00:00 Brought to You By Quantra00:23 Intro00:33 Changes Sought in Calif. Fab Silica Rules 02:14 OSHA Seeks Fines in Ala. Slab Death03:59 A Word from TAB Quartz05:12 Online Registration Opens for Coverings 202507:25 NSI Partnering Pinnacle, Tucker Design Awards08:49 Cambria Opens Portland, Ore., Facility09:48 NTCA Names Olson to Ring of Fame11:21 Armina Stone Sponsors NBA's Miami Heat12:43 Outro13:11 Brought to You By QuantraRadio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesd...

00:00 Brought to You By TAB Surfaces00:19 Intro00:29 Global efforts for Sustainable Natural Stone02:42 A Word from TAB Quartz03:51 Color Quartz Dropped from Silicosis Award05:39 Marble Systems Inc. Announces VA Expansion06:55 Amendola New Americas CEO at Neolith08:07 UK Considers New Fabrication Safety Rule09:39 2025 Marmomac Brazil in São Paulo10:58 Cosentino Revamps Two U.S. Showrooms12:23 Employees Now Own Premier Granite & Stone13:12 Neolith Gains Good Housekeeping Award13:51 Park Ind...

00:00 Brought to You By Quantra00:23 Intro00:33 Marmomac Draws 58,00002:02 Cersaie Brings in 90,000+03:25 A Word from Quantra04:37 Masters of Stone - All Women05:48 Coldspring's Hermans First Lundh Award Honoree07:08 Coverings Design, Young Leader Awards Seek Entries08:35 Online Registration Opens for TISE 202510:13 Italians Decry Unfair Tile Imports11:31 Cosentino Group Promotes Four in North America12:23 Weber Joins NTCA Staff12:55 Outro12:24 Brought to You By QuantraRadio Stone Update is p...

Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

00:00 Brought to You By Quantra00:23 Intro00:33 $1 Million OSHA Fine Tied to Silicosis03:18 Jeremy Sax New NTCA Deputy Director04:51 A Word from Quantra06:04 Washington State Imposes $300K-plus Sliica Fine07:18 California Hits 9 Shops With Silica-related Fines08:47 Online Poker Charity Tourney for Stone Charities11:23 U.S., U.K. Fabricators Form Strategic Partnership13:01 Online Signup Opens for KBIS 202514:05 Vadara Signs Up East-Coast Distributors15:12 Princeton Chemical Hires Ruth for Cust...

00:00 Brought to You By ...00:21 Intro00:31 $52 Million Damages in Silicosis Trial03:08 Cosentino: Challenges beyond 2Q 202405:37 A Word from Quantra06:50 Exports Key for Cachoeiro Stone Show08:43 ISFA Annual Meet Set for Miami Area10:20 Porcelain Training Next Month in Austin, Texas11:59 UMI to Distribute Vicostone Along East Coast12:51 TCNA Gets Green Education Grant13:57 Silicosis Assessment Docs from NSI15:15 Hegland Now VP Sales/Marketing at Park15:57 Outro16:25 Brought to You By ...Radi...

00:00 Intro00:30 California Silicosis Bill Withdrawn02:29 José "Pepe" Cosentino Dies at 7803:29 A Word from Tab Quartz04:39 ISFA Fabricator Forums in August, September06:22 Park Digital Expo in Hawaii in October07:38 MSI Repeats as U.S. "Top Seller"09:08 Iris Ceramica Produces Green-Powered Slab11:23 SIKA Building New Mortar Plant in N.J.12:38 OutroThis episode is brought to you by TAB Quartz.Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere ...

00:00 Intro00:34 Cutting Edge Countertops Adds L.E. Smith Co.02:39 Customs Investigates Thai Transship of China Quartz05:04 A Word from Quantra06:16 Italy Stone Sector Posts Trade Surplus07:33 TISE 2025 Presentation Deadline Extended09:10 NTCA Adds Five-Star Contractors10:25 OutroThis episode of Radio Stone Update is sponsored by Quantra.Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfa...

