New Products – May 2011

SHOWER PAN
Tile Redi®, Coral Springs, Fla., introduces the MultiCurb™ shower pan for corner-located showers, or any location where easy entrance to a shower is required. Two of the four sides of its one-piece, pre-formed and pre-pitched shower pans are easily accessible to enter or step into the shower; complete with fully integrated drains, curbs and splash walls.
Contact: Tile Redi, 800-232-6156.

STONE TROLLEY
Granite City Tool Co., Waite Park, Minn., offers the Aardwolf Self-Locking Trolley for moving kitchen tops and other heavy workpieces onto the work site. The large (16” x 3-1/4”) pneumatic wheels make moving loads on heavy terrain easy. The unit features a 20”-long support plate and a carry clamp with a width of up to 6”; the trolley is able to handle up to 880 lbs.
Contact: Granite City Tool Co., 800-328-7094.

PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE
Grace Construction Products, Cambridge, Mass., introduces Bondera™ TileMatSet, a roll-produced pressure-sensitive tile adhesive for vertical tile installations on any clean, flat surface, including drywall, plywood and laminate. TileMatSet is available in 4”-, 12”- and 16”-wide rolls. Also available is Wet Area Seam Tape, a 2” wide double-sided adhesive that creates a waterproof bond when used with TileMatSet.
Contact: Grace Construction Products, 888-862-8738.

ACCESSORIES

PRODUCTION SOFTWARE
ScandInvent AB, Västeräs, Sweden, offers the newest version of its ScandSOFT Business™ stone-workplace software, with the addition of programs for complete CAD work and production nesting based on photos of slab/remnant inventories. The software also generates quotes, work/purchase orders and job tickets, and keeps track of stone inventories. The U.S. representative is ScandInvent USA.
Contact: ScandInvent USA, 800-417-0640.

SINK COLOR
Blanco America, Lumberton, N.J., introduces the SILGRANIT II® Truffle sink color, offering a taupe option for its line of granite-resin models. SILGRANIT II sinks are made of a patented formula of 80-percent granite and 20-percent acrylic resin, and are now available in seven colors. The Truffle color will be available Truffle will be available in 21 sinks, in four stunning styles including DIAMOND™, PERFORMA, PRECIS™ and RONDO™.
Contact: Blanco America, 800-451-5782.

PUBLICATIONS

TCNA HANDBOOK
Tile Council of North America (TCNA) Inc., Anderson, S.C., introduces the 2011 TCNA Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation, with the most-significant additions and revisions since its initial printing in 1963. Growing from 84 pages in 2010 to 296 pages in 2011, the new version includes detailed information on natural-stone tile selection and installation; setting materials and grout selection and glass tile; and green-building standards and rating systems.
Contact: TCNA, 864-646-8453.

Original publication ©2011 Western Business Media Inc. Use licensed to the author.

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