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Worktop safety: Why kitchen retailers and designers have a vital role to play

Specifying work surfaces can now literally be a matter of life and death – Clare Howcutt-Kelly, communications officer for the Worktop Fabricators Fed...

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Tue 1st Sep 2026

Worktops matter – here's what you need to know before choosing a fabricator

Now we all know about the tragic risks involved, there's no excuse for a lack of due diligence when it comes to worktops – Clare Howcutt-Kelly explain...

insight features

Wed 2nd Jul 2025

HSE update – The key safety steps for installers of stone worktops

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s workplace safety regulator, has published a helpful guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing ston...

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Tue 21st Jan 2025

WFF members highlight safe fabrication to silicosis experts

The experts looking into UK silicosis cases visited 2 Worktop Fabricators Federation (WFF) members on Monday 12th August, to see for themselves what m...

industry news

Fri 16th Aug 2024

WFF's statement – The facts about occupationally acquired silicosis

Following extensive media coverage regarding the dangers of cutting and polishing engineered stone and the rise in cases of silicosis in the UK, the W...

insight features

Fri 9th Aug 2024

Cosentino settles 15-year legal dispute around dangers of Silestone

Spanish worktop manufacturer Cosentino has admitted in court that it failed to supply adequate information regarding the dangers of cutting and polish...

industry news

Thu 9th Feb 2023