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Natural Stone Institute announces Thor Lundh Quarrier Award

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The Thor Lundh Quarrier Award will recognize a NSI member who has made an extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone. The jury panel will include representatives from both the North American Quarry Advocacy Group and the Global Advocacy Group. The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac.

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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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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. Patrick Warren vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms Dal-Tile Keep up with the trends “It’s beneficial for the retailer to be knowledgeable about current style and color trends.

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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. “I am proud to have played a role in helping NSI establish a statement and provide resources that the design community can turn to.” Fell passed away in 2021 and his memory now lives on through this prestigious award.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

Before we jump into examples of slate tiles, let’s look at slate as a natural material. Let’s pull back a few more layers, and talk more about foliation and how it applies to slate tile. Slate tile with a natural cleft or rough texture. When natural slate becomes tile, that cleavage is known as the cleft.

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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The process also minimizes energy usage and waste in manufacturing, and minimizes the use of resources for installation and maintenance with product innovation. The woods and stones that inspire Karndean designs are sourced from around the world—forests and lumberyards to remote mountain quarries, some even exclusive to Karndean.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. Manufactured stone (concrete tiles) and engineered quartz products are also outpacing overall industry growth. Contact: Tricia Pompo.

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