There is little to beat the adrenaline-charged thrill of going up on stage to collect an award at the industry’s ‘night of the year’. Those who have been in the fortunate position of achieving the recognition of an award can tell you what it feels like. Lee Featherstone, for instance, who won the Tile Fixer […]

Dublin family-run business, TileStyle, has won Best Home/Interior Store 2017 at this year’s Retail Excellence Ireland Awards. The bathroom, tile, wood flooring and stone superstore was crowned the winner at the glamorous awards ceremony on 5 November. The Awards which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway, were once again hosted by […]

The Wall & Floor Tiling category winners of Skillbuild 2016 have been announced. The winners are: 1st Gordon Cook from City of Glasgow College 2nd Jordan Smith from City of Glasgow College 3rd Keiran Milnes from Leeds College of Building A total of 78 competitors took part in the Skillbuild finals which were held at […]

The 44th WorldSkills Competition will be taking place in Abu Dhabi in October 2017. Schlüter-Systems are the sponsors of the UK Squad. The WorldSkills Competition is a flagship event: held every two years, it is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world, reflecting a global industry. A total of 72 member […]

Building Adhesives Ltd recently attended a national celebration of UK manufacturing at The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016. The company had been shortlisted into three categories for Sustainable Manufacturing, Supply Chain Excellence and Through-Life Engineering Services, taking their place alongside internationally-renowned companies such as Caterpillar, McLaren Automotive, Siemens, JCB and Coca-Cola. The awards ceremony in Birmingham […]

The TTA is unveiling a comprehensive and attractive programme of high profile sponsorship activities for the 2017 TTA Awards. These opportunities include promotion before, during and after the Gala Awards night, which is to be held on 19 May at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, Central London. Past Award sponsors have found the publicity they […]

The finalists of the 2017 Surface Design Awards have been revealed – and they feature an astounding range of inspiring surfaces and materials. The Surface Design Awards are the only awards in the UK that recognise and celebrate outstanding examples of progressive design and the use of innovative surfaces in projects both in the UK […]

It may seem like the TTA Awards 2016 have only just taken place but it is not too early for Tile Association members to start thinking about their entries for next year. The TTA Awards for 2017 will be held on the evening of 19th May at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel. This year’s winners were unanimous in […]

Every three years the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers holds its prestigious Triennial Awards competition. Entries for the 2017 awards are now being accepted, so if you fit the entry criteria, please do put yourself or your business forward. The Triennial Awards identify the buildings or structures within the area bounded by the M25 […]

A Stoke-on-Trent manufacturing business has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016. Trentham-based Building Adhesives Ltd will now go head-to-head with manufacturers across the country in the Supply Chain Excellence, Sustainable Manufacturing and the Through Life Engineering category which looks for the company that is delivering high value, long-life and outstanding products with the […]