Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Announce Contest Winner

Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants Inc. (CTaSC), a marketing research and business planning services provider, announced Tom Kotel, owner of Mid-America Tile, a distributor and importer in Chicago, is the winner of a $600 Apple gift certificate.  Kotel was randomly chosen as part of a raffle for completing the CTaSC 2013 Stone Survey. Participants answered a series of questions based on their business category, such as importers/distributors and fabricators.  The survey results are included in the Catalina 2013 Natural and Manufactured Stone Products Report prepared by Catalina Research and CTaSC.  The survey results will be  integrated into the 2013 Natural and Manufactured Stone Product Report.  This publication, which is being updated from 2010, will provide analysis of the U.S. and Canadian stone industry based on U.S. government statistics and market resources.  Some of the topics are covered include trends and forecasts for the stone industry and the current state of the economy, sales by type of stone, engineered/quartz stone, manufactured stone (made of concrete), end-use markets trends and demographics, economic factors effecting demand for stone, imports and exports, installers, retailers and home centers.  It will also have sections on fabricators operation costs and profitability, stone industry cost structure and competitive environment, industry capital expenditures and machinery costs.