A father of two who developed an incurable lung disease after making trendy quartz kitchen worktops has told how he was forced to quit his job to 'save his life'. Ryan Fenton, from Ipswich in Suffolk, ...

The i Paper revealed the first UK cases of silicosis among workers cutting engineered stone in 2024. The weight of medical ...

The Government has been urged to consider banning a popular material used to make kitchen worktops after a rise in an incurable disease linked to its manufacture. One leading medic has called for ...

Granite is a natural luxury material that maintains its popularity as it’s suitable for all kitchen layouts. Granite kitchen worktops are an eye-pleasing, rare stone that have incredible heat and ...

Granite worktops come in a range of colours including black, cream and pink. It's a non-renewable natural stone, so it requires a significant amount of energy and generates a lot of pollutants during ...

And if you wonder why granite is the most popular choice for a kitchen worktop, below are the reasons… When it comes to designing house interiors, one of the most critical spaces is kitchen which ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “You look at it and suddenly think: oh my God we’ve got a piece of Vietnam in here,” says Marcelo Carvalho, a ...

The quality and functionality of your kitchen units will make a huge difference to their longevity – and the price of installation. From granite or laminate worktops to chipboard or solid wood ...