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11m long Portland limestone and granite post-tensioned beam
The Portland limestone and granite, 11m long beam suspended in the The Royal Acaedmy of Arts Summer Exhibition.
Market Intelligence

11m long beam of post-tensioned Portland stone on show at The Royal Acadamy of Art

01 July 2022, by EricBignell
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Bento Sink
Is the Bento Sink – a sink containing smaller boxes – what the bathroom has been waiting for? Italian company Kreoo thinks so.
Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Is this sink what the bathroom has been waiting for?

30 June 2022, by EricBignell
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Training at York College

York College stonemasonry tutor Paul Hill with a student. York is running two Trailblazer courses from September, 15 apprentices in each, and had to turn some away because it had no more room for them.

Training

Careers in stone: Blazing a trail for high standards in stonemasonry

30 June 2022, by EricBignell
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DBR wins contract for intrusive surveying of the Houses of Parliament
DBR has been awarded a £903,000 contract for the next phase of surveying of the Houses of Parliament. Photo: Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal
Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

DBR appointed general contractor for Palace of Westminster ground assessments

22 June 2022, by EricBignell
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Barratt Z House

The Barratt Z House – the 'Z' stands for zero, as in zero carbon.

Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Silestone launches social media sustainability campaign as the material is chosen for Barratt zero carbon home

19 June 2022, by EricBignell
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woman with headscarf
Firm ordered to pay €1,500 to woman wearing a headscarf who was asked at a job interview where she was from originally.
Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Dublin stone and tile company ordered to pay headscarf-wearing job applicant €1,500 after asking where she was from originally

16 June 2022, by EricBignell
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Editor's Picks

  • Events

    On Form all-stone garden sculpture exhibition – on now

    2022-06-12
  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental
    Dust crackdown on building sites this month

    HSE month-long crackdown on dust on building sites

    2022-06-06
  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News
    Restore London

    Celebrating 10 years of restoring London

    2022-06-05
  • Events
    Tradex22

    NAMM is back at Warwickshire Exhibition Centre with Tradex22

    2022-03-10
  • Market Intelligence

    CLC Site Operating Procedures version five

    2020-07-03
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  • Stone Heritage

    Stone & lime in post-modern construction: Climate change and a new stone age

    2020-06-29
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  • Stone Heritage

    Cliveden returns to Reading Abbey

    2020-06-26
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  • Legislation / Standards

    Law protecting companies from creditors gets Royal Assent

    2020-06-26
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  • Market Intelligence

    Black Lives Matter – Alan Gayle says he cannot stay quiet

    2020-06-21
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    The cream of Welsh slates used to re-clad the walls of Cobham Dairy

    2020-06-21
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  • Stones / Quarries

    Quarry Forum: by Stone Federation Great Britain

    2020-06-19
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  • Stone Heritage

    Heritage Fund extends grants to cover re-opening – deadline end of July

    2020-06-18
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  • Market Intelligence

    CLC report says 20% of construction jobs could go

    2020-06-18
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  • Market Intelligence

    Government guarantees back £38.22billion of business loans

    2020-06-17
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  • Events

    Verona stone exhibition will go ahead, say organisers

    2020-06-16
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  • Market Intelligence

    The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

    2020-06-15
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  • Natural Stone Memorials

    Memorial masonry: An increase in mortality nobody is celebrating

    2020-06-14
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  • Market Intelligence

    April sees GDP fall another 20%

    2020-06-12
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  • Stone Heritage

    Ireland names 449 heritage projects that will receive aid

    2020-06-10
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  • Market Intelligence

    Historic England launches second emergency fund to help the 78% of firms in danger of failing

    2020-06-09
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  • Market Intelligence

    Business becomes more positive about jobs in Covid-19 recovery

    2020-06-09
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  • Market Intelligence

    The natural stone industry is #OpenForBusiness, says Stone Federation

    2020-06-08
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  • Training

    A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

    2020-06-06
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Bath Stone shake up as new entrance to Hartham Park Mine approved and Park Lane gets third Fantini

    2020-06-05
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    10 June deadline for extended 80% furlough scheme - and other coronavirus updates

    2020-06-05
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  • Market Intelligence

    Step up: by Ian Knapper

    2020-06-05
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  • Market Intelligence

    IT keeps stone industry in business during pandemic

    2020-06-04
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  • Market Intelligence

    Bill to help keep companies solvent after the lock-down debated in Parliament

    2020-06-03
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Caesarstone sees 800% rise in online showroom visits

    2020-06-03
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    New 'Clay' Showroom gets digital preview

    2020-06-02
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  • Market Intelligence

    Construction can cut costs by a third, says Construction Leadership Council in its 'Roadmap to Recovery'

    2020-06-02
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  • Market Intelligence

    WFF produces ‘Return To Work’ template

    2020-06-02
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Give delivery drivers toilet and hand washing facilities and get involved in 'test & trace'

    2020-05-29
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  • Events

    Final extension of Stone Awards to end of June

    2020-05-29
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Watch out for Legionnaires disease if you have not used your water system for a while, says HSE

    2020-05-28
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  • Natural Stone Memorials

    Not long for this world

    2020-05-27
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  • Market Intelligence

    Stone Federation President Marcus Paine speaks of cashflow fears coming out of lockdown

    2020-05-26
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  • Stone Projects

    A memorial in British stones to those who died at Peterloo

    2020-05-26
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  • Training

    WorldSkills: The challenge of training stonemasons during the coronavirus pandemic

    2020-05-24
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Carlos Zanarotti becomes UK Director of Temmer

    2020-05-23
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  • Stones / Quarries

    Millennium Wall book reprinted to mark the 20th anniversary

    2020-05-22
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  • Market Intelligence

    It's time to go digital...

