Welcome to the best collection of articles on the stone-fabrication trade! Here’s what you’ll find in the menu at right:
Fabricator Focus – Profiles of fabrication shops throughout North America.
JobSight – In-depth looks at stone-related projects worldwide.
Import Trends – Semi-annual analysis of U.S. stone imports.
Spall – Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf’s monthly opinion.
Clean Perspective – Stone renewal/restoration/business with Tom McNall
The Installer – Countertop installation with Jason Nottestad.
Straight from the Shop – In-the-trenches fabrication advice.
Awards – The best of the industry competitions.
Conventions/Expos – Details and reports on events around the globe.
Technology – CNC, laser-etching and other advanced production.
Materials – Stone, quartz and other hard surfaces.
Going Green – Insights and strategies on sustainable products.
Fabrication – Production methods and techniques.
Business Management – Sales, service and general practices.
Installation/Maintenance – Transport, placement and care of projects.
Sources of Stone – The inside stories from exporting countries.
Special Features – Stories that defy definition.
Blogs – Regular commentary available only online.
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Awards
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Pinnacles, Craftsman entries due next month; others in early fall.
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Product Review
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MATERIALS
GRAY GRANITE
Champlain Stone Ltd., Warrensburg, N.Y., adds Wood Creek Granite® to its line of company-quarried natural stone. The gray-blue to dark-gray granite offer patterns of white swirls and striations with occasional quartz and mica inclusions, and is quarried in Clemmons, N.Y., which (for LEED® purposes) is within 500 miles of major U.S. cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Wood Creek is available in rubble or sawn forms; its properties allows for fabrication into architectural components such as paving, sills and tiles.
Contact: Champlain Stone Ltd., 518-623-2902.
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Last Updated on Monday, 19 September 2011 14:39 |
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JobSight
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 To meet modern demands for sustainable materials, a Midwestern university turns to its campus mainstay since the mid-1800s: natural stone.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 15 September 2011 14:02 |
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Import Trends
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 Travertine and other calcareous stone post import numbers that clearly beat last July. Unfortunately, it’s a different situation with granite.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 10:20 |
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