Natural Stone Bulletin – 13 July 2016
Realstone's works shut and employees made redundant
Negotiations to buy the assets of Realstone, in Administration since 18 May, and the shares of Block Stone continue following the closure of Realstone's site in Derbyshire… read more
£16,000 fine for stone company after apprentice is hurt when he touches an overhead power cable
An apprentice stonemason was seriously electrocuted when he touched a power cable while working on scaffolding…
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Why go to Italy for your stone fabrication?
stoneCIRCLE offers precision CNC manufacturing half an hour from central London, as the largest manufacturer in southern England, supplying the UK’s foremost stone contractors.
Dust cabinets can help combat RCS exposure
Air Control Industries help to reduce exposure to respirable crystalline silica with cyclone cabinets…
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Chance to win £250,000 for Worker of the Year – nominate your colleagues and staff
Workwear company Dickies has joined with Honda and Asda to offer the employee of the year not only a chance to win £250,000, but also goodies that include a car, a motorbike, a boat and a year's free shopping…
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New apprenticeships mean qualifying companies will have to pay two levies next year
CITB and the Government's Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) have reached an agreement that will leave qualifying firms paying two levies next year…
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Stone Federation rolls out sector groups for members
Stone Federation Great Britain recognises the diverse interests and requirements of different sectors of its membership and the industry with focus groups for heritage and interiors…
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Stone sculpture on show at On Form
The biennial On Form exhibition in Oxfordshire once again saw some of the best in contemporary stone sculpture… read more
See 50 years of classic Italian stone design in Verona
Marmomacc, the Italian stone exhibition in Verona at the end of September, this year includes a major retrospective of Italian design in marble… read more
Construction still kills more people each year than any other sector
Deaths in the construction industry increased in the past year but continue longer term fall… read more
Stoneevents 2016:
- 100% Design, Olympia, London, 21-24 September… read more
- Marmomacc stone show, Verona, Italy, 28 September-1 October… read more
- Surface & Materials Show, NEC, Birmingham, 18-20 October… read more
- Natural Stone Awards presentation and lunch, London, 2 December… read more
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