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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. The Shahs soon realized that natural stone for residential and commercial usage had even higher market potential and redirected their efforts toward developing this sector of the industry. Learn more here.

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Natural Stone Institute completes 47th R.I.S.E home

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 47 th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. Natural stone and fabrication for U.S. Marine Corps in 2008 and served for five years. The Foundation’s R.I.S.E.

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NSI completes its 44th R.I.S.E. home

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 44th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. Natural stone and fabrication for U.S. home were provided by The Granite Place, Concept Elite Enterprises and Northern Stone Supply.

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Marmomac renews support of NSI award

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Oberlin, Ohio—Marmomac has renewed its sponsorship for the Natural Stone Institute’s Grande Pinnacle Award for the next four years. Marmomac has sponsored the Grande Pinnacle Award since its inception in 2008. We look forward to continuing this important partnership with Marmomac,” said Jim Hieb, Natural Stone Institute CEO.

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Featured Project: Naples Florida Dream Home

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Boasting views of a lake, the 14th fairway and having every detail be exactly as planned, the extensive remodel of the original 2008 home, was well worth the two-and-a-half-year construction period.

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MSI continues 45-year growth trajectory

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“What [my parents] really saw was an opportunity to bring natural stone to the middle class,” said Raj Shah, president. and the business continued to expand into adjacent categories such as marble and natural slate. In 1988, the company got its first warehouse in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.,

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Avente Tile Talk: Installing a slate tile floor

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Because slate is a natural stone product it is not as strong as certain other tiles, Schluter said that we needed to add another layer of plywood before we proceeded and so a new layer of 3/8" plywood was added to the 3/4" layer. Slate is a natural stone and you have to seal it before you grout. ► 2008. (7).

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