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The Natural Stone Show is the highlight of the stone industry calendar in the UK. It is held every two years and brings together the UK industry and its international suppliers. There is no better place to find everything you need for designing in and using stone. To go to the Natural Stone Show website, click here.
Been up to anything interesting that you would like to let your colleagues and customers know about in Natural Stone Specialist magazine? Click on the email address here to drop us a line and let us know nss@qmj.co.uk
Cover: On the cover of the Stone Show Official Catalogue is information from Lithofin, the manufacturers of products for caring for stone
A look at the projects honored by the Worshipful Company of Masons in the latest of their four-yearly Awards
Natural Stone Specialist columnist Barry Hunt warns that BS EN 12440 means you should be careful what you describe as 'granite'
Stone is an environmentally friendly product, says David Richardson, President of Stone Federation Great Britain and Director of Construction Consultancy at BRE
Sometimes the weight and solidity of stone are what a designer is looking for, but sometimes a lighter alternative is required – and there are some with a natural stone finish
Clothes company Gap recently dropped a supplier for using unethical manufacturing – ie employing children. Szerelmey Marketing Manager Alan Gayle wonders how the stone industry would measure up in similar circumstances
A look at Pisani, the UK's largest stone and machinery wholesalers, as they open a new, state-of-the-art depot in London and bid to take over a company in Germany
Entries for the 2008 Natural Stone Awards are now being invited 
To dowload an entry form for the Awards click on the image (right). Or to find out more about the Awards go to the website of Stone Federation Great Britain by clicking here
Make sure you get your own copy of Natural Stone Specialist every month by taking out an annual subscription – or a two-year subscription for best value. Click here.
The March issue of Natural Stone Specialist will carry a pictorial review from ExCeL and the Natural Stone Show. Click here to download a PDF listing of what's coming up in Natural Stone Specialist in 2008.
Companies who have projects they would like to be considered for inclusion in Natural Stone Specialist should contact the editor, Eric Bignell, on Tel: 0115 945 3898. Email: nss@qmj.co.uk
To see last month's issue click here
