TTA is delighted to be able to announce that it now has nine Gold sponsors who have committed to support the 2022 TTA awards. PCS, Shackerley & Topps Tiles are the latest three brands to sign up. PCS are a UK-based manufacturer of high-performance construction products that are thermally insulating, lightweight and waterproof. The company’s […]
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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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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 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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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 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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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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Ceramic World Web’s recent article addresses how energy bills have more than tripled since the beginning of the year and are wiping out the effects of the economic recovery in Sassuolo and Castellón. The growing fears expressed repeatedly over the summer months have resulted in a cry of alarm from Europe’s two largest ceramic tile […]
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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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Tile Mountain, one of the UK’s fastest growing tile retailers, has recently expanded with the opening of a new showroom in Liverpool. DIY Expert and former Big Brother winner, Craig Phillips, cut the ribbon and officially opened Tile Mountain’s new Liverpool store on Saturday 25th September. Located in Unit 211, Edge Lane Drive, the new showroom […]
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