Dimitris Poupouliadis
CEO, Noria Strata
Dimitris Poupouliadis is the founder and CEO of NoriaStrata. He works directly with quarry owners, exporters, and fabricators across the Mediterranean stone trade, leading the company's mission to bring modern software to an industry that still runs on spreadsheets and paper tickets. He writes about the business of natural stone: margins, market structure, digitization strategy, and where the industry is heading.
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Articles
Digitizing a Natural Stone Business: A Practical Guide
Digitizing a natural stone business means far more than uploading spreadsheets to the cloud. This guide walks quarry operators and slab yard managers through every step — from LiDAR scanning and AI classification to EU Digital Product Passport compliance — and makes the ROI case in plain terms.
9 Best Slab Inventory Software Tools in 2026 (Compared)
Honest comparison of nine slab inventory software platforms: SlabWare, Stone Profit Systems, Slabsmith, Stonify, ActionFlow, NoriaStrata and more, matched by company type.
Digital Product Passport for Natural Stone (2026)
EU Digital Product Passport for natural stone, explained: what already applies under CPR 2024/3110, what is phasing in, and compliance steps by company type.
Revenue While You Sleep: 24/7 Stone Commerce
A European stone exporter's office is open 9 hours a day. Their clients span 13 time zones. 34% of qualified leads arrive outside business hours. A white-label portal changes the math entirely.
The Science of Spectral Color Matching
Traditional color matching takes 2 hours per set with subjective results. Spectral matching does it in 5 seconds with >95% accuracy. Learn the science behind Delta-E measurement and the 1,440x speed improvement.
The True Cost of Running Your Quarry on Excel
A €5M quarry has approximately €1.5M in hidden annual waste from Excel-based operations. Measurement errors, double-selling, documentation chaos, and knowledge loss add up to 30% of revenue.
Why Quarries Lose 8-12% Revenue to Inventory Disputes
The Natural Stone Institute reports that measurement errors and inventory disputes cost quarries 8-12% of annual revenue. Here's the data behind the losses—and a proven framework to eliminate them.
Delta-E: The Science of Stone Color Matching
Color disputes account for 7.3% of international stone shipments. Learn how spectral analysis and Delta-E measurement provide scientific certainty in color matching.