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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

Natural Stone Memorials

A geological gemâ€¦ and more

2015-11-03

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Cosentino recognition for Silestone and Dekton surfaces

2015-11-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Hanson Bath & Portland to re-open Monks Park

2015-11-03

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Events

Olympic village sculptor gets solo Chinese exhibition

2015-11-03

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Szerelmey's Jura stone project was short-listed for Stirling Prize

2015-11-03

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Stone project loses out to concrete in RIBA Stirling Award

2015-11-03

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Work underway to open new Portland limestone mine

2015-11-03

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Â£57million dispute over the failure of stone interiors at the Shangri La hotel in the Shard reinforces warnings about fixing mesh-backed stone

2015-11-03

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

From October, Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental laws no longer apply to the self-employed

2015-11-03

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Equipment

Machinery : New Stone Age

2015-11-03

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WorldSkills moves to Abu Dhabi in 2017

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Payment terms continue to worsen for specialist contractors

2015-11-03

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Masons attached to cage for bridge repairs drown when cage falls

2015-11-03

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Breakfast with BOHS and breathe easy this month (September)

2015-11-03

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Award winners talk about Brett's Approved Installer Scheme â€“ see the video

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Feed-In Tariff might be coming to an end

2015-11-03

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Warning: credit card fraudsters target stone processing supply companies

2015-11-03

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Events

Prepare your visit to Construction Week – nine shows at the NEC 6-11 October

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

House price inflation stays above 5% while factory gate prices fall

2015-11-03

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Equipment

Atlas Copco moves into dimensional stone market with sale of first Rock Buggy to Glebe Stone Sales

2015-11-03

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Natural Stone Memorials

Lawn memorial fixing demonstration (Part 3)

2015-11-03

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Training

National Heritage Training Group under threat as CITB transfers funding to construction training

2015-11-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Brothers join forces at A F Jones

2015-11-03

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R Pascoe & Sons supplies a memorial to commemorate the fallen service personnel of Afghanistan

2015-11-03

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Gordon Young menhir strikes the right chord at York

2015-11-03

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Standing stones mark the new town of Tornagrain

2015-11-03

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Equipment

New Stone Age exports BV dressing machines to Australia and Spain

2015-11-03

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The Merry Month : Robert Merry does not want to appear as an Expert Witness in a case that involves you

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Website essentials

2015-11-03

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Training

A qualified workforce : The right training

2015-11-03

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave concerns : Slate memorials

2015-11-03

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The rock face : CE Marking

2015-11-03

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Report : Cleaning

2015-11-03

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Facade preservation apprenticeship and NVQ Level 2 with StoneTrain

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Restorative Techniques

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Fila UK

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Stonehealth

2015-11-03

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Equipment

Cleaning : It's about the service

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Tensid

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : W G Stoneclean

2015-11-03

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Wales : World Heritage Slate

2015-11-03

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Report : Diamond tools

2015-11-03

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Stone and terrazzo : Diespeker & Co

2015-11-03

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Events

Ethical sourcing conference â€“ 24 November, London

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

200,000 worker shortage for Northern Powerhouse, says Construction Week research

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Commercial & retail construction at its strongest for more than four years, says Barbour

2015-11-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Cole at Silverstone in N&C car as Carrera Cup GB nears its conclusion

2015-11-03

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Samsung launches new marble-look hard surface

2015-11-03

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Legislation / Standards

Anyone who employs anyone must provide a pension

2015-11-03

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Reprieve for APS Masonry

2015-10-29

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Symm to close its masonry works in New Year

2015-10-29

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Symm to close its masonry works in New Year

2015-10-29

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BBC exposes CSCS Cards for cash scandal

2015-10-29

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

BBC exposes CSCS Cards for cash scandal

2015-10-29

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Stone Federation Great Britain invites architects to find out about stone

2015-10-28

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Stone Federation Great Britain invites architects to find out about stone

2015-10-28

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For sale: Pellegrini / Breton