00:19 Intro00:30 The Size Presents 2nd Half 2024 Strategic Plans02:59 Grupo Siti Gets Private-Equity Investment05:12 A Word from TAB Quartz06:20 U.S. Hard-Surfaces Import Trends from January-April09:47 Sims-Lohman Adds Legacy Cabinet 11:02 Kephart New NTCA Consultant12:52 NTCA Wins Regional Graphics Award13:46 OutroRadio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our arc...

00:00 Intro00:33 India Quartz Tariff Sent Back to Commerce Dept.02:26 Ceramic Tile Tariffs on India Move Ahead04:05 A Word from Quantra05:18 Jan-April Brazil Natural Stone Exports Hit 10-Year High06:49 Creative, Technical Merge for Stone at Marmomac08:54 Coverings 2024 Draws Nearly 25,00010:46 New Stone Show Set for Vietnam in December12:08 Entries Sought for ISFA Awards13:48 Poortinga Joins Alpha Professional Tools®15:10 OutroThis edition of Radio Stone Update is brought to you by Quantra.Ra...

00:19 Intro00:30 Caesarstone First Quarter 2024 Results03:57 Marmomac Trade Mission in Chicago05:28 A Word from TAB Quartz06:37 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports in 1Q 202409:36 Summer 2024 Digital Seminars from BACA Systemss10:55 Silica Safety with NSI's Jim Hieb12:06 Kubesh Joins NSI's Board13:13 2024 NTCA Tom Ade Scholarship Winners14:09 Thorntree Honored by Italian Tile Industry15:10 OutroThis edition of Radio Stone Update is underwritten by TAB Quartz.Radio Stone Update is presented on the first...

Ceramic-tile use declined in the United States in 2023; Park Industries Heads East for June Digital Stoneworking Expo®; and Natural Stone Institute CEO Jim Hieb offers a reminder on shop safety. 00:22 Intro00:33 Ceramic Tile Use Down in 2023 in United States02:41 Park Industries Plans Expo in June near Washington04:28 A Word from Quantra05:40 ISFA West Coast Fabricator Forum Set for June 11-1307:31 Woody Sanders in NTCA Ring of Honor09:08 NSI's Jim Hieb on Shop Safety10:18 Arizona Tile P...

U.S. tile producers want unfair-trade tariffs on imports of ceramic tile from India; Elizabeth Lambert is NTCA's Tile Person of the Year; Coverings Honors Tenth Anniversary Rock Stars. 00:18 Intro 00:28 U.S. Tile Producers Seek Unfair-Trade Tariffs on India 03:17 Elizabeth Lambert is NTCA Tile Person of the Year 04:33 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:43 Coverings Honors 10th Class of Rock Stars 06:59 Hardscape North Americs 2024 Registration Opens 08:54 "Stone Takes the Stage" at 2024...

Cosentino Group tops $1.7 billion in worldwide revenue for 2023; Australia refines engineered-stone ban; Coverings 2024 prepares for Earth Day. This edition of Radio Stone Update is brought to you by Quantra. 0:23 Intro 00:33 Cosentino Hits $1.7 billion in 2023 03:38 A Word from Quantra 04:51 Australia Refines Engineered-Stone Ban 06:23 Landmark Revamps Tennessee Factory 07:30 Coverings 2024 Plans for Earth Day 09:17 NSI Opens Entries for 2024 Pinnacles, Industry Honors 11:35 Koteles Joins...

The Natural Stone Institute announces a new annual award for quarriers; Technistone nixes materials for dry fabricators in the U.K.; and Stone Update Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf reports on the Xiamen Stone Fair in China this month. Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

Coverings 2024 sets active 2024 agenda in Atlanta; new ISFA fabricator program starts next month in Charlotte, N.C.;  KBIS draws 41,500 to Las Vegas in 2024; more. 00:19 Intro 00:34 Coverings 2024 Offers Education in Atlanta 04:35 A Word from Quantra 05:39 ISFA Revamps Fabricator Meet In April 08:07 KBIS Draws 41,000 in Las Vegas in February 09:59 NTCA Porcelain-Panel Training in March 11:18 Flooring Sustainablity Summit Speakers 13:17 Gee Joins GI Stone 14:13 Gaines New CFO at Louisville...

