Natural stone, porcelain and recycled terracotta bring the interior of a medieval property into a new era

Burlington Stone which is part of the Holker Group has unveiled its £5m redevelopment of Kirkby Quarry in Cumbria. Founded 170 years ago, Burlington Stone supplies stone products for projects around the world and this investment will help to remove overburden and provided better access to reserves.

Moulton College, one of only a handful of colleges in the country that run specialist stonemasonry courses is appealing for funding to help with the opening of a new heritage centre

Organisations who were to benefit from funding to support heritage crafts from the Hamish Ogston Foundation have announced plans to sever relationships amidst allegations in The Sunday Times that founder Hamish Ogston has been involved in human trafficking and exploitation of young women

British Safety Council's full day Annual Conference will take place on 17 October and is free to attend. Now in its 13th year, this is the first year the conference has been an online event – the theme is: 'Ensuring your organisation is resilient and future-proofed'

Tara Whitcher, a dry stone waller from the Peak District is showcasing her craft as part of a new advertisement campaign from McVitie's

Thanks to greater collaboration, the care of older buildings is being kept firmly on the agenda

Industry experts are looking for better ways to build – creating beautiful residential properties that will stand the test of time

The organisers of Marmomac, Veronafiere have revealed that 51,000 visitors attended the 57th edition of the show in Verona, Italy

The UK Natural Stone Show team are at Marmo+mac! You can find us on stand G16 between halls 6-7 in the Central Service area

The Polycor Group that operates more than 80 quarries across the US, Canada and France has announced it has completed its acquisition of French company Rocamat known for its limestone

Stone Italiana, represented by Italian Luxury Surfaces in the UK, has published its third sustainability report.

The Design Museum in London has opened a new exhibition called How to Build a Low-Carbon Home with a focus on three key sustainable materials – natural stone, straw and wood.

Waters Group has become the official distributor for the CleanSpace range of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) in the UK stone industry.

Four new courses are to be made available to Stone Federation members as part of its Stone Academy.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will begin site inspections focusing on moving and handling construction materials from September onwards

Hamish Ogston Foundation awards grant of £2.3m to secure the future of cathedrals

Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders has voiced concerns that the ULEZ expansion could not have come at a worse time

Cliveden Conservation, a recognised IHBC CPD Provider is to partner with the Stone Federation to deliver a lime training day on 14 September 2023 at Reading Abbey ruins

Slabsmith software release: new version available at Stone Automation

Lichfield Cathedral joins Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship amid exciting developments including the training of two stonemasons

DK Holdings, manufacturer and supplier of diamond tools and components has been awarded EcoVadis silver medal status.

QEST's new award focuses on sustainability with a £2,000 cash prize for the winner

Hard landscaping and building products leader Marshalls issues a profit warning ahead of the publication of its interim report on 16 August

While the fear of dying from a virus has all but disappeared from most of society, memorial masons and the rest of the death care sector are still busy.

​​​​​​​The Building Limes Forum’s main event this year, including its AGM, is taking place in Lincoln 1-3 September.

In Europe (including GB), hard surfaces (natural stone / engineered quartz / porcelain) already account for more than half the worktop market and their share will continue to grow, predicts a new report from Germany.

West Riding Stonecarving Association holds a Stone Carving Festival in the grounds of Halifax Minster on the weekend of 22-23 July.

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

Stewart Davies, the financier who rescued the Grade I listed Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire when it became a casualty of Covid in 2021, paid the Hall a flying visit (literally) on 13 July

Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship supporter Hamish Ogston visits masonry workshop at Salisbury Cathedral.

Clare Howcutt-Kelly joins QMJ Group as the Editor of Natural Stone Specialist magazine, Natural Stone Bulletin and social media, taking over from Eric Bignell, who is retiring.

City & Guilds of London Art School, the internationally renowned centre of historical and architectural carving and sculpture, has appointed Tom Young as its new Head of Carving.

The Worktop Fabricators Federation Open Day held earlier this month at Granite House in Preston was attended by more than 40 members

Sculptor Tim Crawley has been awarded the Duke of Gloucester Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the stone industry.

The entrance to Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum has a new feature – a sculpture by local artist Graeme Mitcheson in granite from Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire.

Welsh Slate and Breedon Special Aggregates are supplying celebrated garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes with materials for his latest garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Italian surface specialist Santamargherita launches Surfalite, a 7mm sintered stone for wet wall applications.