MIA Natural Stone Accreditation Program - Backgroud Video

In 2007, the MIA launched the natural stone industry's first independent accreditation program for natural stone fabricators and commercial contractors.

The process of becoming accredited consists of three equally-weighted phases. Phase one requires the completion of a lengthy application which will ensure that the company is in compliance with the ten standards of accreditation as laid out by the MIA Accreditation Task Force. The second phase is a two hundred question multiple choice examination, testing the applicants knowledge and application of material usage, installation, fabrication, restoration, care and maintenance, administration, legal/contracts and jobsite and shop safety. The third phase is a comprehensive site visit, which will include a facility review, document review, and one or more installation visits.




Accredited natural stone fabricators consist of residential-oriented companies that have successfully completed two hundred projects in a minimum of three years, amongst other requirements.




Commercial accreditation is broken into two categories. Commercial A is for companies doing large commercial work, while, Commercial B is for firms that handle smaller scale commercial stone installations such as hotel lobbies, bank lobbies and low-rise interior/exterior cladding.

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[BeckyStockett]

Nice to see Stockett Tile & Granite Company working with the Marble Institute of America.

[StockettTube]

Great video! Glad Stockett Tile & Granite was able to participate in the making of this video.