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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.

CWF students head to Notre-Dame Cathedral

30 April 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

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

Editor's Picks

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

Training

Hamish Ogston Foundation puts millions into traditional skills

2021-07-05

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Market Intelligence

The strange case of Aberdeen’s missing granite steps

2021-07-03

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Equipment

D Zambelis opens new showroom & training centre

2021-07-03

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Market Intelligence

Interiors & Surface Materials: by Stone Federation Great Britain

2021-07-02

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Stone Heritage

It’s now or never for biodiversity project in Portland mine

2021-07-01

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Training

Stone finally gets its Trailblazer apprenticeship

2021-07-01

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Training

If you want skilled people you will have to train them

2021-06-17

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Legislation / Standards

WFF works with HSE on silica dust study

2021-06-15

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Market Intelligence

WFF sets the standard for worktop companies

2021-06-15

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Natural Stone Memorials

Stone memorials: the year of the pandemic

2021-06-12

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Market Intelligence

Enniskillen landmark is being renovated

2021-06-12

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Natural Stone Memorials

Cliveden Conservation wins prestigious Natural Stone Award for Cromer War Memorial renovation

2021-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Greenough wins its largest ever roofing contract as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

2021-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Mayflowerstone aims to double turnover with £600,000 spend

2021-06-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Marshalls CEO Martyn Coffey speaks out against child labour

2021-06-10

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Szerelmey becomes first Ethical Stone Register ‘Verification’ level contractor

2021-06-09

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Natural Stone Memorials

Normandy memorial commemorating D-Day officially opened

2021-06-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Kentish Ragstone company Gallagher is an 'Estuary Visionary’

2021-06-07

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Stone Awards / Competitions

20th Natural Stone Awards: Special Awards – Lifetime Achievement / Rising Star / People's Choice

2021-06-05

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE to continue Covid compliance checks

2021-06-03

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Market Intelligence

Call for companies to take part in bigger BIM survey

2021-06-02

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Marshalls recognised as one of Europe’s climate change champions

2021-06-01

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: 10th anniversary

2021-05-28

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Events

1,100 companies exhibit as Xiamen Stone Fair returns to the showground

2021-05-27

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Market Intelligence

Adhesives, sealants and enhancers: For surfaces that can cope with lockdown

2021-05-25

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Stone Heritage

Historic England Advice Note: Graffiti on Historic Buildings – free download

2021-05-25

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

IP Surfaces: Making the impossible, possible

2021-05-21

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Stone Heritage

English Heritage says AI could help it cut costs by a quarter

2021-05-20

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Stone Heritage

Heritage Forum: Repair stonework for a greener home

2021-05-19

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Return to work safely, says HSE

2021-05-17

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-05-16

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Natural Stone Memorials

War Graves Commission and the Church of England promise to address historic racism of memorials

2021-05-16

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

€16million project to make mining carbon neutral

2021-05-11

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Covid reboot could be good for stone

2021-05-08

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Prison for uninsured builder who failed to report amputation accident

2021-05-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Bradstone cuts the carbon content of its concrete paving by 20%

2021-05-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone offers a breath of fresh air

2021-05-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Dekton sets out its green credentials

2021-05-04

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Equipment

Technical sales engineer from South Africa joins BV

2021-05-02

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Market Intelligence

Remain vigilant as showrooms re-open, says WFF

2021-05-01

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Market Intelligence

Green Homes Grant could make a come-back in the autumn

2021-04-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Natural Stone Surfaces: How to grow 20% a year

2021-04-25

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Events

on form unlocked at Asthall Manor in May

2021-04-24

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Events

Calling stonemasons and carvers: your chance to exhibit in a major London gallery

2021-04-24

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Polycor promises to be carbon neutral by 2026

2021-04-22

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Market Intelligence

Drugs smuggled in stone shipments

2021-04-19

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2021-04-17

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Stone Heritage

Chester Cathedral embarks on five-year plan with its new masonry department

2021-04-17

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Market Intelligence

When it’s not natural stone, quartz is still the tops

2021-04-16

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New soft tone Sensa from Cosentino

