Stone+tec Nuremberg – The international trade fair for natural stone and stone technology

Tradition meets technology: Innovations in natural stone, design, and construction

Stone+tec in Nuremberg is the most important trade fair in the German-speaking world for natural stone, stone processing, tomb design, and building culture. Every two years, it brings together international manufacturers, stonemasons, architects, restorers, planners, dealers, and machine suppliers. It stands equally for traditional craftsmanship and technological advancement, for the creative use of stone as well as for sustainable construction and modern design. With its clear focus on the Central European market and an international orientation, Stone+tec is considered a key event for everyone who works with natural stone and related materials – whether in design, construction, or technology.

The product range: natural stone in all its facets

Stone+tec covers a wide range of products that encompasses the entire cycle of natural stone processing and application:

• Natural stone blocks, raw materials, semi-finished products
• Floor coverings, facade panels, stairs, kitchen worktops
• Gravestones, memorial stones, urn graves
• Design objects made of stone
• Art and stonework
• Machines for stone processing (e.g., saws, milling machines, CNC)
• Tools, abrasives, diamond technology
• Restoration technology, cleaning agents, surface treatment
• Fastening and installation systems
• Software solutions for planning, visualization, and manufacturing
• Natural stone and alternative materials (e.g., quartz composites)
• Accessories and services related to stone and processing

Trade visitors from the skilled trades, commerce, architecture, and monument preservation

Stone+tec is aimed specifically at professionals – in particular from:

• Stonemasonry and stone sculpting companies
• Natural stone processing and mechanical engineering
• Specialist retailers and building materials suppliers
• Architecture, interior design, and horticulture
• Tomb design and cemetery management
• Preservation of historical monuments, restoration, and building authorities
• Construction companies, planning offices, and public clients

Focus topics: Sustainability, building culture, digitalization

A central theme of the trade fair is the sustainable use and reuse of natural stone—whether in building construction, interior design, or the restoration of historic buildings. The carbon footprint of natural stone is significantly lower than that of many industrial materials, which is bringing stone back into focus as a sustainable building material. At the same time, digital technologies are growing in importance – such as 3D scanners, CAD-supported design, robot-controlled processing, and BIM connectivity – making working with stone more economical, precise, and creative.

Supporting program: Knowledge, inspiration, and craftsmanship live

Stone+tec offers not only an exhibition area, but also a lively expert forum with lectures, panels, and workshops on topics such as:

• Trends in interior design with natural stone
• Digitalization in stonemasonry businesses
• New materials and design possibilities
• Standards and technical regulations
• Gravestone culture in social change
• Monument protection and material ethics

Special exhibitions & innovation presentations

Special areas dedicated to design topics, such as innovative gravestone culture or contemporary garden design with stone, regularly attract particular attention. These exhibitions provide space for creative approaches, social impulses, and new application ideas.

Stone+tec – a trade fair with profile and depth

In a world where sustainable building materials, durable design, and quality craftsmanship are once again gaining importance, Stone+tec offers the ideal platform for exchange, inspiration, and business. It combines tradition with technology, regionality with internationality, and shows that stone has a future – in construction, design, and commemorative culture. Further information can be found on the organizer's website: www.chillventa.de