New CEO at Caesarstone; French Quarry Gets Sustainability Rating; First U.S. LX Hausys Showroom; more.
Send us Fan Mail A familiar face is the new CEO of Caesarstone; a French limestone quarry gets the NSI's Sustainability rating; LX Hausys opens its first U.S. direct-to-consumer showroom; more. 0:29 ...
19 Mar 202314min
Polycor Acquires ROCAMAT; Taiwan Quartz Transshipping?; Australia Silicosis Fight; more.
Send us Fan Mail Polycor acquires all of French natural-stone producer ROCAMAT; U.S. cites possible Taiwan transshipping of China quartz; Australian quartz ban raised by health ministers. 0:00 Intro ...
5 Mar 202313min
EU Unfair-Trade Tile Tariffs; Porcelanosa New Facility; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Dip in December
Send us Fan Mail European Union Sets Unfair-Trade Tariffs on India, Turkey Tile; Porcelanosa Opens New €55 Million Tile Slab Plant; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Drop in December; more. 0:00 Open 0:32 ...
21 Feb 202315min
Public Offering for Cosentino?; Ontra NSI Person of the Year; ISFA Awards Open
Send us Fan Mail Cosentino Group may offer a minority stake in the company in a public stock offering; Buddy Ontra is NSI Person of the Year; ISFA Awards Open; key retirements coming at Coldspring; an...
7 Feb 202313min
Minn. Tile and Stone Sold; MSI's Manu Shah Retires; November '22 U.S. Hard-Surface Exports Down
Send us Fan Mail 0:00 Intro for XTONE-Porcelanosa 0:50 Minnesota Tile and Stone Acquired 2:53 Manu Shah Retires as MSI CEO 5:11 A Word from XTONE 6:34 Brazil Natural Stone Breaks Out at TISE 8:14...
23 Jan 202314min
Split Decision on India Quartz Tariffs; MSI Plans Major Virginia Facility; TISE Badge Good at KBIS
Send us Fan Mail Tariffs on India quartz surfaces remain the same, except for one manufacturing group. Also, MSI plans a $61.6 million distribution hub in Virginia, and a TISE badge late this month wi...
10 Jan 202315min
2022 Year in Review in Hard Surfaces - Radio Stone Update
Send us Fan Mail Stone Update Contributing Editor K. Schipper and Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf review the top stories in the U.S. hard-surfaces industry for 2022. 0:44 COVID Remnants Affect Shows 4:1...
20 Des 202227min
More Cooling in U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market; TISE Looking to Boost Start-ups at 2023 Show; NTCA Tilesetter Honors.
Send us Fan Mail A study shows a continued slowdown in the U.S. kitchen-and-bath market; TISE looking for start-up companies to promote at 2023 event; NTCA salutes tilesetters of the year. 0:34 U.S. ...
29 Nov 202214min
