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Amin Taha champions the use of structural stone at the Stone Show

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Salisbury Cathedral announced as the UK's favourite stone project

07 May 2025 , by pam.reddish@qm…

Toby Barlow receiving his Stone Federation architecture prize from George Clarke and Susannah Streeter

Stone Awards / Competitions

Toby Barlow wins inaugural Stone Federation Student Architect Award

07 May 2025 , by pam.reddish@qm…

A group of CWF students visited Notre Dame for a unique insight into this iconic landmark.

CWF students head to Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Laminam UK appoints new area manager for South East of England

23 April 2025 , by Clare Howcutt Kelly

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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

Final assessment approved for stone Trailblazer

2020-10-02

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Market Intelligence

Stone Federation issues update on testing stone

2020-10-01

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Stone Projects

Luke Hughes: Arts & Crafts in a digital age

2020-10-01

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Events

Book your place at The Digital Future summit with Dame Judith Hackitt

2020-09-29

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Stone Heritage

Hot Mixed Limes & Traditional Mortars: Down to earth advice on a hot topic in heritage

2020-09-25

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Market Intelligence

How stone can reduce carbon in the built environment

2020-09-25

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

HSE to crack down on dust with visits in October

2020-09-25

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Events

New generation of lettercutters on show at the Lettering Arts Trust gallery

2020-09-25

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Equipment

Annual machinery review: Think this is the new normal? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

2020-09-23

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Three new colours in the Hi-Macs Granite collection

2020-09-23

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Training

Want to help set the CITB Levy? 25 September deadline to join new CITB Committee

2020-09-22

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Market Intelligence

Construction continues to improve, says Barbour

2020-09-21

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Marshalls half-year sales down 25% but recovering quickly

2020-09-15

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Natural Stone Memorials

D-Day memorial: 22,442 names carved in stone

2020-09-14

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Stones / Quarries

21 September deadline for mines and quarries to complete primary production survey

2020-09-13

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Marshalls partners Tarmac on new bedding and jointing

2020-09-12

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Market Intelligence

WFF meets in the Midlands

2020-09-11

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Stone Heritage

Get involved with SPAB as conference goes online only

2020-09-11

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Events

Video marks conclusion of Building Centre's New Stone Age exhibition

2020-09-11

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2020-09-10

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Events

Jordan to represent Britain in stonemasonry at post-Brexit EuroSkills

2020-09-09

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Market Intelligence

WFF says...

2020-09-09

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

Cathedral masonry workshops feel the effects of Covid-19

2020-09-09

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Market Intelligence

Natural Stone’s role in the Roadmap to Recovery

2020-09-09

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Market Intelligence

Step up: by Ian Knapper

2020-09-08

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Training

Government to help pay youngsters' wages and NI for six months to fight youth unemployment

2020-09-08

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Neolith completes the launch of its new Six-S range with food bank donations for every kilogram sold

2020-09-08

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone buys into Indian ceramics firm

2020-09-07

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Equipment

Get a power lift on the go with Grabo

2020-09-07

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Stone Heritage

Restoring the integrity of 200-year-old stonework at Clumber Park's ornamental bridge

2020-09-07

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2020-09-06

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Stone Awards / Competitions

Antoniolupi sink given Mention of Honour in Milan

2020-09-05

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Natural Stone Memorials

Carrie resumes work on war memorial

2020-09-04

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Market Intelligence

Masons give chocolate ‘thank you’ to NHS

2020-09-04

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Environmental champion Ben Fogel chooses Silestone

2020-09-04

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Equipment

French machinery company Thibaut rationalises its range

2020-08-25

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

New International Trade Minister visits stoneCIRCLE

2020-08-22

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

31 August deadline for comments on revision of BS 8298 on stone cladding

2020-08-21

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Stone Heritage

Heritage: The benefits of burying stone

2020-08-20

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Market Intelligence

The Merry Month: by Robert Merry

2020-08-14

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Natural Stone Memorials

Trolling after N-word removed from Dambusters’ dog memorial

2020-08-12

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Equipment

Make the most of the digital age with Prodim

2020-08-12

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Stone Heritage

17 August deadline for £92million heritage recovery fund

2020-08-11

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Market Intelligence

Report: Will worktops replace holidays?

2020-08-10

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Market Intelligence

Step up: by Ian Knapper

2020-08-09

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Textures+ from Antolini

2020-08-07

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Caesarstone returns to the dark side

2020-08-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Tools straight from Italy by Amastone.com

2020-08-06

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

Valentia Slate is red-to-purple and particularly green

2020-08-05

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Equipment

Stone Equipment International promises lowest prices on consumables

2020-08-04

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Training

A Qualified Workforce: by Mark Priestman

2020-08-02

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Stone Heritage

Notre Dame after the fire

2020-08-01

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

More companies join the Ethical Stone Register

2020-07-30

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Training

Heather Newton to leave Canterbury Cathedral for the City & Guilds of London Art School

2020-07-24

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Natural / Engineered Stone Company News

The mask of Diespeker

2020-07-23

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Health, Safety, Ethical & Environmental

National press highlights Spanish report on quartz silicosis

2020-07-20

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Events

Include your work in the second carving exhibition with the Masons' Livery Company

2020-07-19

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Market Intelligence

Self Assessment payments due at the end of July can be deferred – reminder from HMRC

2020-07-15

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Market Intelligence

Man arrested as HMRC investigates £495,000 furlough fraud

2020-07-10

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Events

The New Stone Age exhibition returns to the Building Centre

2020-07-09

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Market Intelligence

Second phase of the government’s economic response to Covid-19 introduces skills sharing

2020-07-08

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Training

West Dean College gets Historic England Covid-19 emergency funding

2020-07-08

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Events

Marmo+Mac exhibition in Verona is online only this year

2020-07-07

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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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