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Talia on site replacing tesserae.

A day in the life – Talia Weiss

16 December 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

The long barrow at Fingask took just over 12 months to complete.

Stone Awards / Competitions

Fingask Long Barrow recognised in Scottish architecture awards

11 December 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Rhodes House, Oxford.

Stone Awards / Competitions

Stone Federation announce Natural Stone Award winners

09 December 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

CIOB launches global mental health survey

03 December 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Biesse UK announces integration of GMM products into Biesse stone portfolio

27 November 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

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Neolith gain new sustainability credentials

26 November 2024 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Editor's Picks

Events

Quarry owners and stonemasons join forces as The Stone Collective

2024-01-22
Legislation / Standards

Australia prohibits use of engineered stone

2023-12-18
Sustainability

Design Museum exhibition focuses on low-carbon building materials

2023-09-01
Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE podcast discusses dangers of dust in the construction industry

2023-08-16

The Merry Month

2017-01-26

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Events

Book a place on the Architect & Designer Day at the Natural Stone Show

2017-01-24

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Stone in housing : Demand for British stone picks up after Brexit vote

2017-01-23

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Stone supply : Block Stone

2017-01-23

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Stones / Quarries

Medieval quarry re-opened for Exeter Cathedral

2017-01-23

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Market Intelligence

Nottingham company is first to get DCM paint stripper certificate

2017-01-23

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Events

Looking good for the Natural Stone Show 2017

2017-01-23

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Sustainability : Issues of energy and ethical trading have not gone away

2017-01-23

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Faults found in half the facemasks tested by HSE

2017-01-23

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TP forklift drivers through to final of Forklift Operator of the Year

2017-01-22

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

CR Laurence flexes its $600million muscles in the direction of stone

2017-01-20

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone parts company with its distributor of the past 10 years and opens its own warehouse

2017-01-20

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Events

Natural Stone Show 'Village' is becoming a town!

2017-01-19

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

End in sight

2017-01-19

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New stone machinery business launched to sell Brembanas

2017-01-18

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Natural Stone Memorials

Memorial Inspection and Testing: report by Douglas Swan & Sons

2017-01-16

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Natural Paving Products updates landscaping scheme with new home owner rating system

2017-01-13

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Market Intelligence

New Director of Labour Market Enforcement will clamp down on unscrupulous employers

2017-01-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Hire firm manager sent to prison after man killed in access platform failure

2017-01-07

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

More than £2million fines after sub-contractor backdates method statement following trench collapse injury

2016-12-20

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Events

European Stone Festival moves to Hungary for 2017

2016-12-19

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War Graves Commission invites applications for interns to help with World War I centenary

2016-12-16

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Market Intelligence

Circling the square on construction

2016-12-15

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Market Intelligence

David Francis : Revising BS8415

2016-12-15

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Government launches HSE's new Health & Work Strategy

2016-12-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lapicida launches wholesale division to supply kitchen studios

2016-12-13

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Sculptor Dave Bedford finds an enthusiastic audience for his work at Mone Brothers

2016-12-12

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Market Intelligence

Construction holds steady

2016-12-12

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Events

Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year

2016-12-12

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Stone memorials : Sacred Stones

2016-12-09

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Training : Mark Priestman

2016-12-09

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Alan Gayle

2016-12-09

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The Tile Association's Trailblazer apprentice plans are out for comment - deadline 16 December

2016-12-08

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Training

Carving course - 10 places available now

2016-12-08

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Thieves take 10 tonnes of building stone from Cotswold housing renovation site

2016-12-08

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The Merry Month Big Fat Stone Quiz for Christmas

2016-12-08

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Natural Stone Memorials

A memorial at last for Barnardo's children in unmarked graves

2016-12-06

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FORS Silver from Instarmac for safe deliveries

2016-12-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Prince of Wales visits Cliveden Conservation

2016-12-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Irish McKeon quarry benefits from fall in Sterling

2016-12-04

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lovell moves back into the old MoD areas of Hartham Park

2016-12-04

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Market Intelligence

Buckingham Palace to get £369million renovation

2016-12-04

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Stone Awards hit new highs as the industry looks to the future

