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LPE Group has re-branded as Stone Industry Group and share swaps by the Directors leave Simon Bradbury and Carl Sharkey in charge of separate businesses.
Pictured above is a mason using a pneumatic chisel. All power tools pose a potential vibration risk to the user and companies that ignore the risk are facing severe penalties when prosecuted as well as leaving themselves vulnerable to compensation claims and subsequent rises in insurance premiums.
Paul Allison of Dunhouse Quarries (left) and Dan Hall of Laidler Luxstone at the Dunhouse headquarters in Darlington, Co Durham.
Stone Federation has backed (with some reservations) BSI plans to create an ISO committee combining standards for natural and engineered stone.
An artist's Impression of the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir being built in Abu Dhabi with marble interiors supplied by Fox Marble.
The stone supply chain is changing.
Atlas Plan is now available from The Thomas Group in Manchester.
Bluetta bookmatched porcelain tiles sold by Lapicida.
Meet the team at International Stones, which has just added the Italian Florim Ceramiche porcelain slabs to the ranges it offers. The International Stones team pictured (left to right) are: Rob Willsher, Jonathan Oxley, James Bentley, Mat Bacon, Josh Marshall and Jonathan Goulding.
Those involved in the previous heritage day run by the NSITG and Historic England in the rooftop garden of the offices of Historic England next to the River Thames in London.
Ethan Conlon, who represented British stonemasonry at WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
Ross Salter in front of the GMM Extra CNC saw in his newly extended factory workshop from where he makes stone products for delivery to anywhere in the country.
The Vetro Tooling stand at the Natural Stone Show in London this year. Vetro is now selling Denver CNC stone machinery across the island of Ireland.
Ian Wilkins and Mandy Drummond from the MoD during NAMM Tradex in June when they explained what the MoD needs. The tenders to supply the memorials are now open online.
Brian Coyle (left), the Managing Director of Lilstone, receives his company's training Award from Chris Ivey, Consultant Director for Health & Safety at THSP.