BAL is currently recruiting for its Training and Technical Support Team in the Midlands region.  The main purpose of the role will be to promote, train and provide technical support to current and potential customers in the correct usage of the company’s range of specialist tile fixing products. To carry out product training and demonstration […]

The growing popularity of outdoor living spaces – and of seamless floor finishes – has created new challenges for the tiling sector. In response, LTP has developed four new treatments to help maintain the appearance and safety of natural and engineered stone surfaces. All of the solutions are made in the UK. New to the […]

Armatile has announced plans to create 20 new jobs and invest £3m in a new luxury showroom and design hub in Dublin.  Armatile, a family owned business that employs around 90 people across three locations at Armagh, Belfast and Newry, will open the facility at Baldoyle, North Dublin in the spring. Retail Director, Chris McCann, […]

Total construction output in Great Britain is forecast to experience a slight decline of 0.3% in 2020, before a rise of 1.2% in 2021 according to the latest forecast from the Construction Products Association. Political uncertainty and bad weather led to a slowdown in construction activity towards the end of last year, but the forecasts show […]

Nominations will close on 15 February for buildings and projects demonstrating excellence in the relevant award categories of The Tylers & Bricklayers’ Craft Awards, one of which is Wall and Floor Tiling. To be considered for an award the building or project must have been completed in the last three years and must be located […]

What better way of getting set for the Awards than to take part in a vigorous round of golf at The Marriott Forest of Arden Golf & Country Club, Warwickshire? This year’s TTA Golf Day will take place on Friday 27th March, with the Awards themselves being presented that evening. The Golf Day will be […]

Target Tiles, the online retailer of tiles and consumables established in 2006, has launched a new transactional website in November. The company says that the requirement for a new website comes on the back of very strong growth currently, with online sales up 37% in the past year.  “Online is the way the current generation […]

It was a clean sweep for Southern Regional College, Northern Ireland, in the Wall and Floor Tiling category at the SkillBuild 2019 UK National Final. The event was held at WorldSkills UK LIVE – the UK’s largest skills, apprenticeships and careers event – on 21 – 23 November at NEC Birmingham. Dylan Calvert took Gold, and is pictured receiving his certificate […]

Scotland’s leading independent tile distributor, Collinson Ceramics, is to implement K8, the fully integrated, business management software solution, developed by Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS). Collinson imports and distributes ceramic and porcelain tiles and operates out of a flagship showroom in Edinburgh, with branches in Inverness and Dundee and a distribution centre in Dalmeny. Predominantly a […]

Luxury bathroom and tile specialist, Real Stone and Tile has expanded their offerings with the addition of a new, 3D design service. Available via consultation at its Cheadle-based showroom, the bespoke service enables customers to see their renovation dreams reimagined as life-like 3D renderings. The acquired software, Virtual Worlds, is specifically programmed for bathroom and […]