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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE launch new guidelines for worktop fabrication and installation

10 January 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

Elevating public spaces

08 January 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

A conservator at work during the Palace's deep clean.

Blenheim Palace prepares for £10.4m roof restoration

03 January 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

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

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

Tile Awards 2016 : Natural stone catches the judges' eyes

2016-06-15

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Training : Stone industry pushes on with plans for Trailblazer apprenticeships

2016-06-15

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Training : by Mark Priestman

2016-06-15

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Advertising

2016-06-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Dekton invites the World's best chefs to lunch

2016-06-14

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Stones / Quarries

Lovell gives Camborne School of Mines student an introduction to the natural stone industry

2016-06-14

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Stonemasons : APS Masonry

2016-06-14

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Market Intelligence

Check out this extraordinary computer-designed, self-supporting limestone structure at the Venice Biennale

2016-06-13

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Stones / Quarries

From the rock face

2016-06-13

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See stone-only garden sculpture at On Form in Oxfordshire

2016-06-12

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave concerns : by David Francis

2016-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Hot lime used in restoration of quicklime kilns

2016-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

D Zambelis marks 20 years of serving the stone industry

2016-06-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Lincoln Cathedral uses 2010 planning law changes to protect sources of limestone

2016-06-10

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Market Intelligence

Construction output up and down

2016-06-10

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£250,000 fine after ignoring order to get lifting equipment checked

2016-06-10

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Legislation / Standards

BACS security upgrade delayed

2016-06-10

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Small firms targeted by cybercriminals

2016-06-10

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The Merry Month : Contracts (continued)

2016-06-10

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Diespeker MD to represent the UK in the triathlon

2016-06-08

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SPAB puts its foot down on floors

2016-06-07

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Stone Awards / Competitions

If you're a stonemasonry van hero you could win £5,000

2016-06-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Attempt to save Realstone fails

2016-06-05

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SHAD focuses on the dangers of dust but there are other hazards in the stone working environment – report by Stone Federation Great Britain

2016-06-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Michael Gorman moves to Heritage Masonry

2016-06-02

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£13,933 – company and director contest size of penalty for using NAMM logo when they were not members

2016-06-02

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€1million for heritage projects in Ireland announced

2016-06-02

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Stone at Chelsea Flower Show

2016-06-02

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Legislation / Standards

BRE to introduce modern slavery standard

2016-06-01

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Stones / Quarries

Go quarrying online with Stoneasy

2016-05-27

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

3D drawings and printing are all part of this stonemason’s repertoire

2016-05-27

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Equipment

Carlisle firm buys the first Sasso K900

2016-05-27

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Stones / Quarries

From the rock face : from Stone Federation Quarry Forum

2016-05-27

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave concerns : by David Francis

2016-05-27

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Training : by Mark Priestman

2016-05-27

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Market Intelligence

Learn this one trick to stop wasting money on marketing

2016-05-27

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The Merry Month : The allocation of risk

2016-05-27

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Sales appointment at Lovell

2016-05-27

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Stones / Quarries

Bath stone in full production at Hartham Park

2016-05-27

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Natural Paving Products partners with Nobel Peace Prize winner to help children

2016-05-27

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When has a memorial fixing system failed, then?

2016-05-27

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE: People die when the walls of excavations collapse

2016-05-27

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Stones / Quarries

New quarry area progresses at Johnsons Wellfield

2016-05-27

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Silestone introduces new ‘natural moods’ at KBB

2016-05-26

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Welsh slate company Wincilate bought by David Meredith & Sons

2016-05-26

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Tied up in red tape? FSB survey finds most small companies are

2016-05-26

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Market Intelligence

Construction VAT fraudsters jailed

2016-05-26

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Stone Heritage

Government provides more money for war memorial renovation

2016-05-17

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So much stone in the Tile Awards

2016-05-15

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Fox Marble looks for another £2million from shares

2016-05-13

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Market Intelligence

Onsite construction starts up 23%

2016-05-12

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Got a good product idea? It could get you £10,000

2016-05-12

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Restorative Techniques

2016-05-10

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Firm fined £100,000 after falling marble slab injures worker

2016-05-10

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Stone Projects

Anna Chromy seeks London home for Cloak of Conscience

2016-05-09

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE: People die when the walls of holes collapse

2016-05-06

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£2.6million fine after subbie dies in collapsed trench

2016-05-06

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Learn this one trick to stop wasting money on marketing

2016-05-05

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Want to see some exceptional crafts?