2016-12-04

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Dick Reid awarded Duke of Gloucester Gold Medal

2016-11-30

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You just can't get the staff

2016-11-28

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Tim Yates installed as new President of Stone Federation Great Britain

2016-11-18

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Market Intelligence

Precast standard updated

2016-11-18

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Stone Regency style facade for sale on Friday

2016-11-15

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Stone Supply : Stamford Stone Company

2016-11-15

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Report : Water Management

2016-11-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Even more from Stonehealth

2016-11-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

More patents taken out by Restorative Techniques

2016-11-15

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Market Intelligence

Conservation & Cleaning: The Houses of Parliament and Canterbury Cathedral's Great South Window

2016-11-15

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Market Intelligence

From the rock face

2016-11-15

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Market Intelligence

Mark Priestman : Training

2016-11-15

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Market Intelligence

Alan Gayle : Marketing

2016-11-15

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Robert Merry : Contracts

2016-11-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Cosentino adds three new versions of Dekton XGloss

2016-11-15

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Cliveden Conservation offers clients winter covers for their statues

2016-11-15

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Cereser’s augmented reality App is available to download

2016-11-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

After Neolith, Granith

2016-11-15

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Training

Final finial marks the completion of Christian’s apprenticeship

2016-11-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Chichester Stoneworks shows the changing face of masonry

2016-11-15

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Market Intelligence

Maurice Rogers talks about stone testing to Men of the Stones

2016-11-13

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Natural Stone Memorials

Portland memorial marks the end of a long voyage

2016-11-12

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Romsey remembers with a memorial by Caroline Dear

2016-11-12

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Thibaut introduces waterjet for stone

2016-11-09

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Anelay name dropped from building and conservation companies

2016-11-09

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New Neoliths and now Granith from TheSize

2016-11-08

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For sale: quarry that produces slate for the Houses of Parliament

2016-11-08

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Events

Looking good for the Stone Show in London April 2017

2016-11-08

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

BAL appoints David Hackett as General Manager

2016-11-04

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£14.1billion – the cost of accidents and diseases from working

2016-11-02

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Health & safety fines: £200,000 after employee's legs amputated; £100,000 after hoarding falls on woman

2016-10-27

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Hardscape unveils Materials Lab for hard landscaping

2016-10-27

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Italian Salvatori opens in London

2016-10-26

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Stones / Quarries

McKeon's Threecastles Quarry is in fashion

2016-10-26

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Stone Heritage

Cotton re-cuts marble Pope inscription at Stourhead

2016-10-26

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Stone Projects

Jimmy Choo’s Creative Director selects Belgian Blue for her own garden

2016-10-26

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Stone Heritage

Gloucester Cathedral does its bit to shrink the footprint

2016-10-26

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Stones / Quarries

New marbles from the Wild West – and that does mean the USA

2016-10-25

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Vibration exposure – Ghines says it can help

2016-10-25

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Stone Projects

First round barrow built in 3,500 years opens in Cambridgeshire

2016-10-24

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Health & safety : Fines see five-fold increase as HSE warns Brexit changes nothing

2016-10-20

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‘Making It’ at the Lettering Arts Centre in Snape

2016-10-20

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Push-on tile fixing without wet adhesives – just one of the winners in the first Travis Perkins Innovation Awards

2016-10-20

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Surveying buildings with drones course on 29-30 November

2016-10-19

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Training

Check out this funding for skills and training

2016-10-19

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Events

Construction Week opens at the NEC, Birmingham

2016-10-19

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

£100,000 fine after hoarding falls on woman

2016-10-18

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

£200,000 fine after worker's legs amputated

2016-10-18

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Events

Exhibitions : Marmomacc 2016, Verona, Italy

2016-10-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New Caithness company streamlines supply chain

2016-10-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone exceeds expectations in Ireland

2016-10-05

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Stone Logistics : Samskip

2016-10-05

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War memorials : Remembering the war to end all wars

2016-10-05

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Seminar on the use of robots in small companies

2016-10-04

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Events

Exhibitions : Marmomacc

2016-10-03

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Equipment

Consumables : With a bit of help from your friends

2016-10-01

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Stone cleaning : Stonehealth

2016-10-01

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