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18 | November 2023
Slippery Rock Gazette
Tenax Updates Brand with New Logo and Brand Identity
Exciting Opportunities Planned for the Industry at TISE 2024
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its logo and its brand identity.
In this new chapter in the history of the Tenax brand, certain principles are guiding this transformation.
• Change is the engine driving the com- pany, while staying faithful to the values that made the brand’s history.
• Writing the new corporate charter with a robust position, mission,vision, and a unique design system.
• Including new partners, customers, sup- pliers and stakeholders.
• Proclaiming a revamped brand attitude oriented to the future.
About Tenax’s New Logo
The new Tenax logo fuses the letters “T” and “X” to reveal an innovative meeting point as well as a dynamic point of departure to reinter- pret our values in a new shape.
Tenax SPA is an Italian company and world leader in the production of chemicals, abra- sives and tools for the processing of natural stone, quartz and ceramic. For over 65 years it has been offering innovative and technological solutions for surface processing and treatment. With 6 subsidiaries in 4 continents, Tenax is now distributed worldwide in over 100 coun- tries. For more information visit their website www.tenaxusa.com .
Registration is now open for The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES | StonExpo | TileExpo and exciting opportunities are planned for the industry. Important to note, the 2024 event dates are January 24 – 26, making the event a Wednesday through Friday day swing. The exhibit hall is nearly sold out and is packed wall-to-wall with floor- ing, stone, and tile exhibitors, services, and product offerings for industry profession- als. A new line-up of special education experiences include PULSE Seminars, trainings and certifications, exhibit hall demos, panel discussions, a unique new set of Favorite Finds product tours, lounges, wellness programs, networking opportuni- ties, and more. Do not delay registering as many items have limited capacity and are booked first-come, first-served inside reg- istration. Register now at www.intlsurface event.com/register to secure your first picks of experiences at TISE 2024.
“The TISE team is so excited to present the developments for the upcoming event. From the partners, our exhibitors, our speakers, and the industry press, the TISE 2024 event is packed with unique content, creative feature ideas, and space requests for new product introductions to exhibit – all of this will create an exciting new event experience,” says Amie Gilmore, Show Director, The International Surface Event.
To help navigate the vault of amazing opportunities at the event, The International Surface Event team has developed TISE Storybooks for the different business clas- sifications who attend each year.
Architects, designers, specifiers, dis- tributors, fabricators, installers, retailers, dealers, inspectors, consultants, quarriers, importers and other industry pros should access their unique storybook to discover the event’s top picks and highlights for their career and secure a 20% off discount code inside the storybook – good for 2024 exhibit passes and seminars.
TISE is carefully crafted to offer all career segments the opportunities to improve their businesses and careers. Whether you are seeking the newest prod- ucts launches for the year, wanting to con- nect with your current vendors or discover
September 2023, almost 70 years
after its foundation, Tenax renewed
As Tenax evolves, they recognized they need players who can adapt to change. This is why they chose Marmomac 2023 as the perfect platform to introduce Tenax’s new identity: A sneak preview that dis- played their innovative strategy and drive to become the partner of choice in surface treatments.
In their ongoing mandate to bring surfacing to another level, Tenax has released these mission statements:
• To generate value within the surface supply chain through research, technology and sustainable development.
• To be the go-to partner for companies that value the preservation of beauty with innovative solutions, leading the industry into the future.
• Radical, direct, inclusive: This is our prompt as we urge customers, partners and stakeholders to blaze a new path side by side, elevating surface treatments to the next level.
new ones, looking to get training and cer- tifications that expand your business offer- ings, or get educated on what’s forecasted and upcoming in the year – TISE has the journey for you!
The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES | StonExpo | TileExpo has served nearly 30 years as an industry mar- ketplace for floor covering, stone, and tile businesses to come together, seek prod- ucts and services, build relationships, and develop their businesses. For more infor- mation, please visit www.intlsurfaceevent. com. To view the sponsors of TISE, visit the industry association page on the event website. SURFACES is sponsored by the World Floor Covering Association; StonExpo is sponsored by the Natural Stone Institute and the Natural Stone Council; TileExpo is sponsored by the National Tile Contractors Association and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation.
Smarter than the Average Bear
Two opportunistic bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route.
The driver usually left his doors open when he stopped at the store but this time a sow and one of her cubs that loiter nearby sauntered inside, where they stayed for probably 20 minutes one Tuesday morn- ing, said Shelly Deano, the store manager for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JMM Express. The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the bang- ing on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said.
“I was beating on the van and they’re not moving. I could hear them breaking open the packages and everything,” she said. “I was like, ‘They don’t even care.’”
When the bears couldn’t be roused, base security was called and sounded sirens meant to scare away the bears, she said.
The bears eventually came out and wan- dered in front of the convenience store and gas station a bit before heading into the woods.
It’s not unusual to see bears on base or around the store but nothing like this has happened before, Deano said, adding that the delivery driver now closes his doors when he stops at the shop.