Working member:
A company, factory or institution that manufactures stone, marble, granite and/or tile
Must have been established for at least one year
Must have capital of at least JD 30,000
Must have at least 10 employees registered in social security

Participating member:
A company, factory or institution that either works in manufacturing stone, marble, granite and tile or works in industries and services supporting this sector.
Members meeting the requirements for working members can elect to be participating members

Honorary member:
Institutes or individuals from inside or outside the sector, appointed by Jostone's board of directors

• Participation in annual general assembly meetings and discussions
  General assembly meetings are held each year in order to review the annual report, approve new amendments to the association bylaws, elect a valid auditor, discuss blocked or terminated membership applications, elect the board of directors when necessary (every three years), and discuss any other issues related to the general assembly. Participating and honorary members do not have voting or nomination rights and cannot be board members.

• Participation in governance committees
  All members can serve on governance committees to determine how to best change Jordanian laws and internal Jostone policies to improve the stone and tile sector.

• Linkages with donors and potential business partners
  Donors frequently distribute benefits such as assistance grants for dinner events amd trainings through Jostone, the central representative of the industry.
  Representatives of the private sector also contact Jostone to identify potential business partners from among our members. We match their criteria with characteristics of our members.

• Participation in local and international trade shows and missions
  Depending on funding from external sources, Jostone subsidizes its members interested in promoting their companies in international trade shows and trade missions. Jostone also provides logistical support as required, particularly for new participants. In recent trade fairs, Jostone members have saved as much as JD12000 per event for this service.
• Advocacy for the stone sector at all levels of the Jordanian government
  Advocacy services aim to improve the legal and regulatory environment of the stone and tile sector for its members. Members help set advocacy priorities and positions through informal communications with Jostone staff and through formal participation on committees. The following are Jostone's recent advocacy priorities:

  • Improving the labour environment for the stone and tile industry, including advocating for our members to obtain foreign labour permits from the Ministry of Labour.

  • Exempting stone imports from customs fees

  • Exempting tools used in production from import fees

• Participation in seminars with government officials and industry specialists
  Jostone arranges quarterly dinner meetings with government officials and industry specialists of relevance to the stone and tile industry. These dinners are usually catered at five-star hotels in the Amman area.

• Access to market research resources
  Members currently enjoy free access to ITC market research resources through Jostone. These allow them to investigate supply and demand for a variety of products on the international level.
  Jostone also has a number of documents on the EU, US, and Middle East markets. Subject to availability and to copyright restrictions, Jostone allows its members to access these documents either in electronic form or in hard copy.

• Website advertising benefits
  Jostone members enjoy reduced advertising rates on banners on Jostone's website.

• Training opportunities
  Jostone recently helped arrange training seminars in cost accounting, human resources, and exporting to the USA. Jostone looks forward to helping provide seminars in the future on time management and project feasibility studies.

• Zain telephone systems group rates
  Jostone members receive a discount on Zain phone lines according to the following schedule:

  Type of call	Cost / minute
  Calls to established lines and Zain cell phones	3.5 - 4 piasters
  Calls to other cell phones	8 – 10 piasters

• Monthly newsletter
  The most recent edition of Jostone's monthly newsletter is only available to current members. It includes information about developments relevant to Jordan's stone and tile sector. Click here to find out more

• Ability to serve on Jostone's board of directors
  The board of directors sets association goals, lays out work plans, prepares activity reports, ratifies the annual financial statement and budget, appoints the association CEO (and sets his salary and benefits), forms subcommittees as necessary to finish the work, executes decisions made by the general assembly, and appoints legal consultants, as necessary. Serving on Jostone's board of directors is a matter of prestige for many of our members.

• Nominating rights for selecting Jostone board members and voting rights
  Only working members can nominate board members and vote to influence decisions made by the association.

• Training in CE Marking
  Exporting stone and tile to Europe requires a CE Marking. At approximately JD20,000, this is a costly mark of quality to obtain. Jostone, with assistance from the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), links qualified member exporters to financing sources such as the Jordanian Industrial Development Bank and the Jordan Upgrading and Modernization Program (JUMP) so they can obtain the CE Marking at the highly discounted rate of 80% off the normal price.

• Priority consideration for service benefits
  Generally speaking, working members are more serious competitors and subscribe to Jostone's mission and goals more closely than do participating members. Because of this, when a participating and a working member find themselves competing for a service (such as participation in a trade fair), the working member has priority.

You can join hundreds of people in the stone and tile sector and sign up for Jostone membership today. Just download the form below (Adobe Acrobat required, free download), fill it out completely, and either fax it to Jostone at +962 6 568-1612 or email it to them at info@ jostone.com.

• Jostone membership Application form