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Sustainability

Amin Taha champions the use of structural stone at the Stone Show

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Salisbury Cathedral announced as the UK's favourite stone project

07 May 2025 , by pam.reddish@qm…

Toby Barlow receiving his Stone Federation architecture prize from George Clarke and Susannah Streeter

Stone Awards / Competitions

Toby Barlow wins inaugural Stone Federation Student Architect Award

07 May 2025 , by pam.reddish@qm…

A group of CWF students visited Notre Dame for a unique insight into this iconic landmark.

Stone Heritage

CWF students head to Notre-Dame Cathedral

30 April 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Equipment

Stone Show & Hard Surfaces 2025 news

24 April 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Laminam UK appoints new area manager for South East of England

23 April 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Events

Quarry owners and stonemasons join forces as The Stone Collective

2024-01-22
Legislation / Standards

Australia prohibits use of engineered stone

2023-12-18
Sustainability

Design Museum exhibition focuses on low-carbon building materials

2023-09-01
Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE podcast discusses dangers of dust in the construction industry

2023-08-16

Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Construction slave gang sent to prison

2019-06-25

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Events

Innovations at the NAMM Tradex memorial masonry exhibition in Warwickshire

2019-06-24

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone opens depot in Manchester

2019-06-24

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Stone Wholesalers: Nile Trading is ready to take a lead

2019-06-19

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Death of woman 'riding' industrial door is a warning

2019-06-19

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Training

Learn stonemasonry and more at Moulton College

2019-06-18

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Training

New season of courses at West Dean include stone conservation and carving

2019-06-18

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Training

Ethan Conlon is ready to represent UK stonemasonry at this year's WorldSkills in Russia

2019-06-17

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Stone Heritage

Building Limes Forum: Discovering the secrets of the past in lime and earth

2019-06-15

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Stonemason faces £18,000 bill for dust as HSE targets construction firms again

2019-06-14

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Susanna Heron's 'Stone Drawing' in limestone at St John's College, Oxford

2019-06-14

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Report : Memorial Masonry & NAMM Tradex

2019-06-14

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Stone Heritage

Building Limes Forum explores hot lime and earth mortars at York symposium

2019-06-14

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

NeoGranite embarks on a lean journey into the future

2019-06-12

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone introduces Primordia to its award-winning Metropolitan Collection

2019-06-11

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Strata Natural Stone : Verified ethical stone from India

2019-06-11

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Stone Equipment International : From the top of the range to refurbs there’s even more to choose from

2019-06-11

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Two-and-a-half times faster with Stonetools

2019-06-11

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Equipment

Latest developments from Alphacam

2019-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Guiting Quarry is back as first blocks of the famous Cotswold limestone leave the site

2019-06-11

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Two stone sculptors in final of National Sculpture Prize

2019-06-11

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Stones / Quarries

Gallagher's Kentish ragstone chosen for Inuit Cairn at the British Museum

2019-06-05

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Company and Directors fined and given suspended prison sentences after subbie falls

2019-06-05

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Suspended prison sentence for builder after falling timber hits 3-year-old's head

2019-06-04

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Training

No more postal applications for CSCS cards from the end of this month

2019-06-04

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Visit the Doro Tape stand at NAMM Tradex to find the best masking film for your work

2019-06-03

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Warnings to give way to fines on companies that ignore data protection regulations

2019-06-03

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Market Intelligence

Worktop company fined £30,000 for failing to test and maintain lifting gear

2019-05-30

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Market Intelligence

New guide to planners to safeguard mineral sites

2019-05-22

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lidewij Edelkoort cooks up new design ideas for Caesarstone in 'Form Follows Food'

2019-05-22

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There's a lot of stone at Chelsea

2019-05-22

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Test your strength at the NAMM memorial masonry exhibition and you could win a new gritblaster

2019-05-21

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Equipment

On Point at the Natural Stone Show in London highlights the service it offers the stone industry

2019-05-20

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Market Intelligence

Obituary: Eric Brookes MBE

2019-05-20

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Training

A Qualified Workforce : Mark Priestman

2019-05-19

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave Concerns : David Francis

2019-05-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Love-to-Learn Bath student wins Lovell carving competition

2019-05-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Cosentino opens in Newmarket

2019-05-15

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The Merry Month : May 2019

2019-05-15

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Stones / Quarries

First Minister of Wales praises the contribution of the mineral products industry

2019-05-14

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Traditional Lime Mortars - a symposium in York on 10, 11 & 12 June

2019-05-13

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USA considers new front in trade war with tariffs on European stone

2019-05-13

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Welsh Slate helps celebrate North West's Roofing Apprentice of the Year

