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Back to SearchItaly Hosts In-Person Trade Events; Cambria, Cosentino Settle Patent Suit; more.
Season 2 Episode 9
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Marmomac and Cersaie make successful in-person runs in Italy; Cambria, Cosentino settle patent lawsuit over quartz-surface veining; U…
4 years, 7 months ago
Fab Worker in Federal Workers Comp Fraud; New Natural Stone CEU Course; more.
Season 2 Episode 8
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A South Carolina fabrication-shop worker gets a year in jail in federal workers-comp-fraud case; Natural Stone Institute rolls out ne…
4 years, 7 months ago
India Quartz Tariffs Upheld; KBIS Opens 2022 Registration; Colorado Mine Problem.
Season 2 Episode 7
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A federal appeals court denies an appeal concerning tariffs on paid quartz-surface samples from India; KBIS opens registration for it…
4 years, 8 months ago
Strong Growth in U.S. Hardscaping Continues; Metcalf Top NTCA Honoree for 2021; more.
Season 2 Episode 6
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A Cleveland-based research group finds good growth in professional installations of hardscaping and outdoor-living areas, including p…4 years, 8 months ago
ASI Sells Quartz-Surface Division; Hard-Surface Imports Top $470 Million in June.
Season 2 Episode 5
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ASI sells engineered-stone division; June U.S. hard-surface imports top $470 million; granite quarry group aligns with Natural Stone …
4 years, 9 months ago
SESA Chooses TISE/StonExpo; China Quartz Vanity Action
Season 2 Episode 4
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SESA chooses TISE/StonExpo as the main event for fabrication machinery & tooling. Also, a furniture importer apparently runs afoul of…
4 years, 9 months ago
Mosaic Buys Walker Zanger, Opustone; Select Interiors Sheds RDS; Fabricator Trends Webinar July 28
Season 2 Episode 3
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Miami-based Mosaic Companies acquires distributors Walker Zanger and Opustone; Select Interiors Concepts sells off Residential Design…
4 years, 9 months ago
Turkish Tile Tariff Tussle Continues; Triton Acquires Stoneway; Are We Seeing a Slowdown in U.S. Imports?
Season 2 Episode 2
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Tile from Turkey avoids a 25% additional tariff, for now; Triton Stone Group picks up Stoneway Supply LLC; and April hard-surface imp…
4 years, 10 months ago
Australia Spends Millions on Silicosis Studies; Quartz-as-Glass Imports Targeted; more.
Season 2 Episode 1
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Australia will spend $4.6 million USD on research and treatment of silicosis caused by engineered-stone fabrication; U.S. customs off…
4 years, 11 months ago
Vendors Form New Trade Group; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Hit 2 1/2 Year High; Cambria Stops Copy; more.
Season 1 Episode 25
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Stone-machinery and -tooling vendors form new trade group; U.S. imports of hard surfaces are at the highest level since August 2018; …
5 years ago