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Sustainability

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

07 May 2025 , by pam.reddish@qm…

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

What can a Generation Z apprentice bring to your business?

2019-03-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neo Granite opens new factory and London showroom

2019-03-06

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See the latest Proliner Stone package updates at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-03-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Park Lane Bath Stone: Investment means the days of long lead times are over

2019-02-26

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Schlüter chooses Hard Surfaces as its ideal exhibition

2019-02-26

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Equipment

Lithofin introduces a colour enhancer that has to be seen to be believed – and you can see it at the Natural Stone Show in London

2019-02-25

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Stone in Hard landscaping: When the sun shines the landscaping market heats up

2019-02-24

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

£860,000 fines plus costs for building firms after man falls to his death

2019-02-21

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Market Intelligence

HMRC reminds companies that VAT goes digital from 1 April

2019-02-20

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Events

Learn about the stone of Cork

2019-02-19

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Events

Discover the latest developments at Hard Surfaces in London 30 April-2 May

2019-02-15

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Strata joins the Ethical Stone Register

2019-02-15

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Stone Heritage

Historic England placements on offer - application deadline 25 February

2019-02-12

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The Natural Stone Show & Hard Surfaces - FIRST LOOK

2019-02-12

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Clipsham stone used in £80million refurbishment of Regency-style hotel

2019-02-11

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Who will win the Lovell carving prize? You decide

2019-02-08

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Portland stone company Albion gets stone's first Boltec S for its mines

2019-02-08

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Equipment

New stone cleaner from LTP

2019-02-08

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Johnston Quarry Group: Championing the British stone industry

2019-02-07

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Small businesses organisation warns of construction 'flashpoint'

2019-02-05

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Radianz company buys Turkish manufacturer

2019-02-04

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

£600,000 fine after employee killed by dumper

2019-02-04

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Stone Heritage

Conservation & Heritage: Stone heritage Group

2019-02-04

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Market Intelligence

Digital VAT returns start on 1 April. Are you ready?

2019-02-01

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Stone Heritage

New approach to Lottery funds for the built heritage set out in new five-year plan

2019-02-01

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

CRL Stone publishes tools and consumables brochure

2019-02-01

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Training

A qualified workforce: by Mark Priestman

2019-02-01

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Market Intelligence

German report shows stone is most sustainable flooring

2019-01-31

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lapitec adds the finishing touch to Italian villa

2019-01-29

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Events

European Stone Festival returns to Trondheim this year

2019-01-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New raw concrete look from CRL Stone's Ceralsio

2019-01-28

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Diespeker gets 'Best of Design' award from Houzz

2019-01-28

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Astronomical new range from Quartzforms

2019-01-25

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Fox Marble factory visited by Kosovo PM

2019-01-25

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The Merry Month: Are you watching your figure?

2019-01-24

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Video of ThermaTech with abrasive

2019-01-23

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Market Intelligence

Portland stone Bomber Command Memorial attacked again

2019-01-22

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Events

Londoners get a chance to help build a dry stone wall at 'Hill'

2019-01-22

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

All change at BAL as company doubles the size of its sales team and creates new technical support team

2019-01-22

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£300,000 fine after employee cutting an opening for a stairwell falls to his death

2019-01-19

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith promises 2019 price freeze

2019-01-18

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Welsh Slate joins Portland as a Global Heritage Stone Resource

2019-01-17

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Welsh Slate : World Heritage

2019-01-17

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Equipment

Last orders from Stonegate for next day delivery extended to 4pm

2019-01-14

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Market Intelligence

Construction output reaches record high in November to top £14billion

2019-01-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

First Indian company verified on Ethical Stone Register

2019-01-11

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Market Intelligence

Online business Brexit tool launched by government

2019-01-10

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Questions raised over authenticity and legitimacy of limestone at the centre of a new Museum of Scotland ancient Egypt gallery

2019-01-09

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Company Director given 10 months in prison for indiscriminate sale of DCM paint strippers

