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.

Meet chef and author Will Torrent for a tasty treat on the Stone Italiana stand at the Natural Stone Show, ExCeL London, 6-8 June. 

AF Jones launches interiors website with 'knowledge hub' videos

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.

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.

Lovell Stone Group has bought the freehold and mineral rights of Hartham Park Bath Stone underground quarry.

Cumbrian Stone introduces a four-day week with no reduction in pay because staff are working too hard.

Natural Stone Surfaces in Derbyshire has taken over the business of Grantech in Flintshire.

Those from the stone industry who watched The Open at St Andrews in Fife in July might have had their attention momentarily distracted from the golf by the new Peakmoor sandstone extension to Rusacks Hotel in the background. The rainscreen cladding is from Stone Cladding Systems, established in 2016 by Jason Kennedy and already making quite a name for itself as a natural stone rainscreen specialist.

Ibstock takes a 75% stake in facade company Generix.