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SuperHink Natural Stone Award 2023 of the Swiss Association Pro Naturstein: Photo gallery

The prize was awarded for the 2nd time and honors the outstanding use of stone in architecture and landscaping by Swiss companies

Heatwave with over 44 degrees C (111 F) around the Mediterranean: in the stone companies of Turkey, Spain and Greece, saving water is part of everyday life even in normal weather

Recycling of consumption water and rainwater harvesting are key issues

Large-format crust slabs of Rorschach sandstone as privacy screens

At the Swiss SuperHink Prize 2023, a work by Stefan Marti Garten AG was awarded 1st prize in the category of garden and landscape architecture

Marble BARDIGLIAO APUANO, a dark gray stone with impressive fine light-gray and white veining, quarried in the Apuan Alps near Seravezza

Solid construction with stone: almost 1,900 m3 of French natural stone were used in the Échoppes Bastide residential complex in Bordeaux (Pierre Actual #1028)

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, shows objects from the rich and powerful kingdom that once was a superpower in the Nubian desert of modern-day Sudan and had long been misunderstood

The average purchasing power of Europeans per capita in 2022 was €16,344

On top of the 42 countries were Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, lowest were Kosovo, Moldova, and Ukraine

Marketing for natural stone (2): in addition to quarry steps in the landscape, the sector should also show pictures of animals in active quarries

In quarrying sites, there are habitats especially for endangered species

PIMAR GREY limestone, suitable for external covering and flooring, quarried in the province of Lecce in the heel of Italy’s boot by Pimar Company

Stoneupdate magazine reports on U.S. imports of natural stone, quartz surfaces and porcelain in June 2023