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 Northwood Machines for Midwest U.S. 12:23 Duve New ISFA Membership Director 13:03 Mapei, Daltile Headli ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 Tile 15:11 Crowder New NTCA Membership. Five-Star Director 16:01 Outro Radio Stone Update is underw ..read more

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 presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest ne ..read more

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 presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest ne ..read more

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 Delegation Heads for Cevisama 13:44 New Logo, Organization at Stonepeak 14:33 Iris Ceramica Launches ICG ..read more

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 Delegation Heads for Cevisama 13:44 New Logo, Organization at Stonepeak 14:33 Iris Ceramica Launches ICG ..read more

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 Goddin Joins Tile Heritage Foundation Board 12:25 Outro Radio Stone Update is presented on the first an ..read more

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 NTCA Staff 12:53 Outro This edition of Radio Stone Update is brought to you by Quantra quartz surfaces ..read more