Fab Worker in Federal Workers Comp Fraud; New Natural Stone CEU Course; more.
Send us Fan Mail A South Carolina fabrication-shop worker gets a year in jail in federal workers-comp-fraud case; Natural Stone Institute rolls out new CEU course on countertops; granite shortages aff...
20 Sep 202110min
India Quartz Tariffs Upheld; KBIS Opens 2022 Registration; Colorado Mine Problem.
Send us Fan Mail A federal appeals court denies an appeal concerning tariffs on paid quartz-surface samples from India; KBIS opens registration for its February 2022 show; and an alabaster/marble mine...
7 Sep 202111min
Strong Growth in U.S. Hardscaping Continues; Metcalf Top NTCA Honoree for 2021; more.
Send us Fan Mail A Cleveland-based research group finds good growth in professional installations of hardscaping and outdoor-living areas, including plenty of natural stone. Also, MSI remains committe...
24 Aug 202110min
ASI Sells Quartz-Surface Division; Hard-Surface Imports Top $470 Million in June.
Send us Fan Mail ASI sells engineered-stone division; June U.S. hard-surface imports top $470 million; granite quarry group aligns with Natural Stone Institute; more. This episode is brought to you b...
10 Aug 202110min
SESA Chooses TISE/StonExpo; China Quartz Vanity Action
Send us Fan Mail SESA chooses TISE/StonExpo as the main event for fabrication machinery & tooling. Also, a furniture importer apparently runs afoul of Chinese quartz-surface tariff enforcement; and AS...
27 Jul 202110min
Mosaic Buys Walker Zanger, Opustone; Select Interiors Sheds RDS; Fabricator Trends Webinar July 28
Send us Fan Mail Miami-based Mosaic Companies acquires distributors Walker Zanger and Opustone; Select Interiors Concepts sells off Residential Design Services; Park Industries Offers July 28 Market T...
13 Jul 202112min
Turkish Tile Tariff Tussle Continues; Triton Acquires Stoneway; Are We Seeing a Slowdown in U.S. Imports?
Send us Fan Mail Tile from Turkey avoids a 25% additional tariff, for now; Triton Stone Group picks up Stoneway Supply LLC; and April hard-surface imports could be sending a signal on the supply pipel...
22 Jun 202111min
Australia Spends Millions on Silicosis Studies; Quartz-as-Glass Imports Targeted; more.
Send us Fan Mail Australia will spend $4.6 million USD on research and treatment of silicosis caused by engineered-stone fabrication; U.S. customs officials investigate Chinese-quartz tariff evasion w...
8 Jun 202111min
