Continental Cut Stone earns sustainability certification

HomeNewsContinental Cut Stone earns sustainability certification

Continental cut stoneOberlin, Ohio— Continental Cut Stone in Florence, Texas, has earned certification to the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (NSC/ANSI 373). The company has achieved Gold status for its quarry, which extracts cordova cream and cordova shell limestone and Silver status for its fabrication facility, which processes limestone from raw blocks of stone into usable building materials.

“It has been a goal of mine to get our companies certified for a number of years,” said Rob Teel, president of Continental Cut Stone. “I have been involved with the Natural Stone Council since its inception and believe that stone has a great story to tell. We are proud of our staff, especially Kristin Cannon, for working through the process with the help of Tom Cleveland. Our hope is that others will continue to follow suit and get certified.”

The Natural Stone Sustainability Standard was first published in 2014 by the Natural Stone Council. Ownership of the standard transferred to the Natural Stone Institute in early 2021, marking a significant opportunity to raise awareness about the standard within the design community and helping to position natural stone as a solution for green building goals.

Quarriers and natural stone fabricators can look to this multi-attribute industry standard to identify ways to improve sustainability efforts in their operations. Through NSF’s third-party verification, companies can certify their compliance to the standard’s metrics, which include human health and safety, corporate governance and environmental responsibility. By defining best practices for land reclamation, adaptive reuse and management of excess materials and waste, the standard ensures that natural stone companies are being good stewards of the land.

To learn more about the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard and source certified natural stone, visit www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/sustainability.

Must Read

Hardwood stats: Segment cedes share, but high end hangs tough

The dynamics that impacted the hardwood flooring category in 2023—i.e., intense competition from wood look-alike products like SPC, WPC, LVT and laminate, as well...

Retailers React: How would you assess your first half?

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. This week, we...

Resilient stats: Sales stagger but category remains the leader

The resilient flooring category saw its second consecutive decline in both dollar sales and volume in 2024. However, it still garnered the largest percentage...

Daltile celebrates 78 years of domestic production

Dallas, Texas—As it spans nearly eight decades of domestic production, Daltile said it is proud to serve the market today as one of the...

Mannington celebrates 110-year family history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1tbvU9JZM Less than 1% of family businesses reach the fifth generation, and even fewer make it to 110 years in business. As a fifth-generation, family-owned...

Carpet stats: High rates put damper on soft surfaces’ comeback

There are no moral victories or participation trophies when it comes to statistical years. As NFL coaching legend Bill Parcells used to say: “You...
Some text some message..
X