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Thanks for the replies. Definately some things there that I agree with and I'll follow up on those leads. I do most things myself but want the company to template and fit the stone, main reason being I have no experience of this myself and if they mess it up it's not my fault. Speccing was just the sizing they need for quoting, thickness and stone type we were interested in.

I knew a great company in Devon (where I am originally from) but they don't operate out this far and appear to have scaled down their business on the worktops. They had the yard with huge stock of slabs and offcuts to take.

Company we had been dealing with sourced their stone from another supplier but would let us pick the slabs we wanted with a deposit. They would then template and fit including an undermount sink.

I've had two companies go bust on me in the last 12 months so am very wary of parting with money with no goods. (Both times I had an issue the CC refunded with no issues).

Agree on the glossy showroom - I know the customer ultimately pays for this. I want granite and possibly quartz is an option for some of it - It's basically an L shape and a large island so they could be contrasting. TBH I would never use wooden worktops in a kitchen. I have seen too many damaged worktops due to neglect and water damage and I don't want the hassle. I know some will disagree but its personal preference.  I know some care is needed with granite. I've done the laminate route before and whilst it is very practical I want to upgrade although I know there is a huge range now on laminates from the very cheap to the very expensive.

Thanks for the pointers