Safe Work Australia is considering a ban on engineered stone, a popular bench top material Cutting and drilling the material creates tiny dust particles of silica Breathing in silica can cause the ...

IKEA has been accused of 'hypocrisy' amid a call for the furniture giant to pull a range of kitchen benchtops due to its links to a fatal disease. A letter sent to Australian chief executive Mirja ...

As a designer and avid cook, I'm often asked what material I recommend for kitchen benchtops. My answer: honed marble (statuary or Carrara are my favourites) or soapstone because I like their mellow ...

Artificial or engineered stone benchtops have seen a rise in popularity in Australian homes as a cheap and attractive alternative to marble or granite. The National Dust Diseases Taskforce says the ...

Engineered stone benchtops are on the way out in Australia following a nationwide ban that will come into effect later this year. If you’re mid-way through a build or renovation or thinking of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In an era when workplace health and safety is as Australian as Vegemite, it is strange how some industries still harbour a death wish ...

Granite and marble are the most common types of stone for benchtops. Granite is superior for strength and durability, while marble is usually the more expensive of the two. Because both are natural, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Calls to ban engineered stone kitchen benchtops and similar building products are understandably growing louder. This may be the only ...