2016-05-03

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

BSI updates construction hoist standard

2016-05-03

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Stone Federation says criticisms about its marketing of CE Marks is 'disappointing'

2016-05-03

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Stone in interiors : And the winner is… the client

2016-04-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New appointments as Natural Paving Products looks to expand into commercial projects

2016-04-27

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Stone processors : Planet Granite

2016-04-21

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TTA Business Insight Day tells companies how to overcome the fear of ‘content marketing’

2016-04-21

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Market Intelligence

From the rock face : Selling brand Britain

2016-04-21

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Market Intelligence

Granite Transformations uses stone names for new ‘Marble’ range

2016-04-21

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Market Intelligence

Grave concerns : by David Francis

2016-04-21

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Equipment

New colours and neutral-cure

2016-04-21

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Training : by Mark Priestman

2016-04-21

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Equipment

Pat Sharkey Engineering sells first Sasso K900 to Ian Lowes and introduces LEV testing

2016-04-21

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Stones / Quarries

Lovell Stone’s first block of Bath stone from Hartham Park

2016-04-21

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Equipment

New Platino workcentre launched by Prussiani Engineering

2016-04-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New colours and features for Cosentino’s Dekton XGloss

2016-04-21

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The Merry Month : Contracts (continued)

2016-04-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Albion makes a lone British appearance in China

2016-04-21

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Six invested as Master Masons in Livery Companies programme

2016-04-21

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Stone Projects

Pinnacle Award presented for dry stone shepherd’s hut at private house

2016-04-21

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Report : Materials handling

2016-04-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

London international : Fox Marble

2016-04-21

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Report : Diamond tooling

2016-04-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Trip leads to fall and £6,600 fine

2016-04-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Prison for employer after man dies when ditch collapses

2016-04-21

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Training

CITB training levy is legal, judge rules

2016-04-21

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Stones / Quarries

Lapitec chosen for John Lewis fitted kitchen department

2016-04-21

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£1million to attract people into construction in Yorkshire

2016-04-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Harsher sentencing guidelines will impact construction, says insurance company

2016-04-01

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Smaller companies unaware of impact on them of new slavery reporting

2016-04-01

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Equipment

New Foolproof Fuelcard will remind you of significant dates at the checkout

2016-04-01

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Legislation / Standards

Bankruptcy gets even easier from now on

2016-04-01

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Reminder: New 'Living Wage' minimum wage becomes law

2016-03-31

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Stone training group meets to discuss Trailblazer apprenticeships

2016-03-31

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Training

Apprenticeships in stone : industry moves towards Trailblazers

2016-03-28

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Crane hire company fined £750,000 for two deaths in collapse of tower crane

2016-03-23

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Stonemasons : Cerrig Granite & Slate Ltd

2016-03-21

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STONE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

2016-03-21

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Retired : Anthony Lidster

2016-03-21

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Report : Stone cladding

2016-03-21

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Readers projects : Macauley Walk

2016-03-21

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Stones / Quarries

From the rock face : Quarry visits

2016-03-21

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Featured Companies

Lambs Bricks & Stone

Committed to Craftsmanship

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Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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Prodim

Professional dimensioning for production improvement. Successful in the Stone, Ceramic and Solid industry from day one

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stoneCIRCLE

bringing stone to life for over 50 years

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Featured Companies

Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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MEC srl

MEC is a leading company in stone and concrete splitting machines and lines, crushing machines and lines and thin veneer cutting machines.

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Tab India

TAB Surfaces is one of the largest and most innovative natural stone & natural quartz processors in the world.

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Sussex Sandstone Ltd

Committed to Craftsmanship

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