Market Intelligence
The latest news from the Stone Industry
The USA is imposing tariffs on Chinese quartz following complaints by American manufacturer Cambria, whose products are sold in the UK by Granite Granite.
If you suspect modern slavery, call the GLAA on 0800 432 0804 or email [email protected].
Stone Federation Great Britain’s Interiors & Surface Materials Focus Group talks about the interiors market.
Robert Merry decides he no longer needs the frustrations of project management.
The original Bioscleave house is on offer for less than $2.5million.
Grade II* listed Wyndcliffe Court. The owners have been told they have to use natural slate rather than man-made alternatives to re-roof the Arts & Crafts mansion. Photo courtesy of Ruth Sharville / Geograph.
In spite of the falling value of sterling, which makes British products more competitive against imports, more building materials are being imported.
The Clipsham limestone facade of the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre.
Robert Merry has been visiting The Hague - and he likes it.
This footpath in Dublin’s famous Glasnevin cemetery uses Kilkenny flamed limestone, Wicklow granite and Castleisland limestone. Masons in Cork say these and other Irish stones should be used across their country.
The building stone belts of the UK.
Musculoskeletal problems are still a major cause of lost work days.
In the new NPPF the Government tells planners to recognise the need for minerals and the often small-scale production of building and roofing stone.
The government is pinning its hopes on off-site manufacture to deliver £600billion-worth of new infrastructure in a decade, including 300,000 houses a year.