Nino Augusto Iardella, one of the characters of the marble business, has died after suffering a stroke in January.

His work will be continued by Armando Ceccarelli and Sauro Bertaguini, who worked with Nino for more than 30 years bringing marble to the UK market. Armando quarries and saws the marble and Sauro owns the masonry works, carving and sculpting.

By Terry Sarsfield