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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

Floor Covering News

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. To learn more, visit here.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: This beautiful table is for sale

Kitchen and Residential Design

This beautiful table is for sale. Its also for sale. Thats a somewhat sad turn of events, however none of the stone or timber used in those old buildings goes to waste. Kevins asked me to broker the sale of this piece as a test to gauge what interest there is out there for his kind of wood working. ► 2008.

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Avente Tile Talk: Avente Tile Owner Selected to Participate in.

Tile Talk

So imagine my excitement when I was selected to participate as a panelist in an educational session for tile and stone professionals, Selling Tile: The Internet, the Industry & the Consumer, during Coverings 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. At Coverings 2012, Bill Buyok shares tips on How a Social Media Presence Improves Retail Sales.

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MSI continues 45-year growth trajectory

Floor Covering News

“What [my parents] really saw was an opportunity to bring natural stone to the middle class,” said Raj Shah, president. In 2008, MSI entered the man-made business with the addition of porcelain and ceramic tile flooring and quartz countertops. As a retailer, you automatically get some sales just by having our product on your shelf.

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In Search of Recovery by Jeffrey Steele

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

“The people in the construction segment have had to work harder than anyone else to be successful,” Bates says, noting tile, like other construction-related industries, has seen revenues plunge 20 to 25 percent since 2008. percent, and existing home sales grew by 17.8 The tile industry has recovered slightly since 2010, he adds.

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Industry awards, donations and more

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Simulating semiprecious stone, Ceracasa’s Absolute collection achieves a high gloss polished finish on porcelain tile with six high gloss floor and wall tile colors that bring luminosity to any space. •The The dam, placed into operation in 2008, is the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant. ” www.laticrete.com.

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June Employee Service Anniversaries

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

In 2008 Harrison moved to a new challenge as Business Development Director in the UK business, where he built a team focused on specialist channels, major projects/specifications and market development for key product segments.

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