Natural Stone in Earth’s History By: Daniel Pivko Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia, e-mail: pivko@fns.uniba.sk Abstract: Natural stones used in building industry...
Welcome to the 21st Century of Stone in North America It is important to define certain parts of this market study as marble-limestone for ease in studying the data available from world and domestic surveys. Further, marble, on a commercial basis, is defined, as any...
How To Find… and What to Know About Your Stone Supplier Originally Published in Dimensional Stone Today, with the onslaught of suppliers entering the marketplace and the number of countries trying to sell stone in North America, it is imperative to know who your...
What are Importers, Dealers, and Distributors Originally Published in 1998 Until the late 1970’s in North America, there was a distinction between importers, dealers, and distributors. There were channels of distribution. The number of stone dealers in the 1970’s were...
Terms of Sales to North American Customers Originally Published in 1996 There are many ways to sell to customers in North America. Many years ago because the market in North America was so big, so new, and so virgin (if one could say that), foreigners selling into...
Hot Stones Today & New Trends for 1995 Originally Published in 1995 In surveying numerous distributors, contractors, and sales representatives throughout the United States we have concluded that the market is definitely changing and trends, whether short or long...
