In recognition of the growing importance of ecological and ethical issues surrounding the use of all building materials, Stone Federation Great Britain will present for the first time a new Stone Sustainability Award at the Natural Stone Show.

It will be awarded in recognition of the efforts of a company in the industry to improve the environment.

The winner will be announced and presented with their trophy at the end of the Tuesday morning session of the Natural Stone & Building Conservation Conference, being held in the South Gallery Rooms on the floor above the exhibition, accessed from the back of the exhibition halls (see page 15).

Throughout the Natural Stone Show the Federation are at the heart of the exhibition in the Stone Village, where they man a help desk with experts to answer visitors’ questions on stone selection, fixing and maintenance.

Within the Village, Stone Federation members exhibit their goods and services. Federation members in the village include Albion Stone (Stand E19), Bath Stone Group (E35), BRE (C24), Geiger Stein und Schotterwerke (C36), Group Monument (C26), Harrison Goldman (C28), Johnsons Wellfield Quarries (C20), Johnston Quarry Group (D36), Professor Geoffrey Walton & Associates Llp (C30), Realstone (D19), Sandberg (E29), Solnhofen Stone Group (D20), Stonewest (D30), and Thomann-Hanry (E25).