Paul Doran, WorldSkills UK Training Manager and Lecturer, Southern Regional College, provides an update on WorldSkills preparation. The impact of Covid has not only played havoc with sporting fixtures around the world, the WorldSkills organising committee has also been forced to postpone the next ‘skills Olympics’. It will now take place in Shanghai in October […]

Sian Astley is an interior designer, TV builder, project manager and renovation expert at Moregeous Design. Her business is based in Manchester in a renovated Victorian villa which combines a super-insulated new build with a sensitively restored existing home. Norcros Adhesives became involved at Moregeous HQ back in 2018 when Sian attended a trade day at […]

Tiled surfaces in places such as bathrooms and kitchens are constantly exposed to wet and humid conditions, and undoubtedly create the ideal environment for the growth of microbes in homes and public spaces. This not only contributes to low levels of cleanliness, but also to poor indoor air quality, the development of stains and odours, and the […]

TTA is announcing a move to a new venue for this year’s TTA Awards. To maximise safety of all attendees, this year’s Gala Awards Night will be held at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club, just four miles from the normal venue near the NEC. The evening’s celebrations will be held in a marquee on […]

Leading tile distributor, Verona, has recently extended its Metro tile collection, offering a wider selection of contemporary colours and formats. With its classic styling and unrivalled versatility, the metro tile has long been a go-to choice for homeowners looking to recreate the popular brick-style wall in a range of spaces, from wet rooms and hallways […]

Richmond Ceramics were appointed to install 1,200sq m of floor tiles in a new restaurant at the Glasshouse at Beckworth Emporium. David Brown, owner of Beckworth Emporium, says: “The restaurant floor was a key component in our new redevelopment. Our designers, KVB Design, and I realised the importance of quality workmanship to get the impressive finish […]

The ARDEX Group is a global leading solution and service provider of innovative building systems, with 55 subsidiaries and 3,450 employees in over 100 countries on all continents. As part of the ARDEX Group of companies within the UK, both ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives Ltd (BAL) businesses are quite rightly very proud of their […]

Versatile Distribution Ltd launched its business in April to coincide with non essential retail show rooms re-opening to the general public. The company was founded by Directors Paul Strachan, Pete Brambleby and Gavin Spencer, all of whom have a wealth of experience in the tile industry. Ranges have been sourced from across Europe and merchandised […]

JACKON, the manufacturer of the extruded polystyrene-based JACKOBOARD solutions for tiling, joined with The Bee Centre, Lancashire, in marking UN World Bee Day last week. JACKON kicked off a campaign to support The Bee Centre in 2019 with a donation of 200 beehives to help the Centre’s work. With a retail value, including all accessories, […]

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC)’s Net Zero workstream, CO2nstruct Zero is seeking views on how the industry should demonstrate progress on its collective Net Zero journey. The findings will feed into the creation of a performance framework – a suite of metrics, targets, milestones and commitments – that the industry can use to measure impact and understand when and where […]