The European Stone Festival is returning to the UK this year. It will be held 24-25 May at The Minster in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The themes for the free-to-attend sessions that will take place in the Stone Show Seminar Theatre as part of this year's Stone Show and Hard Surfaces have now been announced.

Sintered stone brand Neolith recently hosted a live panel event called 'Creating Spaces for the Future' as part of the official London Design Festival programme

The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces 2025 – which will now be co-located alongside UK Construction Week – is to take place on 7-9 May 2025 at ExCeL London in Halls N2-N3 (the nearest end to the Custom House DLR and Elizabeth Line stop).

Events will retain unique focus with independent visitor registration and even more dedicated content over three days

Complete beginners and those more experienced carvers are invited to attend the Summer Carving School in Norfolk this September with Nina Bilbey and Charlotte Howarth

Tooling and machinery specialists, D Zambelis are joining forces with the Worktop Fabricators Federation (WFF) to host a special day focusing on worktop fabrication. Taking place on 16 May from 10am-3pm at D Zambelis' Essex premises, it promises to be a packed day with live demos, the chance to chat with experts and network.

CITB (The Construction Industry Training Board) will hold its Constructing Skills – CITB Skills & Training Conference at the home of Manchester City Football Club, Etihad Stadium, on 6 June

Conservation Day at last year’s Stone Show provided a fascinating look at a varied range of topics spanning conservation within the stone industry, and you can now view all three sessions from the days programme online.