Steven Tyson suffered multiple broken bones, including a fractured skull, when a wall collapsed on him during a barn conversion.

AF Jones launches interiors website with 'knowledge hub' videos

A man died on 17 March at Scottish stone company Tradstocks' premises in Five Sisters Business Park, West Calder.

Jon Prichard, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association, has written to Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business & Trade, stating that if the UK does not extend GIs beyond food and drink in line with Europe "our market would become a more appealing target for companies seeking to import cheap imitations". 

The stone industry needs to be clearer about the carbon benefits of using local stones and present more information about it, says Stone Federation planning consultant Sam Thistlethwaite.

Masons join occupations with skills shortages that can obtain visas to recruit from abroad.

With women making up just 14% of the people working in the construction industry, International Women’s Day on 8 March each year highlights the opportunities for increasing diversity in construction.

Wren300 sees the 51 churches rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire celebrate the life of the man who died 300 years ago.

Australia is moving towards stricter regulations regarding the use of engineered quartz and possibly banning it altogether.

North American quarry company Polycor is to buy all of the French company Rocamat (subject to various approvals by French authorities) for an undisclosed sum.

Cevisama: will next week’s exhibition be a new beginning or the end of an era?

the Natural Stone Show London is back and it’s looking good

Two of Marshalls’ senior managers, Dave Sanger and Chris Frankland, decided last year there was room in the market to establish their own company to supply natural stone to the commercial and domestic landscaping markets and, in June, Tectonix Natural Stone was born.

Brazillian quartzite is revitalising the market for natural stone interiors, and you could see why at the Vitoria Stone Fair this month.

Cosentino owner given prison sentence and pays €1.1million compensation to five people for failing to warn adequately about the danger of fabricating Silestone.

Historic building conservation contractor DBR (London) Ltd has developed a three-year partnership with the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) to support the QEST scholarship programme.

A new report from City & Guilds and the 5% Club says don't cut funding to Level 2 apprenticeships like the Stone Trailblazer.

Make money out of cutting carbon

CSCS Smart Check for on-site security and safety

Stonemason housebound by diseases from dust talks to health product company Trolex

Michael Poultney, the MD of Portland stone mining company Albion Stone, says without GI "the UK will become a dumping ground for cheap and dangerous fakes".

Robert Merry has some tips for taking the goodwill of the festive season into the year ahead

Mark Priestman asks if you got WoTT it takes for the challenges of 2023

Wall calendars for 2023