April 2025 / volume 42 / no. 4
Stone Column
Experts Share Best Practices for Installing Porcelain Panels in Showers
The Stone Fabricator’s Alliance (SFA) Cage at TISE drew a crowd of fabricators to learn the intricacies of installing 6-mm porcelain panels over a clean prep shower, with experts emphasizing the importance of a flat substrate, proper adhesive application and advanced troweling techniques.
Maximizing Efficiency in a Fabrication Shop
During a session held at the tise Learning Lab during StonExpo, an industry expert led a discussion on best business practices to run a productive and lucrative fabrication business.
Fabricator Leads Team on an African Safari
The owner of GI Stone sees value in traveling with her team on an exotic adventure as a way of strengthening the fabrication business’s company culture and how they work together.
Marmomac Brazil Trade Show 2025
For the inaugural Marmomac Brazil international exhibition in Sao Paulo, the show welcomed visitors from all over the world to see the best of natural stone
Fabricators Tackle Issues of Silica, Customers and Employees
MSI hosted the second Stone Industry Education event of the year – organized by the Natural Stone Institute and Stone World – at its facility outside of Savannah, GA
Design Expert Cites Top 10 Tile Trends for 2025
Coverings Spokesperson and designer Alena Capra shares current tile trends that will be visible in displays exhibited throughout this year’s show in Orlando, FL
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The owner of GI Stone sees value in traveling with her team on an exotic adventure as a way of strengthening the fabrication business’s company culture and how they work together.
Photo by GI Stone.