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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

The Merry Month : Robert Merry does not want to appear as an Expert Witness in a case that involves you

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Website essentials

2015-11-03

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Training

A qualified workforce : The right training

2015-11-03

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Natural Stone Memorials

Grave concerns : Slate memorials

2015-11-03

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The rock face : CE Marking

2015-11-03

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Report : Cleaning

2015-11-03

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Facade preservation apprenticeship and NVQ Level 2 with StoneTrain

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Restorative Techniques

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Fila UK

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Stonehealth

2015-11-03

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Equipment

Cleaning : It's about the service

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : Tensid

2015-11-03

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Cleaning : W G Stoneclean

2015-11-03

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Wales : World Heritage Slate

2015-11-03

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Report : Diamond tools

2015-11-03

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Stone and terrazzo : Diespeker & Co

2015-11-03

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Events

Ethical sourcing conference â€“ 24 November, London

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

200,000 worker shortage for Northern Powerhouse, says Construction Week research

2015-11-03

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Market Intelligence

Commercial & retail construction at its strongest for more than four years, says Barbour

2015-11-03

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Cole at Silverstone in N&C car as Carrera Cup GB nears its conclusion

2015-11-03

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Samsung launches new marble-look hard surface

2015-11-03

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Legislation / Standards

Anyone who employs anyone must provide a pension

2015-11-03

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Reprieve for APS Masonry

2015-10-29

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Symm to close its masonry works in New Year

2015-10-29

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Symm to close its masonry works in New Year

2015-10-29

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BBC exposes CSCS Cards for cash scandal

2015-10-29

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

BBC exposes CSCS Cards for cash scandal

2015-10-29

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Stone Federation Great Britain invites architects to find out about stone

2015-10-28

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Stone Federation Great Britain invites architects to find out about stone

2015-10-28

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For sale: Pellegrini / Breton

2015-10-28

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Duke of Gloucester Award for excellence in stonemasonry goes to Winchester Cathedral mason Pourang Tajally

2015-10-28

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Duke of Gloucester Award for excellence in stonemasonry goes to Winchester Cathedral mason Pourang Tajally

2015-10-28

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Firm fined Â£14,000 after dump truck is backed into unguarded excavation

2015-10-26

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Firm fined Â£14,000 after dump truck is backed into unguarded excavation

2015-10-26

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Builder fined after employee has a fatal fall from an unsecured ladder

2015-10-20

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Builder fined after employee has a fatal fall from an unsecured ladder

2015-10-20

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Sealing & Cleaning: The Marble & Granite Centre teams up with DryTreat

2015-10-14

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Trial of stonemason accused of murdering lovers nears conclusion

2015-10-14

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Royal Warrant firm Fairhurst Ward Abbotts calls in the Administrators

2015-10-13

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Inflation falls as house prices rise 5%

2015-10-13

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Market Intelligence

Inflation falls as house prices rise 5%

2015-10-13

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Events

Exhibitions: Marmomacc, Verona

2015-10-11

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See the French stones used at The Shard and for the Tsunami Memorial at the Natural Stone Show

2015-10-07

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Natural Stone Memorials

Letter: The question of memorial testing is not resolved

2015-09-17

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Trial of stonemason accused of double murder due to start on 15 September

2015-09-17

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Events

Geographical protection of names: symposium on 11 September in Bournemouth

2015-09-17

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Two workers left hanging from eighth floor ledge as construction hoist falls off wall

2015-09-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Block Stone fined after office ends up at the bottom of a quarry in landslide

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

J Rotherham's new Aurelius fire surround has Portland limestone, Neolith sintered stone and Ice White Corian hard surface

2015-09-17

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Training

28 August deadline to apply for the QEST Apprenticeship

2015-09-17

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See Tilemaster Adhesives at Real Stone & Tile open evening – 11 September

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

Construction output up 2.4% in second quarter

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

House prices rise 57 times faster than consumer inflation

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New hearth designs from Trade Price Stone

2015-09-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Â£14,000 fine for vibration injuries from tool use

2015-09-17

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Property developer told by court to pay £300,000 in fines and costs for unauthorised alterations to Listed property or go to prison

2015-09-17

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Generix takes over stone supplier's assets to protect Birmingham New Street railway station project

2015-09-17

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Stone Projects

Opencasting almost over at Albion’s Portland quarries as new mine opens and work begins on third

2015-09-17

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Team Force Restoration renovates the Tomlinson Library

2015-09-17

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Sculptor builds a play pyramid with a chilling tale

2015-09-17

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Stone Heritage

New Conservation Restoration Ltd will restore Clitheroe's Palace of Westminster Pinnacle

2015-09-17

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Stone Heritage

Your chance for a life-changing Fellowship

2015-09-17

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West Riding stone carvers demonstrate their skills at Skipton Castle

2015-09-17

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The Merry Month : BIM time

2015-09-17

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Market Intelligence

Marketing : Using email (2)

2015-09-17

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Training

A qualified workforce : CSCS cards

2015-09-17

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Grave concerns : Testing ground anchors

2015-09-17

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Training

From the rock face : Selecting the correct stone

2015-09-17

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Conference : Streetwise Subbie

2015-09-17

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Report : Stone processing machinery

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Pat Sharkey Engineering

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : D Zambelis

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Waters Group

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Stone Equipment International

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : LPE Group

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Alphacam

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Prussiani

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Intermac

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Thibaut

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Accurite

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Maveco

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Wells Wellcut

2015-09-17

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Stone Projects

Great British Stone : Purbeck Limestone

2015-09-17

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Stone supplies : Suttle Purbeck Stone

2015-09-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Company that had been warned about site security is fined after two-year-old on a bike falls into uncovered drain

2015-09-17

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Equipment

Machinery : Roccia Machinery

2015-09-17

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Natural Stone Memorials

Council's sale of gravestones could be death knell for memorial masons – and many other local businesses

2015-09-03

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Sustainability : FiTs and starts

2015-09-03

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Sculptor Ewan Allinson tells a strange tale in a playground pyramid

2015-08-27

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Blackburn businessman jailed after worker falls to death on mill restoration project

2015-08-21

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Marble & Granite Centre backs â€˜Bonkersâ€™ challenge

2015-08-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Scaffolding firm fined Â£40,000 after rotten boards lead to worker's death fall

2015-08-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

New cancer risk webpage for silica dust

2015-08-21

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Sam Turner to represent UK stonemasonry at WorldSkills

2015-08-21

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Comment: Public consultation on government's late payment czar. What do you think?

2015-08-21

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Summer bonus points from Fila

2015-08-21

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Training

Free asbestos safety training in September and October

2015-08-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Construction death toll 35 last year â€“Â HSE

2015-08-21

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

When it's hot, be flexible

2015-08-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Marshalls' half-year sales up 11% to Â£199million

2015-08-21

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Featured Companies

On Point Machinery Ltd

SPECIALISTS IN THE SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN OF STONE PROCESSING MACHINERY

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A F Jones Stonemasons (Ipsden)

Bringing Stone to Life since 1858

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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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Comandulli UK Ltd

Supplying the worlds finest flat & bevel and profile edge polishers to the UK. We also supply parts and service all Comandulli machinery.

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Featured Companies

Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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Leading Production Equipment Ltd

When you’re only ever going to be satisfied with leading production equipment in your workshop, you know you’ll only ever get it from Leading Production Equipment. The clue is in the name.

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Lambs Bricks & Stone

Committed to Craftsmanship

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Lambs Bricks & Stone

Committed to Craftsmanship

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