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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

Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

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

Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-05-16

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Natural Stone Memorials

War Graves Commission and the Church of England promise to address historic racism of memorials

2021-05-16

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

€16million project to make mining carbon neutral

2021-05-11

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Covid reboot could be good for stone

2021-05-08

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Prison for uninsured builder who failed to report amputation accident

2021-05-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Bradstone cuts the carbon content of its concrete paving by 20%

2021-05-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone offers a breath of fresh air

2021-05-05

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Dekton sets out its green credentials

2021-05-04

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Equipment

Technical sales engineer from South Africa joins BV

2021-05-02

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Market Intelligence

Remain vigilant as showrooms re-open, says WFF

2021-05-01

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Market Intelligence

Green Homes Grant could make a come-back in the autumn

2021-04-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Natural Stone Surfaces: How to grow 20% a year

2021-04-25

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Events

on form unlocked at Asthall Manor in May

2021-04-24

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Events

Calling stonemasons and carvers: your chance to exhibit in a major London gallery

2021-04-24

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Polycor promises to be carbon neutral by 2026

2021-04-22

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Market Intelligence

Drugs smuggled in stone shipments

2021-04-19

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2021-04-17

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Stone Heritage

Chester Cathedral embarks on five-year plan with its new masonry department

2021-04-17

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Market Intelligence

When it’s not natural stone, quartz is still the tops

2021-04-16

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New soft tone Sensa from Cosentino

2021-04-15

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Stone Heritage

Heritage Forum: search the Stone Heritage Register

2021-04-14

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Stone Heritage

Settmakers & Stoneworkers Journal added to the British Newspaper Archive

2021-04-13

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Stone Heritage

Call for companies to bid for £80million pounds worth of survey contracts on the Houses of Parliament

2021-04-13

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

New HSE Chair Sarah Newton reflects on the past year

2021-04-13

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Stone Heritage

Historic England publishes guidance on graffiti and its removal

2021-04-12

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-04-10

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Market Intelligence

Recovery Loan Scheme launches today

2021-04-06

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Market Intelligence

Green Homes Grant closure will harm retrofit industry, says NFB

2021-03-30

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

People: Talasey Group appointments to drive further growth

2021-03-30

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Collyweston at Cambridge wins NFRC Roof of the Year Award

2021-03-29

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

The latest marble look from CRL

2021-03-26

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Russell Stone Merchants choose Volvo because they know it will deliver

2021-03-26

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Training

West Dean to merge with KLC School of Design

2021-03-24

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Natural Stone Memorials

New £1,000 prize for best memorial in Cemetery Awards

2021-03-22

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Equipment

A Robolution in stone fabrication from LPE

2021-03-21

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Events

Biggest audience ever as Natural Stone Awards go online

2021-03-20

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Digital stone: Joining up the dots

2021-03-20

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Training

D Zambelis closes the gap on CAD

2021-03-19

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

What’s Cooking? Neolith identifies kitchen trends for 2021

2021-03-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Stone Italiana launches pre-consumer recycled content Cosmolite

2021-03-18

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith invites you into its virtual reality

2021-03-17

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2021-03-16

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Training

Construction needs an extra 320,000 people to hit net-zero emissions, says CITB

2021-03-16

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-03-15

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Equipment

Optimo – for tools that measure up

2021-03-15

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Market Intelligence

Worktop Fabricators Federation – one year on

2021-03-14

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Stone Heritage

Books: King of Dust – adventures in forgotten sculpture

2021-03-14

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Nicholls & Clarke buys Norwich Tile Centre

2021-03-13

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Global Stone expands with Digby Stone acquisition

2021-03-12

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Community contributions help rejuvinate Liverpool 8

2021-03-12

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Stone Heritage

Renovation of the Houses of Parliament – review concludes work is essential

2021-03-11

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Natural Stone Memorials

Now there’s a recycled plastic fixing system from Sweden

2021-03-11

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Saint-Gobain fined £500,000 for HAVS offences

2021-03-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

The perfect backdrop to that special day

2021-03-11

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Going back to black after a fade to grey

2021-03-09

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Events

£1,000 prize and an exhibition at Bonhams and Compton Verney for stone carvers – enter now

