Natural Stone Institute Becomes Endorsing Partner of Hardscape North America

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Natural Stone Institute
(440) 250-9222
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Oberlin, OH, June 14, 2022—We are proud to share that the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has become an Endorsing Partner of Hardscape North America, a trade show for hardscape contractors, dealers, and landscape professionals. Held annually in Louisville, KY, the HNA and Equip Expo shows co-locate and host over 20,000 hardscape and landscape professionals. As of July 1, the current event producer, the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) will unify with the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), making ICPI-NCMA the new producers of Hardscape North America. 

NSI members will receive discounts on attendee education and/or exhibiting at the show. For the 2022 show, the Natural Stone Institute will organize a natural stone pavilion and jury the HNA natural stone awards entries. The association’s role will be expanded in 2023 to include a larger pavilion for natural stone exhibitors and coordinating educational seminars that will better equip hardscape professionals with natural stone knowledge.

Partnering with the Hardscape North America show provides NSI with an important opportunity to network with hardscape distributors and share information about sourcing stone from members and training sales teams through online education. NSI CEO Jim Hieb commented: “This partnership creates a great opportunity for natural stone quarriers and distributors to expand their network with an important customer base for natural stone. Many of our North American quarrier members saw the success of the Natural Stone Pavilion at StonExpo this year and encouraged us to pursue this opportunity. We look forward to bringing this concept to a new audience.”

ICPI Executive Director Charlie McGrath shared: “Hardscape North America has always enjoyed the presence of natural stone suppliers. The addition of NSI as an endorsing partner gives hardscape professionals direct access to the industry leaders for natural stone education and a larger supplier base from NSI’s membership. We are delighted to welcome NSI and their members to our event.”

Hardscape NA will take place October 19-21, 2022. To learn more, visit www.hardscapena.com.

 

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About the Natural Stone Institute
The Natural Stone Institute is a trade association representing every aspect of the natural stone industry. The current membership exceeds 2,000 members in over 50 nations. The association offers a wide array of technical and training resources, professional development opportunities, regulatory advocacy, and networking events. Two prominent publications—the Dimension Stone Design Manual and Building Stone Magazine—raise awareness within the natural stone industry and in the design community for best practices and uses of natural stone. Learn more at www.naturalstoneinstitute.org.

About the ICPI-NCMA

ICPI-NCMA is the authority for segmental concrete products and systems, which are the best value and preferred choice for resilient pavement, structures, and living spaces. ICPI-NCMA promotes the acceptance and use of segmental concrete products and systems in the United States and Canada.