The National Federation of Builders has announced two free half-day workshops to complement its Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards.

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'

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

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

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

A resounding success. That’s how Stone Federation Great Britain described the Natural Stone Show’s return to ExCeL London 6-8 June after a four-year gap due to Covid.

The Building Limes Forum is holding a ‘lime slam’ in Lancaster on Saturday 1 July covering the use of lime rendering and harling.

The 10 winners of the Emerging Talent Awards will be announced at the Natural Stone Show at ExCeL London on 7 June

If you want to see how to use stone in cityscapes, including sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), there's a lot to learn from Sheffield, which is why Stone Federation hosted a walking tour of the city led by Sheffield City Council's Senior Landscape Architect, Mike Brearley.

A specially designed seminar theatre on the exhibition floor will host the Natural Stone & Building Conservation Conference at the Natural Stone Show at ExCeL London 6-8 June. The sessions will include the presentation of an Industry Choice Award for the favourite among the category winners of the Stone Federation’s Natural Stone Awards presented in December. Vote for your favourite project at tinyurl.com/stonechoice.

Andrew Sims, heading the Ava Stone marketing push in the UK, says: “Ava Stone are excited to present our large format offering at the ‘go to’ national event for fabricators and stonemasons – Hard Surfaces 2023.

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

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

Marmo+Mac in Verona attracted British visitors this year after many had give it a Covid miss last year.

WINS meet again at The Counting House in London on 2 November

The Natural Stone Show and Hard Surfaces exhibitions at ExCeL in London move to 6-8 June in 2023.

WISA women's weekend workshops in dry stone walling and carving at Shibden Hall, Halifax, on 20-21 August. All women welcome.

The NAMM Tradex memorial masonry exhibition is back at Warwickshire Exhibition Centre near Leamington Spa on 15-16 September.

WFF meets at Bellagio's premises in Leamington Spa.

All the sculptures on show at 'on form' are stone. The show is back in the rural idyll of Asthall Manor, in Burford, Oxfordshire from 12 June to 10 July. You can book tickets now.