Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz 00:22 Intro 00:32 India Tile Tariff Court Complaint 02:32 A Word from Quantra 03:44 McDermott Top Shop Turns 30 05:26 Florim Opens L.A. Showroom 06:43 Texas Counter Fitters to Distribute Radianz 07:42 BB Industries Adds Four Outside Reps 09:04 Cersaie Show Floor Sells Out 10:26 Marmomac Features Theme Speakers 12:58 ParkFest to Return October 1-2 13:38 Outro 14:05 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz Radio Stone Update is presented on the second ...
Jul 08, 2025•14 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:19 Intro 00:33 Italian Stone Machine Exports Down in '24 02:19 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:21 Coverings '25 Attendance Near 25,000 05:52 Arizona Tile Starts 2025 in Style 07:38 Slab & Sheet Turns 15 in July 11:58 Park FabEx® Draws 100+ in SLC 13:22 Outro 13:52 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 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 sur...
Jun 24, 2025•14 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz 00:19 Intro 00:33 California Silica Bill Advances 02:08 A Word from Quantra Quartz 03:21 LA County Sets June as Silica Awareness Month 05:25 Marmomac Sets Agenda for 2025 07:25 Artisan Group Holds 2025 "Showcase" Meeting 08:38 Strong Start to 2025 Hard-Surface Imports 11:19 ISFA Opens 2025 Awards Entries 12:46 Submit Hardscape North America Awards 14:13 Outro 14:41 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz Radio Stone Update is presented on the second...
Jun 09, 2025•15 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:19 Intro 00:28 U.S. Tile Makers Appeal India Tariff Decision 02:24 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:32 LOTTE Tabs EKO Stone for Radianz® Midwest U.S. 04:24 LX Hausys Does Atlanta Stadium Takeover 05:57 Stone Poker Tour Raises $40K for Charities 07:38 Brazil Stone Nets $90M in Deals at Coverings 08:55 TISE Renews Start Up Station for 2026 10:03 Prizes Await Early Reg for Hardscape N.A. 11:07 MSI Scores High with Gen Z Employees 12:01 NKBA, High Point ...
May 27, 2025•14 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz 00:22 Intro 00:32 U.S. Ceramic Tile Use Down in 2024 03:02 A Word from Quantra Quartz 04:15 NSI, ISFA Offer Silica Exposure Guidance 05:33 Troy Roseboom Joins Water Treatment Solutions 06:25 Alpha Professional Tools® Adds Ramirez 07:04 Vadara. CRS Marble & Granite Partner on Distribution 08:16 Xiamen Event Adds Almost $33 Million in Brazil Stone Sales 10:11 Park Industries Sets June Event in Utah 11:15 Sustainable Flooring Project Awards ...
May 12, 2025•14 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:22 Intro 00:29 Cosentino Names New CEO 02:12 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:21 New Global CEO at Neolith Group 04:37 Klint Olsen New N.A. GM at Surfaces Group 05:34 Stone Plus Entrprises Expands Into Quartz Surfaces 06:35 Coverings Rock Stars, Champions Announced 08:11 Brazil Brings 57 Companies to Coverings 10:13 New Owners for U.K. Stone, Hard Surfaces Event 11:38 Outro 12:05 Brought to You By TAB Quartz Radio Stone Update is presented on the sec...
Apr 22, 2025•12 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:22 Intro 00:31 Cosentino Financials 2024 03:23 Marmomac Brazil: $18 Million in Stone Sales 05:06 A Word from Quantra 06:19 Stone Panels Intl. Now Coldspring Division 08:03 N.H. Granite Quarry Back to Life 09:31 Asean Stone Show in Bangkok This Year 11:13 TCNA Names Rep. Rose as Industry Friend 12:12 Outro 12:39 Brought to You By Quantra Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth w...
Apr 07, 2025•13 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Surfaces 00:20 Intro 00:30 Xiamen Stone Fair Draws 153,000 03:00 A Word from TAB Surfaces 04:09 Coverings 2025 Announces Program Roster 08:13 Six Women Gain CIT Status 10:03 Hardscape North America Registration Open 11:32 ISFA Fab Forum Set for Montreal Next Month 12:59 Construction Resources Gets MVP Granite Countertops 14:18 Outro 14:07 Brought to You By TAB Surfaces Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 ...
Mar 25, 2025•15 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz 00:22 Intro 00:32 KBIS Draws More Than 43,000 02:10 A Word from Quantra 03:22 Brazil Presents Recycled Quartzite 05:14 Park Industries, Cosentino Set 2025 Seminars 06:52 2nd Flooring Sustainability Summit in July 07:57 Grande Pinnacle Award Winner for 2024 09:50 Lardner Receives Lifetime Achievement Award 11:13 Spirit of Service Award for Cohen 12:25 TISE Seeks 2026 Presenters 13:40 Outro 14:07 Brought to You By Quantra Quartz Radio Stone Upd...