Caesarstone optimistic for 2024 after tumultuous year; U.S. hard-surface imports readjust after end of post-pandemic boom; Cosentino hosts C.Next in Cabo. 00:30 Caesarstone Plans Ahead After Tumultuous 2023 04:30 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:43 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Down 15% in 2023 08:29 Cosentino Offers C.Next Sessions in Cabo 11:01 Neolith Taps Sanchez as CEO for North America, LATAM 12:27 Brazil Shows Natural Stone's Best at KBIS 14:14 NSI Honors Arcot, Osterhout Radio Stone Update is...

Brazil's 2023 exports of natural stone breaks $1 billion mark; Vitória Stone Fair will move to São Paulo in 2025; flooring sustainability summit set for this summer; more.  00:19 Intro 00:32 Brazil Tops $1 Billion in Natural Stone Exports in 2023 02:21 Vitoria Stone Fair Moving to Sao Paulo 04:05 First Flooring Sustainability Summit Set for July 05:38 A Word from Quantra 06:51 NSI Honors Three With Industry Recognition Awards 11:04 NTCA Porcelain Panel Training in February 12:52 NTCA...

Patrick Perus steps down as Polycor president/CEO; Yellowstone Equipment offers new line of affordable CNC equipment; BACA Systems, Comandulli partner. 00:19 Intro 00:29 Top Management Changes at Polycor 03:12 Yellowstone Equipment Debuts 04:38 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:47 BACA Systems, Comandulli Partner in USA 07:08 NSI Stone of the Year: Calacatta Lincoln 08:02 New ISFA Board Directors 09:46 Behrends Joins Rockheads Group 10:36 OHM Intl., Virginia Tile Partner with Valiant Surfaces 11:57...

Biesse acquiring the GMM Group of companies; Caesarstone shutters its U.S. plant in Georgia; Bankert new ISFA exec director. 00:19 Intro 00:31 Biesse Acquires GMM Group 03:02 Caesarstone Shutting U.S. Factory 04:03 A Word from Quantra 05:15 Marissa Bankert New ISFA Exec Director 06:45 King Tile & Construction Enters U.S. Market 08:27 Stone Industry Education 2014 Schedule Set 10:02 NSI Elects Dumais, Niedbalski as Directors 11:12 MSI Opens New Las Vegas Location 11:57 Elena Grant Joins...

Silicosis heads the list of top news for the year, but there's plenty of other areas that made the headlines in the world of hard surfaces. 00:30  Intro 01:01  Silicosis Update: Australia, California 04:30  Caesarstone Reorganizes, Closes U.S. Factory 07:34  A Word from Quantra 08:47  Manu Shah, MSI Founder, Retires. 11:01  Tariffs: India Quartz Rate Re-Reset, Section 301 Appeal 14:47  Trade Shows Continue Revival in 2023 17:14  Cosentino Plans U.S. Florida Factory; TN Tile-Slab 20:47 ...

Caesarstone reports another quarterly loss; Portobello Group opens Tennessee facility; and a special interview with StoneMart 2024 organizers  and sourcing direct from India. Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

Australia's OSHA recommends engineered-stone ban; Coverings 2024 registration open; Italian stone exports down; more. 0:00  Intro 0:32  Australia Ponders Quartz-Surface Ban 3:52  Coverings 2024 Registration Open 5:37  A Word from Quantra 6:50  Hardscape N.A. Part of Record-Breaking Show 8:21  NTCA Names Walker, Edelmayer to Ring of Honor 9:35  Marmomac Elevates Four to Masters of Stone 11:07  Italian Stone Exports Down in 2023 12:30  Newell Now CEO at Louisville Tile 13:20  TCNA Test Lab...

TISE 2024 online registration now open; Park Industries scores a hit with ParkFest; Brazil ornamental stone shines at Marmomac; more. 0:00 Intro 0:30 TISE 2024 Online Registration Open 3:23 ParkFest a Success for Park Industries 4:54 A Word from TAB Quartz 6:03 Brazil Offers Showcase at Marmomac 8:09 Coverings Design and RockStar Awards Seeking Entries 10:45 NSI Helps with More R.I.S.E. Homes 12:51 IPS Adhesives, LOTTE Staron in Distribution Deals with Doyle Ferris 13:39 Euro Tile &...