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One of the newest products from Norcros Adhesives has helped in the creation of a superb new venue for weddings and other large gatherings near Hythe in Kent. The Port Lympne Hotel, owned by the Aspinall Foundation, adjoins the Port Lympne reserve – a breeding sanctuary for rare and endangered animals. The four star hotel, […]

Leading tile distributor, Verona, has upgraded its website and online trade portal to better support customers, making the platform more user-friendly, while providing retailers with easier access to marketing materials and product information to enhance the sales experience online and in store. The business used unexpected downtime during the year to improve its digital services […]

TTA charted new territory last week, by holding its Awards celebration and presentations using a virtual online format. Although very different from a normal event – it was originally due to take place in Birmingham back in March – the online Awards have been hailed as a success. Awards were presented in all categories and […]

Richard Friebe started his tiling career 45 years ago on a summer vacation job with an established Coventry tiling company, called Layrite. As a poverty-stricken student (his description!), his first experience of the wonderful world of work was unloading a flatbed lorry laden with loose, unboxed quarry pavings. He did return to his PE teacher […]

John Simons has won the Tile Fixer of the year Award. John has been in the business for over three decades, but he says that he is still learning as the industry evolves. For example the growth in the size of tiles, with large format panels now becoming increasingly popular has meant learning new techniques. […]

Dylan Calvert has won the Trainee Tile Fixer of the Year category. Dylan won Gold at the national finals of the SkillBuild competition, progressing to the WorldSkills UK training squad for EuroSkills 2020 and WorldSkills 2021; despite being involved in a serious car accident just prior to the national finals. He has made a huge […]

Parkside has won the Wall Tile of the Year category with Sequel Vibe. Containing 98% recycled material, Sequel Vibe is the most waste-efficient and sustainable wall tile collection on the market, manufactured using recycled glass and porcelain. Due to the high-recycled content, Sequel Vibe can be recycled back into itself and all waste from production […]

Mixture from Casa Ceramica has won the Award for Floor Tile of the Year. This is a collection that comprises two concrete variants, together with three Venetian Terrazzo versions which differ in the size and shape of their constituent pieces.

Pro-Tilers UK Wall and Floor Ltd have won the Excellence Tile Contracting category. Pro-Tilers UK Wall and Floor Ltd was incorporated in 2014 by Steve Wagstaff and Mark Callon, who together have over 40 years’ experience in the tiling industry and have no issues taking on any challenges. Starting out in the early days in […]

Trimline has won the Excellence in Supply & Services category. The Trimline Group is a leading supplier of tiling products and solutions backed up with expert support and advice. With over 2,600 product lines and next day delivery available across the UK, the company demonstrates a passion and a commitment to exceed industry standards. 2019 […]