Mar 10, 2025•14 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:18 Intro 00:28 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Up in 2024 02:27 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:37 Park Industries Initiates Fabricator Exchange™ 05:20 Buyers, Vendors Matched at Marmomac Brazil 06:58 Special Features at Xiamen Stone Fair 08:19 M S International Celebrates 50th Anniversary 09:23 Vadara Quartz Expands to United Kingdom 10:40 Affordable Granite Concepts Joins Business "Ally" 11:40 New Zealand Taking Comments on Engineered Stone 13:02 Outro ...
Feb 23, 2025•14 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:22 Intro 00:33 TISE 2025 Includes 700 Global Brands 02:06 A Word from Quantra 03:19 400 Attend C.Next Installers/Fabricators Event 04:53 Cosentino Matches Funds for L.A. Fire Relief 05:42 Coverings Announces 2025 Educational Lineup 07:28 ISFA Launches New Safety Program 08:50 Flow Announces New Sales VPs 09:49 Swiss Looking at Recycling Marble Quarry Waste 11:34 Outro 12:01 Brought to You By Quantra Radio Stone Update is presented on the second a...
Feb 11, 2025•12 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:20 Intro 00:30 O'Connor New CEO for Coldspring 01:55 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:04 UK Stonecarver Fined Over Silica Exposure 04:41 USITC Reaffirms China Quartz-Surface Tariff 06:02 LATICRETE Acquires German Profile Maker 07:14 Korea Surfaces Manufacturer Changes Hands 08:12 Brazil-U.S. Stone Shipments Up in 2024 09:47 Arcot New NSI Board Secretary 11:10 NSI President Now NKBA Advisor 13:44 Outro 14:11 Brought to You By TAB Quartz Radio Stone Up...
Jan 21, 2025•13 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:22 Intro 00:33 New California Silicosis Bill Introduced 02:02 A Word from Quantra 03:30 California Fab Safety Rules Made Permanent 04:48 Silicosis May Evade Early Diagnosis: Study 06:39 Stone Steps Up Southeast Asia Trade Show 07:55 Foundation Backs Natural-Stone Work 09:48 Eduardo Cosentino Heads Up NKBA 10:55 Coldspring Hires New CFO 11:57 NSI, ISFA Issues Silicosis Review 13:16 NSI Names 2025 Stone of the Year 13:44 Outro 14:11 Brought to You ...
Jan 07, 2025•14 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:22 Intro 01:34 Silicosis: The Gonzales-Reyes Lawsuit 03:30 Silicosis: California Rules and Laws 05:04 A Word from TAB Quartz 06:16 Silicosis: May Evade Early Diagnosis 07:01 Silicosis: Increased Government Enforcement 08:26 Silicosis: Outside the United States 10:03 Tariffs: India Quartz Surface 12:15 Tariffs: India Ceramic Tile 14:40 Tariffs: China Quartz Surface 14:59 Hard-Surface Company Investments 17:49 2024 Hard-Surface Trade Events 21:39 W...
Dec 19, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Quartz 00:19 Intro 00:33 €90 Million Sustainability Project for Cosentino 02:21 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:31 Polycor Modernizes Canada, U.S. Facilities 05:04 Pokarna Adding Bretonstone Line 06:16 Container-less Shipping Cuts Slab Shipping Times 08:03 Xiamen Stone Fair Set for March 2025 09:48 Latin-American Fabricator Expo Debuts 10:23 4th Showroom for Marble & Granite Inc. 11:16 MSI Opens New Twin Cities Location 12:33 Outro 13:01 Brought to You By...
Nov 26, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:23 Intro 00:33 Changes Sought in Calif. Fab Silica Rules 02:14 OSHA Seeks Fines in Ala. Slab Death 03:59 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:12 Online Registration Opens for Coverings 2025 07:25 NSI Partnering Pinnacle, Tucker Design Awards 08:49 Cambria Opens Portland, Ore., Facility 09:48 NTCA Names Olson to Ring of Fame 11:21 Armina Stone Sponsors NBA's Miami Heat 12:43 Outro 13:11 Brought to You By Quantra Radio Stone Update is presented on the second ...
Nov 12, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By TAB Surfaces 00:19 Intro 00:29 Global efforts for Sustainable Natural Stone 02:42 A Word from TAB Quartz 03:51 Color Quartz Dropped from Silicosis Award 05:39 Marble Systems Inc. Announces VA Expansion 06:55 Amendola New Americas CEO at Neolith 08:07 UK Considers New Fabrication Safety Rule 09:39 2025 Marmomac Brazil in São Paulo 10:58 Cosentino Revamps Two U.S. Showrooms 12:23 Employees Now Own Premier Granite & Stone 13:12 Neolith Gains Good Housekeep...
Oct 22, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:23 Intro 00:33 Marmomac Draws 58,000 02:02 Cersaie Brings in 90,000+ 03:25 A Word from Quantra 04:37 Masters of Stone - All Women 05:48 Coldspring's Hermans First Lundh Award Honoree 07:08 Coverings Design, Young Leader Awards Seek Entries 08:35 Online Registration Opens for TISE 2025 10:13 Italians Decry Unfair Tile Imports 11:31 Cosentino Group Promotes Four in North America 12:23 Weber Joins NTCA Staff 12:55 Outro 12:24 Brought to You By Quant...
