I do love my quartz worktop — it’s elegant, timeless, and brings a refined look to the kitchen. But like any material, it isn’t without its downsides. Quartz is sleek and contemporary, yet there are a ...

Strong yet elegant, quartz kitchen worktops have become a staple in millions of homes. But the trendy countertops could soon join the ranks of asbestos as a banned building material amid growing ...

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 ...

Doctors are warning about a 'new and emerging' epidemic driven by stylish and durable quartz countertops. Dust released when the stone is cut is breathed in by workers causes irreversible scarring to ...

Artificial stone is still growing in popularity in the UK for kitchen and bathroom renovations TRENDY fake stone worktops should be banned to prevent more deaths among young people, unions have ...

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