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“Our members, our industry and our whole country face an unprecedented and concerning situation due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Whether you are a tiler, a manufacturer or distributor, we are all in this together and we will get through it if we work together. At TTA we are playing our part, supporting our members, whether […]

TTA has announced the opportunity of a three-month ‘payment holiday’ on membership subscription direct debits. The Association is committed to supporting its members during the coronavirus crisis. It is working in partnership with other industry organisations to ensure that our sector gets the support it needs at this time. It has also set up a Coronavirus […]

TTA is delighted to announce a new date for the 2020 Awards. The tiling industry’s biggest annual event will now be held on Friday 16 October. We are very grateful to The Hilton Birmingham Metropole for working with us to secure this new date very rapidly. It has been made possible by the excellent working […]

Norcros Adhesives is launching a new 3-part system for fixing increasingly-popular 20mm external porcelain and stone tiles, called Norcros Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System. The Rock-Tite system comprises a Primer, a Mortar and a Brush-In Grout. It is designed for use by landscapers and garden designers, as well as tile fixers, and capitalises on […]

Cardiff & Vale College in Wales has been approved as a TTA Centre of Excellence. As the only college in Wales to offer Wall & Floor Tiling courses, the College occupies a unique position within the Welsh tiling and construction sector. High quality training is of great importance and TTA is therefore proud to recognise […]

TTA is lobbying for the removal of EU Anti-Dumping Duties (ADD) levied on the imports of wall and floor tiles from the People’s Republic of China. It has written to the Department for International Trade, saying these are anti-competitive barriers to trade which serve no purpose in a post-Brexit economy. The current EU duty, known […]

Kerakoll Group has merged its two British subsidiaries, Kerakoll UK Ltd. and Tilemaster Adhesives Ltd – acquired by the Group in 2017 – into one organisation. The company is targeting ambitious growth, with the announcement of a £30m investment plan for a cutting edge new production plant, which should consolidate the Group’s position as a […]

Leading tile distributor Verona is launching its newly revamped trade catalogue to customers this month. Featuring the company’s market-leading product portfolio, the catalogue has been redesigned to ensure it’s simpler for customers to navigate and to identify ranges for selection.  With a modern new design and fresh look, the catalogue is full of inspiration and […]

BAL has launched three new RIBA-approved CPD Seminars for architects, specifiers and contractors. The CPDs, entitled ‘Tiling to Internal Walls with Large Format Tiles’, ‘Tiling to Swimming Pools’ and ‘Tiling in Wet Rooms’ provide attendees with up-to-date technical information, highlight British and European Standards and provide guidance on problem solving solutions and how to avoid potential failures. ‘Tiling to […]

Tilemaster Adhesives has extended its range of professional flooring products, with the introduction of a new universal high-temperature flooring adhesive. Tilemaster Eco-3000 is suitable for installing LVT, PVC, vinyl and rubber flooring as well as carpet, textiles and uncoupling membranes on to a wide variety of substrates. The new adhesive has been formulated to be solvent-free with […]