June 29, 2009

For Immediate Release

Contact: Alex Kephart     
Hanley Wood Exhibitions
akephart@hanleywood.com
972.536.6334

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas Expands Partnership with Surface Fabrication Magazine

DALLAS, TX --  StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas has a new, expanded partnership with Surface Fabrication Magazine for the 2009 event. Surface Fabrication Magazine will receive exposure, both prior to and during the show, as Official Sponsor of the Fabrication/Installation track of the educational program at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2009.

“Sponsoring the Fabrication/Installation track gives us excellent visibility and exposure to our key audience demographic,” said Jay Schneider, Publisher, Surface Fabrication Magazine. “As a leading source of information for the fabrication industry, we are thrilled to be aligned more closely with an industry leader and ally.”

As an educational track sponsor, Surface Fabrication Magazine’s logo and brand will be featured throughout StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas’ website, prominently on on-site signage relative to the educational program, and in pre-show marketing materials promoting the education program produced by StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas. 

In return, StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas will gain visibility in the engineered stone community through an increased presence in Surface Fabrication Magazine and its audience.

In addition to their sponsorship of the Fabrication/Installation track, Surface Fabrication Magazine is producing the official StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas pre-show planner, an electronic pre-show guide that will enable attendees to access information on all aspects of the show and plan their agenda while on site.

“Working with Surface Fabrication Magazine in this expanded capacity provides us with invaluable opportunities to increase our footprint beyond the natural stone industry,” states Dana Teague, Show Director, StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas. “Value is key to the tradeshow experience – especially this year – and we are pleased to offer a comprehensive stone and fabrication experience to our participants with the help of Surface Fabrication Magazine.”

Surface Fabrication Magazine was most recently the official media sponsor of the Surface Fabrication & Design Expo.

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas is owned and produced by Hanley Wood Exhibitions and will be held October 21-24, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marmomacc is owned and organized by Veronafiere, held annually in Verona, Italy. Its 44th edition will be held September 30 – October 3rd, 2009. For more information on StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, please call 866.550.6808 or visit www.StonExpo.com.

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas’ Official Sponsors are the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and Natural Stone Council. The mission of the MIA is to promote the use of natural stone and be the world's most authoritative natural stone information resource. Membership in the association is worldwide and includes over 1,750 natural stone producers, exporters/importers, distributors/wholesalers, fabricators, finishers, installers, and industry suppliers—all committed to the highest standards of workmanship and ethics.

The Natural Stone Council, home of the Genuine Stone® brand, is the leader in the stone industry that represents the major associations who are committed to promotion and education of the industry and general public of the value and benefits of natural stone. Member associations include: Allied Stone Industries, Building Stone Institute, Elberton Granite Association, Indiana Limestone Institute, Marble Institute of America, National Building Granite Quarries Association, National Slate Association and Natural Stone Alliance.

About Cygnus Business Media
Cygnus Business Media is an internationally-recognized business-to-business media company. Its diverse portfolio serves 14 market categories with print and interactive products, and live events. Through its media, the company reaches more than 1.5 million print subscribers, nearly 1 million industry professionals via its Custom Marketing services group, and attracts 2 million unique visitors to its websites monthly.   Cygnus Business Media provides comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for some of the world’s strongest business-to-business brands. For more information on how Cygnus Business Media can help achieve your advertising and marketing objectives, please contact a Cygnus sales associate, or visit www.cygnusb2b.com.

About Veronafiere
Veronafiere (Verona Trade Fair Company) is Italy's most important direct organizer of trade shows and among the top organizers in Europe. Founded in 1898, Veronafiere now focuses on economic sectors of primary importance to the Italian economy, including stone (Marmomacc), construction (Samoter), and wine (Vinitaly).  Veronafiere conducts or hosts 37 trade shows a year in Verona and 11 abroad.  Annual turnover in 2008 was more than $115M.

Marmomacc is the global leader in natural and engineered stone materials and related technologies and design.  Samoter is one of Europe's major exhibitions of construction equipment and earth-moving machinery.  Vinitaly is the largest wine trade show in the world.  All three are owned and organized by Veronafiere.

About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood, LLC is the premier media company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Exhibitions (Dallas) conducts events serving the industry’s strongest market segments, including World of Concrete, one of the top 20 trade show events in the country.

Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is one of the ten largest B-to-B media companies in the United States. Hanley Wood is owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, which uses CCMP Capital Advisors to manage this investment.

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