A survey of exhibitors at this year\'s Natural Stone Show, which was in the new venue of ExCeL in London\'s thriving Docklands area in March, shows a high level of satisfaction with the exhibition and the venue.

The show, previously held in Wembley Exhibition Centre, will be back at ExCeL in its usual two-yearly cycle on 9-11 March 2004 following a survey that indicated 83% of exhibitors were satisfied with ExCeL as a venue for the show.

The survey also showed that 72% of respondents rated the direct benefits of the show to their business as \'good\', \'very good\' or \'excellent\'.

The show has the official backing of Stone Federation Great Britain and a central element of the exhibition will once again be the Stone Federation Village, where Stone Federation members can exhibit together and Federation experts are on hand to answer questions from visitors.

There will also be distinct areas for conservation/restoration and memorials.

Space at the show is rapidly being reserved, so to get the position you want call Margaret Beaman: