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Natural Stone Institute announces Thor Lundh Quarrier Award

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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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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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Greg Osterhout, Sam Arcot receive NSI awards

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The David Fell Spirit of Service Award is presented in memory of David Fell, president of BG Hoadley Quarries. It is because of his tireless efforts as a leader for his company and our industry that this program has become so widely adopted and supported by NSI members. The level of networking with industry peers is unrivaled.”

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Natural Stone Institute inducts new board members

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With over 22 years of experience, Arcot began his career in the Indian stone industry at the age of 17 as an entrepreneur. Darrell Petit, Stony Creek Quarry. Petit has worked in all capacities of the Stony Creek Quarry since 1990. Sam Arcot, Rugo Stone, LLC. Arcot is the special projects manager at Rugo Stone in Lorton, V.a.

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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

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Lead times, maintenance, job lots from the quarrying should be comfortable for the retailer to walk someone through. MSI: The MSI website and salespeople are the experts in the industry. Finally, its inventory is the highest in the industry. There is a skill set in understanding and then successfully selling natural stone.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

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The 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone report is an in-depth industry investigation of the $7.3 natural and manufactured stone product industry. Manufactured stone (concrete tiles) and engineered quartz products are also outpacing overall industry growth. and Canadian stone industry based on U.S.

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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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