2021-04-15

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Stone Heritage

Heritage Forum: search the Stone Heritage Register

2021-04-14

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Stone Heritage

Settmakers & Stoneworkers Journal added to the British Newspaper Archive

2021-04-13

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Stone Heritage

Call for companies to bid for £80million pounds worth of survey contracts on the Houses of Parliament

2021-04-13

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

New HSE Chair Sarah Newton reflects on the past year

2021-04-13

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Stone Heritage

Historic England publishes guidance on graffiti and its removal

2021-04-12

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-04-10

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Market Intelligence

Recovery Loan Scheme launches today

2021-04-06

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Market Intelligence

Green Homes Grant closure will harm retrofit industry, says NFB

2021-03-30

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

People: Talasey Group appointments to drive further growth

2021-03-30

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Collyweston at Cambridge wins NFRC Roof of the Year Award

2021-03-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

The latest marble look from CRL

2021-03-26

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Russell Stone Merchants choose Volvo because they know it will deliver

2021-03-26

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Training

West Dean to merge with KLC School of Design

2021-03-24

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Natural Stone Memorials

New £1,000 prize for best memorial in Cemetery Awards

2021-03-22

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Equipment

A Robolution in stone fabrication from LPE

2021-03-21

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Events

Biggest audience ever as Natural Stone Awards go online

2021-03-20

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Digital stone: Joining up the dots

2021-03-20

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Training

D Zambelis closes the gap on CAD

2021-03-19

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

What’s Cooking? Neolith identifies kitchen trends for 2021

2021-03-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Stone Italiana launches pre-consumer recycled content Cosmolite

2021-03-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith invites you into its virtual reality

2021-03-17

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2021-03-16

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Training

Construction needs an extra 320,000 people to hit net-zero emissions, says CITB

2021-03-16

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-03-15

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Equipment

Optimo – for tools that measure up

2021-03-15

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Market Intelligence

Worktop Fabricators Federation – one year on

2021-03-14

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Stone Heritage

Books: King of Dust – adventures in forgotten sculpture

2021-03-14

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Nicholls & Clarke buys Norwich Tile Centre

2021-03-13

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Global Stone expands with Digby Stone acquisition

2021-03-12

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Community contributions help rejuvinate Liverpool 8

2021-03-12

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Stone Heritage

Renovation of the Houses of Parliament – review concludes work is essential

2021-03-11

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Natural Stone Memorials

Now there’s a recycled plastic fixing system from Sweden

2021-03-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Saint-Gobain fined £500,000 for HAVS offences

2021-03-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

The perfect backdrop to that special day

2021-03-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Going back to black after a fade to grey

2021-03-09

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Events

£1,000 prize and an exhibition at Bonhams and Compton Verney for stone carvers – enter now

2021-03-09

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Training

Launch of ‘Women In Natural Stone’ marks International Women’s Day

2021-03-08

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Market Intelligence

Landscape Forum

2021-03-08

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Reminder of the dangers of angle grinders as contractor fined £250,000 after user loses arm

2021-03-05

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Legislation / Standards

Responses to the March Budget

2021-03-05

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Events

Book your place at the Natural Stone Awards - Friday 19 March, starting at 3.30pm

2021-03-05

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Market Intelligence

Planning changes could mean more ‘beautiful’ stone

2021-03-04

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Events

Young lettercarvers symposium online from the Lettering Arts Trust – 31 March

2021-03-04

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Market Intelligence

Restored stone features revealed at Wentworth Woodhouse

2021-03-02

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Stone Heritage

Colin Burns – obituary

2021-03-02

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Market Intelligence

Processing Power

2021-03-01

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Help stop the spread of Covid with free tests

2021-02-26

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Training

Landscaping: free online resin-bound course

2021-02-26

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Stone Heritage

Winchester Cathedral: The archaeologist’s report, by John Crook

2021-02-15

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Market Intelligence

Behind tile heating: The net zero incentive

2021-02-15

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Tab India

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When you’re only ever going to be satisfied with leading production equipment in your workshop, you know you’ll only ever get it from Leading Production Equipment. The clue is in the name.

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