Specialist ceramic tile production has continued throughout lockdown at Craven Dunnill Jackfield, with its highly skilled team of craftsmen remaining hard at work, handmaking decorative ceramics for ongoing projects in Saudi Arabia, USA, Uruguay, and the UK. The appetite for British ceramic handcraft appears only to be growing, despite the current trading challenges. This complements […]

Renowned Manchester mosaic artist Mark Kennedy has benefitted from support from two leading brands in the tiling industry. JACKOBOARD® has had a long association with Mark Kennedy and has supplied him with backerboard for his past projects, including many in the city of Manchester and around Manchester City’s football ground. The JACKOBOARD® product has been especially useful […]

TTA is encouraging fixers to sign up for OSAT or EWPAR assessments, for which the Association has funding available right now. This is an opportunity which should not be missed, as an NVQ Level 2 is now required in order to get a CSCS card. This is open to all fixers, whether they are TTA […]

The results of the 2020 TTA Awards will be announced on 16 October. The exact format of the event is still being finalised – please keep an eye on the Awards website at www.ttaawards.com for full information, as well as TTA Awards social media on Twitter and Facebook. We hope that as many people as possible will […]

A vacancy has arisen within Clay & Rock, one of the country’s leading tile showrooms and importers, based in Tattenhall, Cheshire. The company is seeking a full-time assistant showroom manager, who has experience within a showroom environment and has a proven track record handling one-to-one sales with both retail and trade clients. The successful applicant […]

In September TTA Board member Billy Valler and his son Max Max aim to take part in a sponsored cycle ride from London to Paris to help raise funds for Cure Leukaemia. They will cover 500km in three and a half days and they are hoping to be in the fastest of the four groups […]

TTA is backing a new initiative which aims to guide and reassure homeowners who are looking to employ tradespeople, such as tilers, in and around their homes post-lockdown. The initiative comprises new guidance which is being issued to homeowners. The Work Safe, Safe Work Campaign has been developed by TrustMark, the Government-endorsed quality scheme for tradespeople, and the […]

Nicobond, part of the Nicolls & Clarke Group, is supporting the UK’s top apprentice tilers as they train with WorldSkills UK in preparation for competing at two international skills competitions next year: EuroSkills Graz in Austria and WorldSkills Shanghai in China.  WorldSkills UK, the leading education and skills charity, is responsible for managing the UK’s […]

TTA is supporting the new Construction Talent Retention Scheme – a partnership between the Government and industry to secure essential talent in the UK construction sector, including tiling. Launched in July, the Construction Talent Retention Scheme comprises an online portal that supports redeployment of staff at risk of redundancy across the sector, while also enabling […]

The organisers of Cersaie have released a statement confirming that the event is to be cancelled this year. They say that the ongoing Covid-19 health emergency in too many countries makes it impossible to organise an exhibition that would guarantee the presence of professionals from all over the world. They say they are now working […]