Bookings are now being accepted for the Natural Stone Show taking place at ExCeL London exhibition centre from 30 April to 2 May next year.

The industry said it wanted the show to be slightly later in the year, so it has been moved to suit exhibitors and visitors alike.

Running alongside the exhibition is the Natural Stone & Building Conservation Conference, which next year will include an Architects Day with a site visit and lunch at the show – watch out for more details of that later in the year.

The pleasant waterfront location of ExCeL is within easy reach of central London and continues to become an even more attractive venue all the time.

The completion of the £165million Phase 2 expansion has added new on-site hotels (including the impressive four star Aloft hotel, with its paving by CED that is featured in our report on hard landscaping beginning on page 20).

Significantly enhanced transport links also underline the level of investment that has gone into this part of London, which is playing a major role in this summer’s London Olympics. ExCeL is the venue for the boxing, judo, taekwondo, wrestling, fencing, table tennis and weight lifting.

The Natural Stone Show was one of the first exhibitions to be held at ExCeL and has shared the continued success of the event centre ever since.

Now entering its 19th year, the Natural Stone Show is the only UK event to focus exclusively on natural stone and directly related products and services.

If you choose to exhibit, you are already assured of being in good company. Those who have guaranteed themselves the sites they wanted include Beltrami, Chesney’s, Levantina, Welsh Slate, The Johnston Quarry Group, Antolini Luigi, Lithofin, Stone World, Flex, Stewart Design, Stiegler, Encore Diamond, Gulf Stone, Marbrasa, Thibaut, Gisbert, Waters Group, Dimpomar, Fila and BASF.

The Show will, as ever, include a vast range of stones from all over the world for use in flooring, cladding, hard landscaping, kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, fireplaces, memorials and sculpture, together with fixing systems, sealants, cleaning, materials, machinery, tools and other related products and services.

To book a stand call the Stone Show team on (+44) (0)115 945 3897 or email them on stoneshow@qmj.co.uk.