Natural stone (magazine)
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| description | Trade journal |
| publishing company | Ebner Media Group GmbH & Co. KG |
| First edition | January 1946 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Sold edition | 3,239 copies |
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| Widespread edition | 4,187 copies |
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| Editor-in-chief | Bärbel Dutch |
| editor | Ebner Media Group GmbH & Co. KG |
| Web link | www.natursteinonline.de |
Naturstein is a monthly German-language specialist magazine for natural stone , published by the Ebner Media Group in Ulm and distributed primarily in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The editorial team also operates the Internet portal Natursteinonline.de, oversees the publication of specialist books, publishes downloads and offers other products for the natural stone industry.
Topics and target group
The magazine deals with issues relating to work with and the application of natural stone and is aimed at stonemasons , sculptors , natural stone and tilers , the natural stone industry, restorers and monument conservationists , garden and landscape planners, planners and architects .
The specialist journal Naturstein appears monthly (widespread circulation: more than 4,100 copies, according to IVW, Q2 / 2015) and is the journal for natural stone with the most subscribers in Germany (3,131 according to IVW, Q2 / 2015). The magazine also has an online specialist portal with a database with information on several thousand natural stones and a web shop. Naturstein is also present on the social media channels Facebook and Instagram.
history
The magazine appeared for the first time in January 1946 under the title Der Naturstein by Aegis Verlag Ulm. Because of the general shortage of paper, the first editions after the Second World War contained a maximum of 20 pages. Individual issues had to be combined or appeared without an envelope.
In 1950 Max & Carl Ebner Zeitschriften-Verlag took over the magazine Der Naturstein and in the 1960s both the circulation and the volume increased. In the course of the global natural stone trade, reporting became more international. In 1967, for example, the natural stone reported for the first time on the international natural stone fair “Marmomacchine” in St. Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Italy.
In 1973 Der Naturstein became the official bulletin of the Federal Association of German Stonemasons. Since January 1975 the magazine has been called Naturstein.
After the GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany, the number of natural stone used increased in the 1990s. The number of pages also increased and sometimes reached more than 200 pages per issue.
Information platform on the Internet
In 1999 the magazine started with its internet platform Natursteinonline.de. The portal contains a database with images and information on several thousand natural stones. It includes information on the location, technical and physical properties and possible areas of application. The database is based on the collection of the German Natural Stone Archive in Wunsiedel , which records, examines and archives natural stones used worldwide.
The online offer of the specialist journal Naturstein also includes a specialist dictionary with which specialist terms can be translated into seven languages, industry news, background articles, a newsletter, photo reports, an event calendar, an address directory and a web shop with downloads and other products for the natural stone industry.
Information from the Bundesverband Deutscher Steinmetz (BIV) on slip resistance , cleaning and care, local grinding , execution and processing of floor coverings for interiors as well as the installation of exterior window sills made of natural stone is provided online, as is information from the German Natural Stone Association on solid steps and stair coverings in the exterior area, Facade cladding and building maintenance of historical buildings.
Leaflets from a group of experts called euroFEN provide information on topics such as the safe laying of natural stone tiles, slabs and floor coverings made of natural, concrete and agglomerated stone as well as ceramics . There are also written expert discussions that deal, for example, with checking the laying substrate, joint formation and kitchen worktops .
Also presented online by stonemasons and cemetery gardeners are 40 easy-care, needs-based grave site concepts / offers.
The platform has also been available in an English version since 2009.
Others
The specialist magazine Naturstein mainly reports on industry-relevant topics from all over the world. In addition to natural stone, the Ebner Media Group also publishes specialist books for the natural stone sector. The magazine also organizes specialist forums and an annual construction seminar for natural stone users. The editor-in-chief has been Dipl.-Ing. Bärbel Dutch.
Web links
- Development of the magazine from 1946-2019
- Internet presence of the natural stone magazine
- Natural stone webshop
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm , on ebnerpublishing.com, accessed on March 3, 2016
- ↑ Natural stone (target groups) , on ebnerpublishing.com, accessed on March 3, 2016
- ↑ Internet specialist portal Naturstein , on natursteinonline.de, accessed on March 3, 2016
- ↑ Online natural stone search , on natursteinonline, de, accessed on March 3, 2016
- ↑ Susanne Storath: More than just a magazine , on natursteinonline.de, accessed on March 5, 2016
- ↑ History on aegis-buecher.de, accessed on March 5, 2016
- ↑ About us , on natursteinonline.de, accessed on March 4, 2016