FILANO RUST has been awarded ‘Best Ancillary Product’ in The Tile Association Awards 2017.  FILA was also short-listed for the ‘Best Environmental Initiative’ award. The winning product, FILANO RUST is designed to safely remove old and new rust stains from all types of natural stone, agglomerates, porcelain and ceramic and concrete. It has a non-acid […]

BAL – the market-leaders in full tiling solutions – have helped mosaic artist Tamara Froud transform a primary school dining hall with installations designed by pupils and taking inspiration from the school’s values. A fixing solution of BAL adhesive and grout provided Tamara with the perfect materials to fix ornate Cinca ceramic mosaics to a […]

Chelmsford-based Elite Tiling is being put up for sale. With 19 years experience, the TTA member company has established a strong reputation for providing natural stone, porcelain and ceramic tile services to both private and public sector customers in a range of industry sectors. Now owner Gary Bude is seeking to retire and looking to sell the […]

The path to WorldSkills 2017 continues for the UK tiling team, sponsored by Schlüter-Systems Ltd. Most recently, a series of challenges over an intensive 2-day stretch, from 29th – 30th March, saw the nomination of the representative to compete at the grand final, in Abu Dhabi. Armondas Tamulis, of Southern Regional College Northern Ireland (SRC), […]

RAK Ceramics Group has announced that Alvin Biggs has been appointed as vice president of sales in Europe. As part of his new role he will become the managing director in Italy and Germany, overseeing the sales and operations functions across Europe. Alvin has been with RAK Ceramics (UK) since January 2012 and held a senior […]

BAL’s team of Product Support Technicians (PSTs) have been named as one of the top-10 best flooring products or services in the UK following a public vote. BAL PSTs were one of 50 products and services shortlisted for the Tomorrow’s Contract Floors Awards 2017 after being nominated for the awards by readers of the magazine. […]

Following an upsurge in demand for places at the forthcoming TTA Awards dinner, the organisers are putting on extra tables for the event. It is great news that the industry is in such a buoyant mood, as it gears up for the gala evening of the year, leading to strong demand for seats and company […]

The N&C St George’s Family Fun Day will be held on the 22nd April from 11am until 3pm. The event will be held at N&C Building Materials, Freshwater Road, Dagenham. The day will be full of FREE activities for all the family to enjoy, including bouncy castles, carousel, face painting, penalty shootout, a farm full […]

Kick-Start Publishing has launched the essential 2017 guide for the tile and stone specification market, in print and online. The Specifier’s Guide, for architects and developers, includes comprehensive information and insightful commentary on a wide spectrum of subjects relating to the art and science of tile and stone. Content topics include stone and composites, tiles, […]

Armatile has announced the appointment of Andy Dancaster as UK business development manager. Andy joined Armatile at the beginning of February and made an immediate impact at the Surface Design Show. He headed up the team which successfully presented Armatile’s unique tile and mosaic creations to the many specifiers, retailers and distributors in attendance. Andy […]