    2020-05-21
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Coronavirus sick pay reclaim starts 26 May

    2020-05-20
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Construction Leadership Council updates Site Operating Procedures

    2020-05-19
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Park homes millionaire buys Marnhull quarry

    2020-05-19
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  • Events

    Exhibitions hit by coronavirus go digital instead

    2020-05-17
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  • Training

    A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

    2020-05-16
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  • Stone Heritage

    £50,000-£250,000 Covid-19 grants now available from National Lottery Heritage Fund

    2020-05-16
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  • Market Intelligence

    Step up: by Ian Knapper

    2020-05-15
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Return to work safely with this check list from Stone Federation

    2020-05-15
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  • Market Intelligence

    Sites can stay open until 9pm and possibly all night

    2020-05-14
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  • Market Intelligence

    Digital Natural Stone Specialist magazine

    2020-05-14
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  • Market Intelligence

    80% furlough scheme extended to the end of October

    2020-05-13
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  • Market Intelligence

    Consumables – Latest developments for working with stone

    2020-05-12
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Going back to work? Check out the new government site rules

    2020-05-12
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Prime Minister outlines route out of Covid-19 lock-down

    2020-05-11
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  • Market Intelligence

    Natural Stone Specialist magazine: delivery delayed

    2020-05-11
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  • Stone Heritage: by Stone Federation

    2020-05-10
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  • WFF wanted to go viral – but not like this

    2020-05-09
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    HMRC to contact self-employed on Covid-19 80% support this week

    2020-05-05
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  • The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

    2020-05-02
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  • Stone Trailblazer apprenticeship reaches the final hurdle

    2020-05-01
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  • Stone Heritage

    Book review: The Stonemason - A History of Building Britain by Andrew Ziminski

    2020-05-01
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  • Stone in housing: Builders return to work as guidlines become clearer

    2020-05-01
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  • Stone Federation calls on all levels of construction to pay their bills

    2020-04-30
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Construction workers among essential workers who can get Coronovirus testing, says government

    2020-04-29
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  • Report questions effectiveness of power tool dust extraction systems

    2020-04-28
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  • Market Intelligence

    New 100% government-backed loans offer a lifeline to small businesses

    2020-04-28
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  • Stone Awards entry deadline put back to 29 May

    2020-04-27
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    More sites re-open as PM says lock-down must continue

    2020-04-27
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  • Stone Projects

    Preserving the spiritual home of the House of York

    2020-04-27
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  • Stones / Quarries

    Let's talk about British stone

    2020-04-25
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  • Equipment

    Hi-tec connectivity goes hand-in-glove with HAVS prevention, says developer

    2020-04-22
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Engineered stone: Opportunities from an ever expanding product palette

    2020-04-21
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  • The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

    2020-04-19
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  • Screed with integral curer is a game-changer

    2020-04-18
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  • Step up: by Ian Knapper

    2020-04-17
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  • Stone Heritage

    Historic England launches emergency fund for heritage

    2020-04-17
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    80% furlough scheme extended to end of June

    2020-04-17
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Construction Leadership Council issues third version of Site Operating Procedures

    2020-04-15
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  • Legislation / Standards

    HMRC says 80% for furloughed employees could be paid by the end of the month

    2020-04-15
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  • Market Intelligence

    Need help? Talk to fellow stone specialist Grants

    2020-04-14
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Inside out – Porcelain pavers and the challenges they present

    2020-04-12
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  • Training

    A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

    2020-04-12
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  • Xiamen Stone Fair postponed again but opens online in June

    2020-04-09
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    New government guidelines on social distancing in the workplace

    2020-04-08
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Marshalls Directors take 20% pay cut

    2020-04-08
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  • You may be in isolation but you're not alone, says WFF

    2020-04-08
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Free Online Wellbeing Workshops for Construction Workers

    2020-04-08
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  • Market Intelligence

    Construction output fell 25% in March according to early indications

    2020-04-06
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  • Will you participate in Historic England's survey?

    2020-04-06
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  • Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

    Marshalls: Re-thinking the stone landscape

    2020-04-05
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  • Stone Projects

    New Stone Age at the Building Centre goes digital

    2020-04-04
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    Joint statement from HSE, CBI and TUC on continuing to work during the pandemic

    2020-04-03
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  • Traditional stone roofing: Facing the challenge in the 21st century

    2020-04-02
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  • Events

    on form sculpture exhibition online now

    2020-04-02
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  • Market Intelligence

    Covid-19 could change the way we work for the better, says Ian Knapper

    2020-04-02
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  • Market Intelligence

    Coronavirus Covid-19 shutdown takes effect

    2020-04-01
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  • What's it been like for you?

    2020-04-01
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  • £50million emergency fund from National Lottery Heritage Fund to support heritage through Covid-19

    2020-04-01
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  • Market Intelligence

    Americans propose 700% tariffs on Chinese tiles

    2020-03-31
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  • Secretary of State thanks construction for continuing to work

    2020-03-31
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  • Legislation / Standards

    BSI releases suite of best practice standards to help businesses cope with Covid-19

    2020-03-30
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  • Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

    A Message from the Chief Executive of Stone Federation Great Britain

    2020-03-30
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