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The official launch of the Worktop Fabricators Federation at KBB in Birmingham on Monday, 2 March. The launch took place on sponsor Caesarstone's stand, where Amir Riske, CEO of Caesarstone UK, is pictured congratulating the founders of the organisation on their initiative. Behind him are the founders and other sponsors of the new Federation.
The latest report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) says the construction industry makes at least twice the contribution to the national economy as official figures say.
Pictured at the official UK launch of C-Guide in Cosentino City London are (left to right): journalist and writer Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, who hosted the event; Tom Dyckhoff, the British writer, broadcaster and historian on architecture, design and cities; Rafael de la-Hoz Castanys and Jorge Martin Gacia from La Fundación Arquitectura Contemporáne.
Flooding is a growing problem. Could permeable stone landscaping help provide an answer?
In 2015 mobile devices became responsible for more than 50% of web traffic and some say it is now as much as 70%.
The headquarters of J Rotherham Masonry. More than 70 of the 200 people who lost their jobs when Administrators were appointed this month have contacted a law firm in the hope of receiving compensation because they say redundancy procedures were not adhered to.
Launching at KBB at the NEC Birmingham 1-4 March. Meet the founders on the Caesarstone and Cosentino stands.
Don't get caught out by a contract. Find out how to sharpen up on contracts at this learning and development day for sub-contractors in London on 19 March.
Peter Hayman of NAMM with the van he uses to deliver training. He has been more involved with NAMM management since Phil Potts resigned as National Executive Officer nearly three years ago.
The Landscape Forum is one of the sector focus groups of Stone Federation Great Britain.
Robert Merry writes about his month in stone in each issue of Natural Stone Specialist.
Artifical intelligence, virtual reality, point cloud scanning, building information management... even stone is digital.
Merry Christmas.
Founders of the Worktop Fabricators Federation (WFF) that will go live in the new year. They are (left to right): Simon Souter, Mark Mills, Andy Phillips, Mem Zekayi and Rob Jay.
Roberto Colonetti explains how to make a sink from porcelain slabs duirng the three-day workshop in the impressive showroom of Steve Murphy’s Planet Granite business near Coventry.