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It is with great sadness that the Mapei Group announces the passing of its President, Giorgio Squinzi, who died in Milan on the evening of 2ndOctober. Born in 1943, with a degree in Industrial Chemistry, Giorgio Squinzi (a second-generation businessman) became the Sole Administrator of Mapei in 1984 after the death of his father, Rodolfo, […]

Manchester-based start-up, pipeEasy Limited, has received a £41,000 investment after appearing on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den.  Former floor-fitter/salesman and founder of pipeEasy Limited, Teirnan McCorkell, went into the Den hoping for a £41,000 investment in exchange for a 15% stake in the business and his patent-pending product.  The inventor showed the Dragons prototypes of his surfacing measuring […]

Barry Slawson, Managing Director and founder of Nottingham-based East Midlands Ceramics (EMC Tiles), is celebrating forty years in business with a new role as Group Company Chairman – and the appointment of three sons as directors. This creates a pathway for a new management structure to take the helm at an exciting time for the […]

LATICRETE International has acquired BENFER SCHOMBURG S.R.L. BENFER is a leading producer of adhesives and sealants for ceramic and natural stone floor and wall coverings, with an impressive track record of growth. The general management of the company will continue under the direction of Giorgio Cocchi, previous owner of BENFER, with the support of Eddy […]

The TTA Awards 2020 will take place on Friday 27 March at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Confirmed Gold sponsors for the coming Awards are Jackoboard, Mapei, Norcros Adhesives, Palace Chemicals, PCS, Tilemaster Adhesives, Trimline Group and UltraTileFix. CITB and Lithofin are Silver sponsors. The deadline for submitting entries is 31 December 2019 and all 16 […]

Mark Scott, a young tiler from near Glasgow, has been ranked 7th in the World out of 25 countries and awarded a Medallion of Excellence at the WorldSkills final in Kazan. Countries that he beat include Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Sweden, Malaysia and Columbia. The medal he received can only be awarded to those who […]

Luxury tile, bathroom and kitchen company, Roccia, have won this year’s BIBAs “Business of the Year” Award.  Run by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, the BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards) are highly prized by the Lancashire business community. Hosted at the glittering Blackpool Tower Ballroom in September, the awards evening got into full swing […]

TTA member Leeds College of Building is the latest organisation to become a member of the Northern Powerhouse Partner Programme. As the UK’s only specialist further education construction college, the appointment is recognition of the contribution the education institution has made to the scheme. The Leeds-based college joins a network of more than 300 partners […]

BAL’s charity partner Cool Earth has warned about the devastating impact of forest fires sweeping through swathes of rainforest. Some 72,000 forest fires burned between January and August this year which is more than double the number recorded in the whole of 2013. More than 9,500 rainforest fires were observed burning in one week since […]

In August, the value of all construction contract awards, according to Barbour ABI data, was £4.9 billion based on a three month rolling average. This is a decrease of 5.6% on July, and annual comparisons show that this is also a decrease of 18.7% when compared to August 2018. In the three month period ending […]