BIV Young Talent Competition
The Federal Association of German Stonemasons and the Vocational Training Centre for the Stonemasonry and Sculpture Trade (Berufsbildungswerk des Steinmetz- und Bildhauerhandwerks e.V.) are inviting entries for the young talent competition to be held as part of Stone+tec 2026. Apprentices, journeymen or students training to become master craftsmen or technicians in the stonemasonry and stone sculpture trades will showcase their skills at Stone+tec 2026. The theme of the 2026 competition is “Reading, Listening, Laughing”. Entrants will work with sand-lime brick using only their hands (no machines).
The winners of the young talent competition in the stonemasonry and stone sculpture trades will be honoured at the official awards ceremony on Friday, 19 June in the expert forum in Hall 11.
“Sandblasting Master" Competition at Stone+Tec 2026!
On 17 and 18 June, ABRA, based in Opole (Poland), is organising the prestigious “Masters of Sandblasting” competition at Stone+tec 2026. As a family-run business with a 30-year history, ABRA is a leading manufacturer of stone processing machinery and was one of the first to introduce dust-free sandblasting equipment to the market. In the competition at Stone+tec, participants will compete against each other under identical conditions to sandblast a specified pattern into a stone slab. Two devices are available to ensure maximum precision and safety: a dust-free sandblasting machine and a special sandblasting arm. Registration is available directly at the ABRA stand.
The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, 18 June at 5 pm on the stage in Hall 11. The main prize for the winner is a Sandmaster Compact mobile dust-free sandblasting machine worth EUR 3,000.