Why settle for the ordinary? …When you can have extraordinary. Imagine having cabinets where you can maintain their finish with very little effort, while still possessing a seemingly indestructible quality.

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Recognized for its high quality, pre-colored cartridge based adhesives that offer a perfect color match on quartz, natural stone and solid surface, Integra Adhesives is excited to announce that it now distributes Axiom 25 Silicone in North America.

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Integra Adhesives USA Inc. is proud to announce a major investment at its manufacturing facility, adding 40% production space and drastically increasing its production capacity.  With the US economy on a growth curve and its product becoming the adhesive of choice for an ever increasing number of Solid Surface, Quartz and Natural Stone fabricators, Integra is now more than ever in a position to meet the North American demand and be extremely price competitive.

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HIGH-END kitchen brand Avani has unveiled its first collection – a clean and contemporary series of eye-catching units. Created by Dror Benshetrit, founder of New York-based studio Dror, Avani’s inaugural Arc collection features lacquered doors and white Corian countertops juxtaposed against hand-rubbed white oak or walnut cabinets.

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Gemstone, America’s Premier Sink Manufacturer, is at it again.  Gemstone is announcing its latest addition, the 2716-US single bowl kitchen sink.  The “U” stands for Universal Design.  The 2716-US Universal Design single bowl kitchen sink is Gemstone’s latest commitment to Universal Design and the need for sinks that meet the criteria for ADA, while fitting everyone’s need.  “Fabricators around the country have been asking me for a single bowl kitchen sink that meets ADA requirements, that is certified to meet ANSI requirements, that they don’t have to cut down, and that fits in a 30” cabinet,” said Jeffrey Smith, Gemstone’s Sales and Marketing Manager.

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Our Redi-Stall toilet partitions are made from non-porous, hygienic Dupont™ Corian® solid surface material. These solid partitions are stain and mildew resistant, and will not rust, dent, or delaminate over time. In addition, they carry a Class 1 fire rating and are backed by Dupont's 10 year material warranty.

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The Marble Institute of America (MIA) announced that its Human Resources toolkit has been added to the “Members' Area” of its website. The Human Resources Toolkit is the 4th of 6 toolkits from the MIA Management Toolkit series that has been added to the website over the past several months. The remaining 2 will be posted in the next 6 months. The Management Toolkit Series provides customizable documents that assist business owners in improving and streamlining business operations.

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Michael Reis, Editor/Associate Publisher of Stone World magazine, passed away last Friday. At just 43 years old, news of Michael's death is deeply saddening. Michael was a strong advocate for the natural stone industry, a mainstay at industry related events around the globe, and a personal friend of many in the industry. He will be sorely missed.

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Each week Integra acquires and hand matches the latest samples on the market to add to our already robust collection of matched countertops. We also strive to verify existing older matches that may have changed over the years to provide the best possible QA on the market.

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As housing sales have begun to improve, architects report that they are finding more homeowners inquiring about home improvements, and especially kitchens and bathrooms. They’re the last spaces to be downsized when the economy struggles, and the first to be upgraded with new trends, products, and materials when it rebounds, according to Kermit Baker, chief economist for the American Institute of Architects (AIA). For details, we talked with Baker about the results of AIA’s recent “Home Design Trends” survey.

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EOS Surfaces has expanded availability of its copper-infused antimicrobial surface, Cupron Enhanced EOS, by partnering with five new distributors: Wilsonart (Temple, Texas), Web-Don (Charlotte, N.C.), ISG (Sterling, Va.), Fessenden Hall (Pennsauken, N.J.), and Compi Distributors (Arnold, Mo.).

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Rugged, solid-surface material stands up to demanding public restroom conditions. However, the solid- surface sink system to specify depends on restroom trafficm typical visitor profile, and likelihood of vandalism.

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Metals, Bison Built, Computer Bracket Solutions) pledged to donate a portion of all of their proceeds to the Leukemia Society, the largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer, in order to aid in research about the disease that ravages so many lives and leaves so many families grieving their loved ones each year. We did this to commemorate the amazing life led by one very special man, Bill Kendall, father of one of our employees, Shannon Kendall. Bill passed earlier this year, after fighting a long battle with CLL, or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

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Sink and Glue Warehouse is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new website and expanded sink program that now includes a handmade line of small radius and farmhouse style sinks. We are also proud to offer an American made series of classic stainless steel sinks known as Blue Steel™.

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The highly durable and extremely versatile solid surface material HI-MACS has been used extensively in the high profile refurbishment of the five storey Students Union in a listed building on the 180 year old Newcastle University campus.

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