Legislation / Standards
The latest news from the Stone Industry
4 February 2021 | Legislation / Standards
BSI is now inviting comments on the proposed changes to BS 7533: Code of Practice for the design of pavements constructed with natural stone or concrete paving units. Deadline for submissions is 27...
28 January 2021 | Legislation / Standards
The revised version of BS 8298: Code of Practice for the Design & Installation of Natural Stone Cladding & Lining, has met with general agreement it is an improvement on the standard as it...
19 January 2021 | Legislation / Standards
The government is to create a National Construction Products Regulator to oversee the quality of building products. The move follows the Grenfell Tower blaze in London that killed 72 people and...
6 November 2020 | Legislation / Standards
Many stone products are required to be CE marked. It is part of Building Regulations and is the law, even though it is sometimes ignored when it comes to stone. Once the Brexit transition period is...
3 November 2020 | Legislation / Standards
The government has doubled the support it is giving self-employed people during the November lockdown. They will now receive 80% of their pre-Covid profit. It also promises they will not have to...
23 October 2020 | Legislation / Standards
The government has made more changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) that comes into effect on 1 November, the day after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the furlough scheme) ends. In...
12 October 2020 | Legislation / Standards
An urgent message from Business Secretary Alok Sharma. Businesses face changes from 1 January when the Brexit transition period is over. That's guaranteed, says Business Secretary Alok...
7 October 2020 | Legislation / Standards
At the end of the year the transition period of leaving the EU comes to an end and the UK will no longer be part of the European Single Market or the Customs Union. That will affect just about all...
5 October 2020 | Legislation / Standards
Stone Federation has engaged planning professional Sam Thistlethwaite of planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore to write its response to the government proposals for planning reform set out...
26 June 2020 | Legislation / Standards
The Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act 2020, which received Royal Assent on 25 June, came into force on 26 June. The Act introduces a moratorium to give companies breathing space from...
15 April 2020 | Legislation / Standards
HM Revenue & Customs has said it should be possible for companies to start claiming 80% of pay for furloughed staff from Monday (20 April). It says the first payments should be received by...
30 March 2020 | Legislation / Standards
BSI, in its role as the UK national standards body, has made a suite of standards freely available to help businesses cope with the coronavirus pandemic.BSI has reviewed the information available to...
27 March 2020 | Legislation / Standards
HM Revenue & Customs has today issued guidance on its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and a new, similar scheme now introduced for the self-employed.Both schemes offer to meet 80% of income up...
24 March 2020 | Legislation / Standards
An amendment to the Cornavirus Bill proposed yesterday (23 March) would give self-employed people 80% of their income. The amendment says the scheme introduced must make provision for payments...
21 March 2020 | Legislation / Standards
The government has announced it will pay up to 80% of the wages for any retained workers who are not actively in work but are still on the payroll during the Coronavirus pandemic.The grants, which...