Continuing growth is leading to further investment and expansion for manufacturer Larsen Building Products. The company has now appointed Malcolm Spry as area sales manager for the south. His goal will be to develop and maintain the company’s tiling business to the south and south west of London. His appointment is an important one, which provides the […]

Entries to the TTA Awards are now open and will remain so until January. For more information on Award categories and online entry, please visit the TTA Awards website. Now is the time to be thinking about your top projects, products and achievements which you would like to put forward for recognition in 2018. If you […]

Get your chance to win a brand new car with the Children Today charity raffle.  You could win a new Skoda Citigo worth over £8,500 (plus great runner up prizes) – and you definitely will help change a child’s life! You may have seen books of tickets delivered to you in the September issue of […]

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis of 2016 property prices. One square metre of floor space – an area about the size of a red phone box – costs almost £19,439 in Kensington […]

Steven Hugo brings hands-on experience to Tilemaster’s Technical Team.  Steven is a specialist floor fitter and in his new role, he will support customers with technical flooring enquiries, providing expert advice gained from over 16 years ‘on the tools’. During his career, Steven gained considerable experience in the LVT sector as a self-employed fitter. He […]

British Ceramic Tile is rolling out a new brand. Not just a logo tweak or colour palette change, the new brand is the result of a six month project to position British Ceramic Tile as the brand within the tile industry. In an industry known for its lack of consumer brands, British Ceramic Tile has […]

The TTA is providing a new Pendulum slip resistance testing facility for tiles at its Stone, Staffordshire, head office. Slip resistance is an important issue for all aspects of the floorcoverings industry. Slipping is the single most common cause of injury in the UK, comprising 40 per cent of all injuries and costing the NHS […]

With the WorldSkills 2017 final in Abu Dhabi fast approaching, anticipation is rising for the UK Tiling Team. On Thursday 7th September, Schlüter-Systems caught up with them at the Greenbank Campus of Southern Regional College, Northern Ireland (SRC), to hand-deliver a couple of gifts prior to the start of this prestigious competition. Back in March, […]

A FILA tile protection and care regime has been specified, alongside In Situ London’s Moroccan cement tiles, at Jamie’s Italian. The stunning installation spans the restaurant and bar area, on floors and on walls below open serving counters. FILA protection and finishing treatments were chosen to protect and enhance the encaustic-style Moroccan tiles throughout the […]

The TTA has secured CITB part-funding to train eight new NVQ assessors over the next 18 months. The aim of the funding is to provide an assessor infrastructure for the wall and floor tiling sector across the UK which will support quality assured assessment of experienced operatives to NVQ L2. Part funding will also be […]