Kerakoll has just launched a new type of adhesive made from gel technology. The company says that using this technology has enabled them to dispense with all of the different formulations for different substrates and tile types that exist with standard C2 cement-based adhesives: with Biogel adhesives there are only 2 choices that have to […]

The Worshipful Company of Tylers & Bricklayers is joining up with more than 20 other City of London Livery Companies for an exciting new event to be held at Lincoln Cathedral. Designed to celebrate Britain’s unique heritage crafts and trades, the Heritage Skills Festival will take place on 23 and 24 June. This is the […]

A Nicholls & Clarke advertisement from 1913, taken from a publication of the time, shows how products within the bathroom industry have changed and have become more modern over time.  Since the invention of bathroom products, their design, style and practicality has changed dramatically. The historic N&C advert shows illustrations of a “family boiler” and a […]

BAL have lent their support to part-time tiler and strongman Steven Stevens. 26 year-old Steven from Blackpool is currently preparing for the Monsters Ball Strongman Competition in August. He will compete in iconic strongman events such as the Atlas Stones, Log Lift and Tyre Flips against strongmen from across the UK. Steven, who is also living […]

The crimes of cowboy builders are well publicised. However the latest study from trades insurer AXA, in an interesting alternative take on this theme, finds that rogue traders may well be out-numbered by rogue customers. Customers having a cavalier attitude towards tradesmen’s safety and wellbeing is common, as are attempts to belittle their expertise, and the worst behaviour would […]

Italian brand Marazzi, leading international player in the ceramic tiles sector, has opened its first showroom in London, in the heart of Clerkenwell, one of the most renowned design hubs worldwide. Thanks to this opening, Marazzi aims at further establishing its name among the international architects and interior designers working in the capital, thus enhancing its […]

Norcros Adhesives has cemented its reputation as the leading environmental manufacturer in our industry. It has for the second year running won the TTA Award for Best Environmental Initiative. This comes following a year in which the company has broadened its efforts to eliminate negative environmental impacts of its business. During 2016 the company launched […]

Sharon Taylor winning Tile Fixer of the Year was definitely one of the highlights of this year’s TTA Awards. In taking the Award, she became the first-ever woman to be nominated for and to win this accolade. This category is always one of the most eagerly awaited on TTA Awards night, and it was keenly […]

Tilemaster LevelFlex has been supplied, by DHS Ltd, at Alderney Community Sports Centre (ACSC) – the Island’s first swimming pool and gym facility, which is being crowd-funded. The new facility is the result of huge funding efforts by the island’s residents, local businesses, sponsors and donors; with patron Duncan Goodhew MBE giving the ‘Swim Alderney’ […]

While the outcome of Brexit may be uncertain, Mintel’s flagship British Lifestyles report reveals that consumers are braced for an expensive future ahead. Over four in five (83%) Brits are currently concerned about seeing price rises on goods and services, with 59% worried about the mounting cost of groceries, 35% worried about the climbing cost […]