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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. One, for example, is its truly unique look, and that’s not just from stone type to stone type but from installation to installation, derived from the stones inherently irreplicable features—unlike look-alike products in adjacent categories.

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Natural Stone Institute donates to Gary Sinise Foundation

Floor Covering News

Since 2016, The Natural Stone Institute has been in collaboration with the Gary Sinise Foundation to provide support for the R.I.S.E. Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute made a donation to the Gary Sinise Foundation in support of its R.I.S.E. Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program. The R.I.S.E.

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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. 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. natural and manufactured stone product industry. billion U.S.

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Tiled Floors: A World at Your Feet

Tile of Spain USA

Stone, VITACER. Tiled floors are taking over and they can be seen in more and more places: living rooms, bedrooms, terraces, stores, restaurants, offices, industrial premises and high-traffic public areas.

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Last Chance to Participate in the Free Fabricator Benchmarking Survey Underway

StoneDimensions

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has released the 6th annual MIA Fabricator Benchmarking Survey. The free survey is made possible by grants received from Cosentino USA, KOHLER CO., Participation in the survey is available to all fabricators in North America. Stop by the MIA booth to fill out the survey.

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NWFA Expo, Coverings to be held simultaneously

Floor Covering News

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo and the Coverings International Tile and Stone Exhibition will be held simultaneously, July 7-9, here, at the Orange County Convention Center. We know from our membership surveys that NWFA members generally install and distribute multiple types of hard surface flooring.

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Vote for Your CTDA Supplier of the Year!

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

CTDA will again be honoring domestic and international supplier(s) who provide the most value to our distributor members and the ceramic tile and stone industry. This survey will only take 5 minutes of your time and you may complete the survey for multiple supplier nominees.'

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