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. The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac. Learn more here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. All NSI members can use the HPDs to represent their products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Oberlin, Ohio—A new version of the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (ANSI/NSI 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone) has been published.

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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. Darrell Petit, Stony Creek Quarry. Petit has worked in all capacities of the Stony Creek Quarry since 1990. Petit has worked in all capacities of the Stony Creek Quarry since 1990. North American Quarrier.

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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. The David Fell Spirit of Service Award is presented in memory of David Fell, president of BG Hoadley Quarries.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) awarded Barbara Cohen its Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement, Katie Jensen with the 2021 Women in Stone Pioneer Award and Brie Pfannenbecker with the 2020 Person of the Year Award. Barbara Cohen. recipients select natural stone for their homes.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I was elected to the MIA Board of Directors in November of 2009, representing Zone 4 (Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). However, more needs to done to emphasize safety and best practices in the quarrying and installation of natural stone.

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