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STOPPING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Parkside and Strata Managing Director Dan Little has produced a whitepaper entitled: ‘How Sector Innovation Can Support a Sustainable Future’. In the document Dan asks what the wall and floor specification market can do to support the urgent need to halt climate change. The world has recently attempted to answer this question at the COP26 […]

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SKILLBUILD 2021 NATIONAL FINALS

TTA recently attended SkillBuild 2021 along with TTA members – Nicobond, Schlüter-Systems and BAL – who supported the competition with materials. SkillBuild is the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices which comprises a series of competitions. It sees the very best in a range of disciplines compete against each other to be […]

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TTA BRINGS INCREASED CLARITY TO UKCA MARKING REQUIREMENTS

TTA recently held a UKCA marking seminar at its HQ in Stone, hosted by Lorna Williams – Executive Officer and General Secretary of BASA, and a recognised authority on this topic. The seminar was extremely helpful and answered many of the queries of TTA members.  Industry is increasingly concerned about the implications of the new UKCA marking system introduced as a result […]

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INSTARMAC SET OUT AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS IN LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT

With COP26 recently dominating our news feeds, climate change and environmental policies are at the forefront of most people’s minds. During the UN Climate Change Conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, summed up the current crisis by saying, “We must listen – and we must act – and we must choose wisely. On behalf of this […]

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TTA GOES LARGE IN SPAIN

TTA representatives spent four days in early November in Castellón, Spain, hosted by ASCER (The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) and the Castellón Chamber of Commerce. The UK group was organised by TTA, but the visit, including flights, accommodation and most meals, was fully funded by the Spanish hosts, for which TTA is very grateful. […]

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BANKS & LLOYD, N&C, PALACE CHEMICALS LTD AND ULTRATILE ARE THE LATEST GOLD SPONSORS OF TTA AWARDS 2022

TTA is pleased to announce that Banks & Lloyd, N&C, Palace Chemicals Ltd and UltraTile have all joined Jackoboard® and Mapei in committing to Gold Sponsorship of next year’s TTA Awards.  TTA is delighted that they have chosen to sign up for Gold Sponsorship and will now receive the heavyweight media exposure associated with the awards. Banks & Lloyd are a UK and Spanish-based market-leading […]

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CLC MAXIMISES OPPORTUNITIES AT COP26

CLC is using COP26 to broker the agreement between industry leaders, young professionals and the public to deliver net zero in the built environment. The time for action and a concrete agreement to reduce carbon emissions and invest in our future is now. Government and industry have a crucial opportunity to agree tangible commitments, benefitting […]

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