Oct 07, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Send us a text 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 .
Sep 25, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By Quantra 00:23 Intro 00:33 $1 Million OSHA Fine Tied to Silicosis 03:18 Jeremy Sax New NTCA Deputy Director 04:51 A Word from Quantra 06:04 Washington State Imposes $300K-plus Sliica Fine 07:18 California Hits 9 Shops With Silica-related Fines 08:47 Online Poker Charity Tourney for Stone Charities 11:23 U.S., U.K. Fabricators Form Strategic Partnership 13:01 Online Signup Opens for KBIS 2025 14:05 Vadara Signs Up East-Coast Distributors 15:12 Princeton Chemi...
Sep 08, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Send us a text 00:00 Brought to You By ... 00:21 Intro 00:31 $52 Million Damages in Silicosis Trial 03:08 Cosentino: Challenges beyond 2Q 2024 05:37 A Word from Quantra 06:50 Exports Key for Cachoeiro Stone Show 08:43 ISFA Annual Meet Set for Miami Area 10:20 Porcelain Training Next Month in Austin, Texas 11:59 UMI to Distribute Vicostone Along East Coast 12:51 TCNA Gets Green Education Grant 13:57 Silicosis Assessment Docs from NSI 15:15 Hegland Now VP Sales/Marketing at Park 15:57 Outro 16:25 ...
Aug 20, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Send us a text 00:00 Intro 00:30 California Silicosis Bill Withdrawn 02:29 José "Pepe" Cosentino Dies at 78 03:29 A Word from Tab Quartz 04:39 ISFA Fabricator Forums in August, September 06:22 Park Digital Expo in Hawaii in October 07:38 MSI Repeats as U.S. "Top Seller" 09:08 Iris Ceramica Produces Green-Powered Slab 11:23 SIKA Building New Mortar Plant in N.J. 12:38 Outro This episode is brought to you by TAB Quartz. Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every mont...
Jul 22, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us a text 00:00 Intro 00:34 Cutting Edge Countertops Adds L.E. Smith Co. 02:39 Customs Investigates Thai Transship of China Quartz 05:04 A Word from Quantra 06:16 Italy Stone Sector Posts Trade Surplus 07:33 TISE 2025 Presentation Deadline Extended 09:10 NTCA Adds Five-Star Contractors 10:25 Outro This 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 i...
Jul 09, 2024•11 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text 00:19 Intro 00:30 The Size Presents 2nd Half 2024 Strategic Plans 02:59 Grupo Siti Gets Private-Equity Investment 05:12 A Word from TAB Quartz 06:20 U.S. Hard-Surfaces Import Trends from January-April 09:47 Sims-Lohman Adds Legacy Cabinet 11:02 Kephart New NTCA Consultant 12:52 NTCA Wins Regional Graphics Award 13:46 Outro 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...
Jun 25, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text 00:00 Intro 00:33 India Quartz Tariff Sent Back to Commerce Dept. 02:26 Ceramic Tile Tariffs on India Move Ahead 04:05 A Word from Quantra 05:18 Jan-April Brazil Natural Stone Exports Hit 10-Year High 06:49 Creative, Technical Merge for Stone at Marmomac 08:54 Coverings 2024 Draws Nearly 25,000 10:46 New Stone Show Set for Vietnam in December 12:08 Entries Sought for ISFA Awards 13:48 Poortinga Joins Alpha Professional Tools® 15:10 Outro This edition of Radio Stone Update is broug...
Jun 10, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text 00:19 Intro 00:30 Caesarstone First Quarter 2024 Results 03:57 Marmomac Trade Mission in Chicago 05:28 A Word from TAB Quartz 06:37 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports in 1Q 2024 09:36 Summer 2024 Digital Seminars from BACA Systemss 10:55 Silica Safety with NSI's Jim Hieb 12:06 Kubesh Joins NSI's Board 13:13 2024 NTCA Tom Ade Scholarship Winners 14:09 Thorntree Honored by Italian Tile Industry 15:10 Outro This edition of Radio Stone Update is underwritten by TAB Quartz. Radio Stone Update i...
May 20, 2024•16 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text 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 Intro 00:33 Ceramic Tile Use Down in 2023 in United States 02:41 Park Industries Plans Expo in June near Washington 04:28 A Word from Quantra 05:40 ISFA West Coast Fabricator Forum Set for June 11-13 07:31 Woody Sanders in NTCA Ring of Honor 09:08 NSI's Jim Hieb on Shop Safety 10:18 ...
May 07, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text 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 Ma...
Apr 19, 2024•13 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us a text 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 Kote...
Apr 08, 2024•15 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text 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 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 ....
Mar 25, 2024•15 min•Season 4Ep. 19
