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Natural Stone Institute announces Thor Lundh Quarrier Award

Floor Covering News

Thor Lundh Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has released a new industry recognition award for 2024. The Thor Lundh Quarrier Award will recognize a NSI member who has made an extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone. The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac. Learn more here.

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NSI publishes first industry-wide EPDs

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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. Colorado Stone Quarries. Stony Creek Quarry. Vermont Quarries.

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Daltile launches quarry tile collection

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Dallas, Texas—Daltile has launched its new Quetread & Paver quarry tile collection. Created for interior and exterior floors, this new collection delivers the needed performance with the added benefit of enhanced design,” said Amber Leigh Martinson, senior director of marketing for Dal-Tile Corporation. It is Made in the USA.

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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Resilient flooring remains the top seller in the industry, and suppliers came with new innovations meant to grab even more share in 2024. Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B.

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Crossville Cross-Tread ® – Best Tile for Restaurant Floors

Garden State Tile Blog

As many business owners and commercial contractors know too well, certain industries have particularly strict commercial flooring standards for the health and safety of the building’s occupants. Quarry Tile is a hard, paving tile made from ground minerals such as shales and clay.

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NBGQA to merge with the Natural Stone Institute

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Oberlin, Ohio—The National Building Granite Quarries Association (NBGQA) has voted to merge with the Natural Stone Institute to further advance industry efforts to support quarry advocacy, sustainability, outreach to architects and designers and continued efforts to promote the use of natural stone.

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AI Generative Design _ The Clayborn floor tile from the Bardelli Group

Ceramics of Italy

Continuous R&D investments in the field of technology have always been one of the core activities of the Bardelli Group , a well-established and dynamic industrial enterprise and a major player in the high-end ceramics sector with the Ceramica Bardelli, Ceramica Vogue and Appiani brands.