets of our business align with the launch of this year’s product catalog,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing.

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Locally Sourced Tile and Stone: Colorado’s Hidden Treasures

As The Tile Turns

We’ve long been aware of the role this region plays in producing decorative ceramic tile, but we received a strong reminder while visiting Colorado Stone Quarries Logistics in Delta and Colorado Clay in Montrose. Beyond its reputation as an agricultural oasis, the Uncompahgre Valley has a lot to offer the interior design community.

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NSI publishes first industry-wide EPDs

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute published industry-wide ISO Type III environmental declarations, also called environmental product declarations (EPDs), for three applications of natural dimension stone: cladding, flooring/paving and countertops. All NSI members can use the HPDs to represent their products. Stony Creek Quarry.

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Crossville Cross-Tread ® – Best Tile for Restaurant Floors

Garden State Tile Blog

Quarry Tile is a hard, paving tile made from ground minerals such as shales and clay. Quarry tile has relatively low moisture absorption and qualifies as vitreous (glass-like, tough, dense, and shiny), but is not quite as dense as porcelain tile. They are formed and fired in a similar method as is used to make brick.

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Updated Natural Stone Sustainability Standard now available

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—A new version of the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (ANSI/NSI 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone) has been published.