The Tile Association’s Master Tile Fixer certification scheme was introduced to support TTA’s vision to ‘raise tile and tiling standards and enhance installation expertise and craftmanship’. The scheme certifies highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence. Congratulations to the […]

Firmly established as a must-visit event in the industry’s exhibition calendar, InstallerSHOW has again exceeded all expectations as a record number of visitors flocked to the NEC Birmingham. The enhanced format of this year’s show gave over 20,000 professionals from the heat, water, air and energy space access to more than 300 speakers and 650 […]

Children Today would like to say a big thank you to The Tile Association (TTA) for its continued valuable support. This year the charity is celebrating not only its 30th birthday but also a 20-year relationship between Children Today and TTA, marking 2024 as a significant milestone. In that time TTA and its members have […]

Since 30th June 2024, cards carrying the CSCS logo obtained via Industry Accreditation can no longer be renewed. Any cards remaining will expire by 31st December 2024 and cannot be replaced using IA. This change is designed to meet industry requirements the Construction Leadership Council’s recommendations that all construction industry card schemes must operate with […]

The Tile Association (TTA) has been working with the British Adhesives and Sealants Association (BASA) and Construction Products Association (CPA) to highlight concerns with the NHBC Technical Guidance 2023 Clause 9.2-06 Wet Area Specs – Tanking requirements. Since the guidelines proposed by the National House Building Council (NHBC) on 27th July 2023 did not concur […]

InstallerSHOW is back at the NEC, Birmingham from June 25th to 27th. It’s bigger and better than before, with 50% more space and over 600 exhibitors! InstallerSHOW is the annual event where 20,000 installers, specifiers, and decision-makers from the heat, water, air, and energy sectors gather. It’s the top spot in the UK for finding […]

The Spanish Ceramic Industry Estimates Turnover for 2023 of €4,684 million (-14.3%) ASCER, the Spanish Association of Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile Manufacturers, during Cevisama 2024, held an international press conference organised in collaboration with ICEX Spain Trade and Investment. ASCER’s president, Vicente Nomdedeu Lluesma, presented the provisional year-end close for 2023, a year marked […]

Pictured is Chris Halifax (right) being presented the Best Technical Installation award, Behind The Tiles Awards 2023, by Martin Chappell (left) from Schlüter-Systems. Chris Halifax of CTH Creations has carved himself a reputation for his incredible attention to detail and quest for perfection in all his work. He regularly shares project updates on his social media, […]

Recently, The Tile Association (TTA) has partnered with The British Standards Institution (BSI) so that TTA members now receive a 25% discount on the purchase of British Standards! As the UK’s National Standards Body, BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related services to businesses. […]

The Confindustria Ceramica assembly, elected Augusto Ciarrocchi as President of the Association for the two-year period 2024–2025 with 99% of the votes. The Vice Presidents Vittorio Borelli, Luigi Di Carlantonio, Giorgio Romani, Alberto Selmi and Graziano Verdi were also elected. Augusto Ciarrocchi, born in Civita Castellana in 1960, after graduating in law from the University of Perugia, […]