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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. Learn more here.

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Litokol opens a new facility in India in partnership with Pidilite Industries

Ceramics of Italy

Pidilite has also set up two other new production companies, again connected to the tile installation and natural stone sectors. Litokol’s new facility in India has a state-of-the-art production plant that manufactures epoxy, polyurethane and other reactive two-component products for the ceramic and building industries.

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Greg Osterhout, Sam Arcot receive NSI awards

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has awarded Greg Osterhout (Northern Stone Supply) the 2023 David Fell Spirit of Service award, and Sam Arcot the 2023 Natural Stone Institute Person of the Year award. Under his leadership, Northern Stone Supply eagerly stepped up to support the R.I.S.E.

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Coverings 2023 exceeds expectations

Floor Covering News

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

Floor Covering News

We have come a long way from being just a natural stone company. If Vietnam has a problem, then it’s India. India has a problem, Turkey. We had tile, we had LVT, we had laminate, we had wood, we had decoratives, we had pavers. That’s an SPC core with the top layer being real wood. So if China has a problem, Vietnam.

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MSI’s Shah outlines his strategy for success

Floor Covering News

We’re in all hard surfaces, we’re in countertops, whether it’s natural stone or quartz, and have leading market share in both of those. Whether it’s India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Italy or Spain, we have ultimate flexibility. Tell me a few things the average retailer may not know about MSI. I would say first, that we exist.

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Experiences of Buying Granite Worktops

Granite4Less

Granite has its own aesthetic draws, depth and beauty that come with natural stone. At our store we have stones coming from all over the world, from Brazil, China, Spain, India and other countries too! You can check out our collection of stones in our product range section online.

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