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By Wynsley Wrigley NZ Herald· 2 Sep, 2024 05:00 PM3 mins to read Save ...

In short: Imports of fake stone will be banned from January 1 next year. The product is often used in benchtops but can cause a deadly lung disease. What's next? Tradies will now also be required ...

WorkSafe has seized 81 stone samples and referred five breaches for investigation since the new laws came into effect. The latest figures, which measure up until April 30, show they have also ...

The man-made stone is manufactured by combining quartz or granite aggregates with resins and pigment. Why are they being banned? The decision to ban the bench tops follows significant concerns raised ...

Deadly benchtops allegedly sold to Victorian businesses An Aussie company founded on “honesty and integrity” has been charged with supplying deadly engineered stone throughout Victoria. See ...

The building and construction sector has compared so-called legacy stone benchtops to lead paint and asbestos as tradies risk exposure to silica dust for decades to come. Australia's world-first ...

Engineered stone bench tops, slabs and panels importation will be banned from January 1, 2025, the Albanese Government announced on Wednesday. Engineered stone is a marble and granite alternative ...

In July 2024, Australia implemented a total ban on the domestic use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs across Australia. But the import ban takes it one ...

Marble and granite have long been seen as the premium choices for kitchen benchtops. It’s for good reason – natural stone has an inherent beauty, and each piece is one of a kind.