Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

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. Nominations are due by May 20. Learn more here.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 27, 2021

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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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute will welcome three individuals to its board of directors in January 2022. Sam Arcot, Rugo Stone, LLC. Arcot is the special projects manager at Rugo Stone in Lorton, V.a. Darrell Petit, Stony Creek Quarry. They are as follows: North American Installer.

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Realstone

JULY 20, 2021

THE ART OF SPECIFYING NATURAL STONE. This one-hour session is designed to give architects and designers an overview of how to specify natural stone. Is the quarry able to produce the sizes and quantities you need? And finally, what factors affect the price of the stone you specify? Learning Objectives.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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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StoneDimensions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad® app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America. The app features natural stones from more than 100 quarries in North America.

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