2019-05-11

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Stone Heritage

Historic England gives Stone specialists a lesson in conservation

2019-05-11

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Market Intelligence

Marcus Paine - 2019 President of Stone Federation Great Britain

2019-05-05

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SMC at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-05-05

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Events

Natural Stone Show in London highlights the vital role of stone in construction

2019-05-04

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Equipment

Improve your profitability with LPE Group

2019-04-25

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith prepares for a major push as it celebrates its 10th anniversary

2019-04-25

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Equipment

Intermac: Introducing a faster way to cut ceramics and sintered surfaces

2019-04-25

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Your mason's mark could win you a bottle of Champagne

2019-04-24

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Slab Centre is looking for stone contractors to recommend for projects

2019-04-24

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Welsh Slate introducing new facade system at Natural Stone Show

2019-04-24

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See Italian stone at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-04-23

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See exclusive stones from Ireland at the Natural Stone Show

2019-04-23

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Events

Join the Stone Federation on stand E30 in the 'Stone Village' at London's Natural Stone Show

2019-04-23

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Events

Prodim at the Stone Show – on the left of the main entrance

2019-04-23

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Events

Nothing makes an architectural statement with greater authority than stone

2019-04-18

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Events

Innovation Meets Design at Hard Surfaces

2019-04-16

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TTA Tile Awards : A celebration of tiles and tiling

2019-04-15

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Stone wholesaler Nile Trading expands with move to new premises

2019-04-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Largest ever launch of Corian solid surfaces from DuPont

2019-04-09

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the Natural Stone Show / Hard Surfaces 2019 - PREVIEW

2019-04-08

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See the latest from machine company Breton at the Natural Stone Show / Hard Surfaces

2019-04-08

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Events

New surfaces from Brachot-Hermant and Beltrami at the Natural Stone Show / Hard Surfaces

2019-04-08

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Training

Now you can get a degree in carving from City & Guilds of London Art School

2019-04-05

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Tarkett helps define the Nocturnal Animals eating experience

2019-04-05

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Events

Mosaic art at Hard Surfaces exhibition

2019-04-04

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Tottenham Hotspur 2 : Caesarstone 9

2019-04-04

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Events

Lime slam 13 April – book here

2019-04-04

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Okite moves to Sheffield as it prepares to exhibit at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-04-03

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See sculpture and letter carving at the Natural Stone Show

2019-03-29

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Criminal record and 180 hours community service for builder who risked lives to cut costs

2019-03-28

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£90,000 HAVS fine plus £45,000 costs should be a deterrent

2019-03-27

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith plans for growth with a stand at Hard Surfaces

2019-03-26

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See sculpture and letter carving at the Natural Stone Show

2019-03-24

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Events

Be warned: Do NOT buy Stone Show visitor lists

2019-03-22

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Stone Heritage

A book that discovers The Granite Men of Aberdeen

2019-03-22

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Meet Hazel and Holly, Caesarstone's newest recruits, at Hard Surfaces

2019-03-21

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Market Intelligence

Peter Harrison receives Duke of Gloucester Gold Medal

2019-03-20

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Obituary: Charles Blair

2019-03-20

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Market Intelligence

Housing: the increasing role of stone

2019-03-16

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Firm in Administration unlikely to pay £900,000 fine following fatal wall collapse

2019-03-15

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Events

A giant leap for Bath students in the Lovell carving competition

2019-03-15

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Equipment

Machinery, tools and consumables at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-03-14

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Events

Hard Surfaces exhibition opens in London on 30 April

2019-03-14

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Market Intelligence

Another six-year jail sentence for gang that forged CSCS cards

2019-03-14

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Want to see stone? Visit the Natural Stone Show in London 30 April - 2 May at ExCeL

2019-03-14

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the Natural Stone Show and Hard Surfaces, London, 30 April - 2 May

2019-03-14

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Market Intelligence

2019 Mason Master Craftsmen

2019-03-12

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Training

Apprenticeship Ambassador Gillian Keegan meets Emma and George at Chichester Stoneworks in National Apprenticeship Week

2019-03-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New owner for Ireland's Valentia Slate

2019-03-11

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Turkish exhibitors detained at China's Xiamen Stone Fair

2019-03-11

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Events

Hard Surfaces - break out of the box and let your designs fly

2019-03-11

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Training

CITB apprenticeship grants are increasing from 1 April

2019-03-08

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Stone Federation offers members Brexit guidance

2019-03-08

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See Weymouth College, famous for its stonemasonry and heritage courses, at the Natural Stone Show

2019-03-07

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Equipment

Diatex shows new diamond blades for cutting ceramics at Hard Surfaces

2019-03-07

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Stone Heritage

Historic England leads heritage section of the Natural Stone Show

2019-03-07

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Take a look at stone in the landscape with Stone Federation's Landscape Insight

2019-03-07

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