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MATERIALS

SUSTAINABLE SURFACE
CoveringsETC, Miami, adds three new colors to its Eco-Cem® collection – Derby Grey, Bexhill Beige, and Devon Red – to give the line an 11-color palette. The sustainable material is a fiber cement product made from a proprietary mix of concrete with pre-consumer recycled fly ash and post-consumer recycled cellulose fiber; it’s available in 10’ X 4’ slabs in thicknesses of 1/4”, 1/2” and 1 1/4”, and 2’ X 4’ and 4’ X 4’ tiles (with both sizes 1/4” and 1/2” thick).
Contact: CoveringsETC, 305-757-6000

TUSCAN TRAVERTINE   
Ann Sacks, Portland, Ore., introduces Crema Toscana, a Tuscan travertine in a soft cream color with a delicate gray and taupe ribbon running throughout. The honed-finish surface is available in tiles of 12” X 20” and 20” X 20”, plus 30” X 72” slabs.
Contact: Ann Sacks, 800-278-8453

MESH-BACKED STONE TILES
Architectural Products by Outwater LLC, Bogota, N.J., introduce the Genuine Stone Tiles line of mesh-backed stone tiles, handmade with marble or exotic pebbles and suitable for interior/exterior applications. The tiles are hand-sorted according to color, size and thickness, and individually adhered in mosaic or stacked patterns to create seamless interlocking tiles for installation using standard methods, materials and tools.
Contact: Outwater LLC, 800-631-8375

SUSTAINABLE TERRAZZO
SureCrete Design Products, Dade City, Fla., introduces a full line of terrazzo concrete color design options to be used in conjunction with its Xtreme Series Terrazzo Mix. Each of the new Xtreme SeriesTerrazzo color designs utilizes both post-consumer and post-industrial materials, making it a very eco-friendly, zero VOC product that can earn up to five LEED® points. The new color designs provide an array of base hues embedded with colorful recycled aggregates, making them a unique and stylish choice for a variety of applications. Typical areas of application include residential, commercial, or industrial concrete countertops, back splashes, wall panels or other custom designs.
Contact: SureCrete Design Products, 352-567-7973

MACHINERY

EXTRA HANDLES
OmniCubed Inc., Placerville, Calif., offers the accessory handle kit for the Aqua-JawTM Carry ViseTM, adding two handles to each vise to enable four installers to safely carry heavier tops (two installers on each side of the top). Each of the four installers has their own pair of handles for easier lifting, and even distribution of the countertop load reduces worker strain.  The comfort-grip, foam-rubber handle material is UV- and ozone-resistant, and also will not absorb moisture.
Contact: OmniCubed Inc., 877-311-1976

7” STONE SAW
CS Unitec Inc., Norwalk, Conn., introduces the EDS 181, a 7″ heavy-duty portable saw for wet/dry stone cutting. With a 20 Amp motor and load speed of 4,300rpm, the unit cuts through granite, marble, terrazzo and other hard surfaces. The cutting depth is easily adjusted without tools for precise cuts up to 2-1/3″ deep; a built-in vacuum port enables dust free operation. Electronic features include soft start, overcurrent cut-off and motor overload protection with optical overload indicator.
Contact: CS Unitec  Inc., 800-700-5919