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6 July 2021 | Training
Mark Priestman is a Director of a training consultancy whose mantra is: Qualify the Workforce! Here he discusses how managers can contribute more if they are given a MOTOR as well as a RAFT.Director...
5 July 2021 | Training
Both Historic England and the Cathedral’s Workshop Fellowship have received funding for their training in traditional building skills from the Hamish Ogston Foundation (HOF), established by...
3 July 2021 | Market Intelligence
The disappearance of granite steps during a £28million refurbishment of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens has been referred to the police by the City Council.The steps were supposed to be...
3 July 2021 | Equipment
Stone machinery, tools and consumables company D Zambelis has long since wanted a dedicated showroom-cum-training centre for the machines and equipment it sells. Now it has one.“A vision...
2 July 2021 | Market Intelligence
Interiors & Surface Materials is one of Stone Federation Great Britain’s sector focus groups. Here the Group answers some questions that should be asked about including movement joints in...
1 July 2021 | Stone Heritage
With the Cop 26 global climate change summit taking place in Glasgow in November, Eden co-founder Sir Tim Smit says it’s now or never for Eden Portland, a £59million project to create a...
1 July 2021 | Training
Minister for Apprenticeships Gillian Keegan has finally signed off the funding for a stonemasonry Trailblazer apprenticeship, the final step in giving stone its own apprenticeship. The...
17 June 2021 | Training
The government is trying to raise the status of vocational training. Now, it says, it’s up to firms to play their part. Until the end of September the government is offering cash...
15 June 2021 | Legislation / Standards
Stone trade bodies the Worktop Fabricators Federation and Stone Federation Great Britain are among those working with Health & Safety Executive (HSE) scientists to see if it is possible to...
15 June 2021 | Market Intelligence | 2 Comments
If clients are seeking proof a worktop company is competent, it’s probably best for the company if the industry has decided what ‘competence’ actually looks like. That’s...
12 June 2021 | Natural Stone Memorials
Although memorial masons are receiving lots of enquiries and orders, Brexit and the pandemic have combined to hit supplies. It might have been known as the year of the Brexit transition had that...
12 June 2021 | Market Intelligence
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council in Ireland is receiving conservation architecture advice from Consarc and has appointed JPM as contractor on a £200,000 project to raise the profile of...
11 June 2021 | Natural Stone Memorials
During the centenary of World War I between 2014 and 2018 many memorials erected to those who lost their lives in the erroneously named ‘war to end all wars’ were renovated. One of those...
11 June 2021 | Natural / Engineered Stone Company News
Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors Ltd has been appointed by lead contractor LendLease to deliver a £1.5million contract to re-roof part of Manchester Town Hall following a competitive...
11 June 2021 | Natural / Engineered Stone Company News
Plymouth-based worktop fabricator Mayflowerstone has set a target of doubling its turnover in the next two years thanks to a £600,000 investment in state-of-the-art equipment that includes a...