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TTA is encouraging fixers to sign up for OSAT or EWPAR assessments, for which the Association has funding available right now. This is an opportunity which should not be missed, as an NVQ Level 2 is now required in order to get a CSCS card. This is open to all fixers, whether they are TTA […]

The results of the 2020 TTA Awards will be announced on 16 October. The exact format of the event is still being finalised – please keep an eye on the Awards website at www.ttaawards.com for full information, as well as TTA Awards social media on Twitter and Facebook. We hope that as many people as possible will […]

A vacancy has arisen within Clay & Rock, one of the country’s leading tile showrooms and importers, based in Tattenhall, Cheshire. The company is seeking a full-time assistant showroom manager, who has experience within a showroom environment and has a proven track record handling one-to-one sales with both retail and trade clients. The successful applicant […]

Richmond Ceramic are looking for additional tilers to undertake work on commercial projects and residential developments all around the UK. Richmond are in their tenth year of trading and have enjoyed rapid growth over the past couple of years, now working with some of the biggest names in development and construction. Directors Darren Richmond, Paul […]

TTA Centre of Excellence, Leeds College of Building is celebrating after being named second-best UK Training Provider for 2020-21 in the ‘RateMyApprenticeship Top 50’ league table. The chart is based on 5,500 authentic student-written reviews across all apprenticeship and school leaver schemes on the national website, RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk. The top training providers in the UK for […]

BAL has continued to develop its sustainable business focus with the introduction of more 100% recycled plastic containers. From material sourcing, through to product launch, the environment impacts remain a key focus within all BAL’s processes and environmental management. As a result, the business continues to remove the use of single-use plastics and transition wherever […]

In September TTA Board member Billy Valler and his son Max Max aim to take part in a sponsored cycle ride from London to Paris to help raise funds for Cure Leukaemia. They will cover 500km in three and a half days and they are hoping to be in the fastest of the four groups […]

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 […]

TTA is backing a new initiative which aims to guide and reassure homeowners who are looking to employ tradespeople, such as tilers, in and around their homes post-lockdown. The initiative comprises new guidance which is being issued to homeowners. The Work Safe, Safe Work Campaign has been developed by TrustMark, the Government-endorsed quality scheme for tradespeople, and the […]

Nicobond, part of the Nicolls & Clarke Group, is supporting the UK’s top apprentice tilers as they train with WorldSkills UK in preparation for competing at two international skills competitions next year: EuroSkills Graz in Austria and WorldSkills Shanghai in China.  WorldSkills UK, the leading education and skills charity, is responsible for managing the UK’s […]