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Certified Expertise You Can Trust ⭐

Our team follows industry-approved safety practices, quality standards, and proper installation methods, guided by extensive training through the Natural Stone Institute to ensure every project is completed the right way.

Safety & OSHA Compliance
  • Overview of Installation Safety

  • Identifying Safety Concerns Early in the Process

  • No Place for Complacency: Keep Safety Active

  • Requirements for Personal Protective Equipment

  • Implementing a Silica Exposure Control Plan

  • Silica Exposure & Employee Safety

  • Silicosis: An Industry Guide to Awareness & Prevention

  • OSHA Voluntary On-Site Consultation

  • Safety Excellence with OSHA’s SHARP Program

    Safe Slab Handling Series
     

  • Safe Slab Handling: Overview

  • Safe Slab Handling: Fall Shadow

  • Safe Slab Handling: Containers

  • Safe Slab Handling: Forklifts

  • Safe Slab Handling: Flatbed Trucks

  • Safe Slab Handling: Overhead Cranes

  • Safe Slab Handling: Slings & Clamps

  • Safe Slab Handling: Employee & Customer Training

    ⭐ Special Certificate
     

  • Silica & Slab Safety Certificate

⚒️ Installation, Technical & Fabrication Training
  • Natural Stone Countertops: Considerations for Marble, Granite & Quartzite

  • Tile Setting Best Practices

  • Installation Case Studies

  • Large-Scale Commercial Installations

  • Manpower & Equipment

  • Safety: Material Loading & Unloading

  • Creating a Stone Industry Safety Program

  • Stone Testing Lab Overview

  • ASTM Standards & Stone Testing

     Stone Industry Education & Continuing Development
  • Natural Stone Principles

  • State of the Stone Industry

  • Natural Stone Institute Program: CEU Program Orientation

  • Natural Stone Institute Program: Natural Stone Resource Library Overview

  • Online University FAQ

  • Virtual Quarry Tour: Polycor Indiana Limestone Quarries

  • Designer Talk: Using Natural Stone in Commercial Architecture — Eisenhower Memorial

  • Social Media Marketing for Stone Professionals

  • Women in Stone: How to Get Involved

  • Estimating for Profitability

  • Passed Courses

  • 2021 Award-Winning Projects Featuring Natural Stone

These completed certifications ensure that our company performs every installation with the highest level of safety, craftsmanship, and compliance with Natural Stone Institute standards.

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