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IQ to create 'Centre of Excellence' at National Stone Centre

The Institute of Quarrying has announced an agreement with the trustees of the National Stone Centre near Wirksworth in the Derbyshire Dales, in the UK, to create a world class visitor experience and an internationally significant centre of excellence for the quarrying and mineral products industry.

 The UK’s National Stone Centre is set to become a Centre of Excellence for the quarrying industry when the Institute of Quarrying relocates there

The UK’s National Stone Centre is set to become a Centre of Excellence for the quarrying industry when the Institute of Quarrying relocates there

The National Stone Centre officially opened in 1990 to inspire people to engage with the origin, industry and the history of stone. It is set within six former limestone quarries on a 40-acre site of special...

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