2019-01-08

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Australian stone companies told to stop dry cutting engineered quartz

2019-01-07

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Win a family holiday to Disney World in Florida, a trip to Las Vegas or a Caribbean get-away with UltraTileFix

2019-01-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Longcliffe launches game-changer for concrete screed that out performs anhydrite

2019-01-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone freezes prices for second year running

2019-01-05

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Visits to stonespecialist.com website top 200,000 for 2018

2019-01-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Marshalls' Chris Harrop made OBE in New Year's honours

2019-01-01

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Events

Happy holidays

2018-12-20

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Natural Stone Memorials

NAMM offers free re-testing of memorial fixing systems as it seeks a new National Executive Officer

2018-12-20

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Dekton goes back to black with new launches

2018-12-19

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Market Intelligence

Best ever month for builders merchants

2018-12-19

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Market Intelligence

Lords to debate off-site manufacture in construction today (12 December)

2018-12-12

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE considers charging for all contact

2018-12-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Feeling low? Try this new app for the construction industry

2018-12-10

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Events

Natural Stone Awards highlight the contribution stone makes to the built environment

2018-12-08

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Training

CITB seeks industry help in creating training for stone companies

2018-12-06

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Market Intelligence

Government should make 30-day payments compulsory – report

2018-12-06

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Some corner of a foreign field that is forever England

2018-12-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Hi-Macs Hoovers up

2018-12-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lapicida puts Knaresborough juniors on a winning streak

2018-12-05

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Save time and money with ClearCut tool setter from LPE Group

2018-12-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith opens in the Business Design Centre

2018-12-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

CRL Stone wins Best Surface at EK&B Business Awards

2018-11-30

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone wins FX Award for industrial-inspired Metropolitan Collection

2018-11-29

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Equipment

Machinery: No compromise with the Omag Digitale

2018-11-25

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Energy management: Cut costs while enhancing your reputation

2018-11-25

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Water management: No water, no production - it's worth getting right

2018-11-25

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Waterjets: What water did next

2018-11-23

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Restorative Techniques’ ThermaTech adopted by Commonwealth War Graves Commission

2018-11-22

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Stone Heritage

Heritage: Grants could give way to loans from the Heritage Lottery Fund

2018-11-22

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Market Intelligence

America increases tariffs on Chinese quartz to 314%

2018-11-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Porcelain collections join natural stone as Stone Age relaunches third showroom

2018-11-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Man dies after stepping on to tarpaulin left over entrance to basement

2018-11-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Modern slavery in the construction industry today

2018-11-21

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Stone Heritage

Conservation & heritage

2018-11-19

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Polycor continues expansion with Indiana Limestone merger

2018-11-19

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave concerns: by David Francis

2018-11-19

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Stones / Quarries

Gallagher's Kentish Ragstone is a winner

2018-11-19

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Equipment

New Hyster forklift addresses dust issues

2018-11-19

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Training

A qualified workforce: by Mark Priestman

2018-11-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

CRL Stone welcomes new Specification Manager

2018-11-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New Aurea collection from Rotherham

2018-11-18

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The Merry Month – Robert Merry

2018-11-18

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Tim Shutter talks about his MJB sculpture

2018-11-18

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Training

Edinburgh College student wins SkillBuild stonemasonry Gold

2018-11-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New website for Irish Blue Limestone company McKeon

2018-11-16

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Events

Last chance to book for the Natural Stone Awards 2018 presentations

2018-11-13

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Equipment

Breton licenses Chinese company to make Worthy

2018-11-13

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Sweep your problems under BAL’s new floating uncoupling mat

2018-11-13

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Stone Heritage

British and Belgian Prime Ministers pay tribute to First World War heroes at ‘first and last’ cemetery in Belgium

2018-11-09

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Diespeker provides terrazzo for TV's 'Old House New Home' programme

2018-11-09

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Fox Marble buys out Dubai partner in Sivec marble quarry

2018-11-08

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