2021-03-09

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Training

Launch of ‘Women In Natural Stone’ marks International Women’s Day

2021-03-08

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Market Intelligence

Landscape Forum

2021-03-08

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Reminder of the dangers of angle grinders as contractor fined £250,000 after user loses arm

2021-03-05

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Legislation / Standards

Responses to the March Budget

2021-03-05

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Events

Book your place at the Natural Stone Awards - Friday 19 March, starting at 3.30pm

2021-03-05

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Market Intelligence

Planning changes could mean more ‘beautiful’ stone

2021-03-04

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Events

Young lettercarvers symposium online from the Lettering Arts Trust – 31 March

2021-03-04

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Market Intelligence

Restored stone features revealed at Wentworth Woodhouse

2021-03-02

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Stone Heritage

Colin Burns – obituary

2021-03-02

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Market Intelligence

Processing Power

2021-03-01

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Help stop the spread of Covid with free tests

2021-02-26

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Training

Landscaping: free online resin-bound course

2021-02-26

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Stone Heritage

Winchester Cathedral: The archaeologist’s report, by John Crook

2021-02-15

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Market Intelligence

Behind tile heating: The net zero incentive

2021-02-15

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Events

CWGC launches War Graves Week

2021-02-14

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Polycor: largest of the minnows

2021-02-09

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Market Intelligence

Firms given an extra six months before starting to repay Bounce Back loans

2021-02-09

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Stone Heritage

Lottery funding of up to £5million a time available again

2021-02-08

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2021-02-05

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Nominate your choices for 20th Stone Awards special categories

2021-02-05

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Market Intelligence

Got an idea to improve construction? You could win £100,000 to get it off the ground

2021-02-04

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Training

60-minute masterclass starts National Apprenticeship Week on 8 February

2021-02-04

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Market Intelligence

Construction companies unaware of new rules on European workers, CITB finds

2021-02-04

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Legislation / Standards

Revised BS 7533 on paving is out for public comment

2021-02-04

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Market Intelligence

Minerals Products Association says recovery continued in Q4

2021-02-03

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2021-02-02

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Market Intelligence

Quarry Forum

2021-02-01

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Planet Granite buys four of J Rotherham’s robots

2021-01-29

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Legislation / Standards

BS 8298 for stone cladding is made more usable and useful by revisions

2021-01-28

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Underfloor heating cuts the cost of staying warm, says Wunder Group's Paul Simmonds

2021-01-24

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Market Intelligence

Paving the way for a revised standard in hard landscaping

2021-01-20

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Legislation / Standards

Government to create new construction products regulator

2021-01-19

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Market Intelligence

1.4million business loans totalling £62billion have helped industry, says Chancellor

2021-01-19

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Market Intelligence

Supplying stone to Scotland? Join Historic Environment Scotland Zoom meeting on Wednesday 20 January

2021-01-18

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Market Intelligence

Obituary: Dr Dick Reid OBE

2021-01-18

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Market Intelligence

Revised BS 7533 on paving due out for public comment

2021-01-17

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Natural Stone Memorials

Stone-Safe with a recycled plastic anchor

2021-01-17

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Trainee sustainability engineer Amy Webb says the future is green

2021-01-15

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Market Intelligence

2021 starts with an emphasis on safety and standards

2021-01-14

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Market Intelligence

Government tells construction to carry on regardless

2021-01-12

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Worktop fabricators get guidance on continuing work during the current lockdown

2021-01-06

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Market Intelligence

Marshalls renews a third of its truck fleet with Ryder and extends its 'End Modern Slavery' campaign with Crimestoppers

2021-01-06

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Stones / Quarries

BS 8298 on stone cladding updated

2021-01-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New look Aura is ready for the future

2020-12-29

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Featured Companies

Tab India

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

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Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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Global Granite & Trading Co Ltd

Specialists in High Quality Granite, Marble, Quartz and Sandstone

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stoneCIRCLE

bringing stone to life for over 50 years

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Featured Companies

A F Jones Stonemasons (Ipsden)

Bringing Stone to Life since 1858

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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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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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Stamford Stone Co Ltd

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