Students who have achieved a qualification in Wall & Floor tiling from one of TTA’s recognised colleges are eligible for one year’s free TTA provisional membership. Recognised colleges include: Cardiff and Vale College City of Glasgow College Construction Skills College Ltd Hugh Baird College Leeds College of Building NPTC Group of Colleges Preston College Sandwell […]

JACKON by BEWI, owner of the market-leading JACKOBOARD® brand of construction boards and tiling backerboards, has announced that Colin Higham, Managing Director, has left the business to take early retirement. Colin founded the business as Tilebacker Ltd in 2012 to distribute JACKON’s JACKOBOARD® range of insulated boards and tilebacker products throughout the UK and Ireland. […]

Kay Porter, TTA’s CEO, has recently written to the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, as follows: I am writing to you regarding the above in my capacity as CEO of The Tile Association (TTA). We represent the entire UK wall and floor tiling sector – colleges, manufacturers, distributors/retailers, tiling contractors and independent tile […]

The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers is one of the historic companies of the city of London and is unusual, if not unique, in being involved with three distinct crafts – bricklaying, roof slating and tiling, and wall and floor tiling – for which the Craft Awards were presented. A significant part of the […]

Norcros Adhesives, one of the UK’s top tile adhesive and grout brands, has announced it is to cease operations. In a statement to customers, Managing Director, Simon Poe says that despite implementing a programme of profit improvement measures, the business has unfortunately continued to be loss-making. The closure process will be put into effect immediately, […]

On 13th February 2023, CTD Tiles Limited (CTD), part of the AURELIUS Group, announced the acquisition of 13 UK branches, from Tile Giant. The existing team members will become part of CTD. The transaction will expand CTD’s nationwide network of branches and bolster its commitment to being one of the UK’s leading omni-channel specialist tile distributors. Katie Clapham, CTD’s HR & […]

The Tile Association is delighted to announce that there are now an amazing 16 Gold sponsors signed up for the 2023 Awards. TTA is grateful to all those who are showing their support for the Awards and for the values of excellence and achievement which they represent and promote. These brands will also benefit from […]

For companies in the tiling business, The Tiling Show is the must-attend event of the year. The Tiling Show is the UK’s only trade show devoted solely to tiles and related products. It will be taking place on the same day as TTA Awards on 12th May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The Show is […]

TTA is looking forward to welcoming you on TTA Awards night on Friday 12th May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Ticket sales are still open, the event often sells out so don’t delay purchasing your tickets! Individual tickets are £195 + VAT, and a table of 10 costs £1,755 + VAT. A second table of […]

The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, with registration now open for SkillBuild 2023. The SkillBuild competition is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and offers an opportunity for talented apprentices and learners of all ages to compete regionally against one another in various trade categories. Prospective competitors can […]