2015-10-28

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Duke of Gloucester Award for excellence in stonemasonry goes to Winchester Cathedral mason Pourang Tajally

2015-10-28

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Duke of Gloucester Award for excellence in stonemasonry goes to Winchester Cathedral mason Pourang Tajally

2015-10-28

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Firm fined Â£14,000 after dump truck is backed into unguarded excavation

2015-10-26

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Firm fined Â£14,000 after dump truck is backed into unguarded excavation

2015-10-26

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Builder fined after employee has a fatal fall from an unsecured ladder

2015-10-20

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Builder fined after employee has a fatal fall from an unsecured ladder

2015-10-20

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Sealing & Cleaning: The Marble & Granite Centre teams up with DryTreat

2015-10-14

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Trial of stonemason accused of murdering lovers nears conclusion

2015-10-14

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Royal Warrant firm Fairhurst Ward Abbotts calls in the Administrators

2015-10-13

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Inflation falls as house prices rise 5%

2015-10-13

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Market Intelligence

Inflation falls as house prices rise 5%

2015-10-13

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Events

Exhibitions: Marmomacc, Verona

2015-10-11

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See the French stones used at The Shard and for the Tsunami Memorial at the Natural Stone Show

2015-10-07

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Natural Stone Memorials

Letter: The question of memorial testing is not resolved

2015-09-17

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Trial of stonemason accused of double murder due to start on 15 September

2015-09-17

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Events

Geographical protection of names: symposium on 11 September in Bournemouth

2015-09-17

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Two workers left hanging from eighth floor ledge as construction hoist falls off wall

2015-09-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Block Stone fined after office ends up at the bottom of a quarry in landslide

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

J Rotherham's new Aurelius fire surround has Portland limestone, Neolith sintered stone and Ice White Corian hard surface

2015-09-17

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Training

28 August deadline to apply for the QEST Apprenticeship

2015-09-17

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See Tilemaster Adhesives at Real Stone & Tile open evening – 11 September

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

Construction output up 2.4% in second quarter

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

House prices rise 57 times faster than consumer inflation

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New hearth designs from Trade Price Stone

2015-09-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Â£14,000 fine for vibration injuries from tool use

2015-09-17

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Property developer told by court to pay £300,000 in fines and costs for unauthorised alterations to Listed property or go to prison

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Generix takes over stone supplier's assets to protect Birmingham New Street railway station project

2015-09-17

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Stone Projects

Opencasting almost over at Albion’s Portland quarries as new mine opens and work begins on third

2015-09-17

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Team Force Restoration renovates the Tomlinson Library

2015-09-17

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Sculptor builds a play pyramid with a chilling tale

2015-09-17

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Stone Heritage

New Conservation Restoration Ltd will restore Clitheroe's Palace of Westminster Pinnacle

2015-09-17

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Stone Heritage

Your chance for a life-changing Fellowship

2015-09-17

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West Riding stone carvers demonstrate their skills at Skipton Castle

2015-09-17

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The Merry Month : BIM time

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Using email (2)

2015-09-17

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Training

A qualified workforce : CSCS cards

2015-09-17

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Grave concerns : Testing ground anchors

2015-09-17

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Training

From the rock face : Selecting the correct stone

2015-09-17

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Conference : Streetwise Subbie

2015-09-17

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Report : Stone processing machinery

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Pat Sharkey Engineering

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : D Zambelis

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Waters Group

2015-09-17

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Featured Companies

Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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Leading Production Equipment Ltd

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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stoneCIRCLE

bringing stone to life for over 50 years

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Featured Companies

Comandulli UK Ltd

Supplying the worlds finest flat & bevel and profile edge polishers to the UK. We also supply parts and service all Comandulli machinery.

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Sussex Sandstone Ltd

Committed to Craftsmanship

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Global Granite & Trading Co Ltd

Specialists in High Quality Granite, Marble, Quartz and Sandstone

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Lambs Bricks & Stone

Committed to Craftsmanship

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