Ceramic World Web’s recent article addresses how energy bills have more than tripled since the beginning of the year and are wiping out the effects of the economic recovery in Sassuolo and Castellón. The growing fears expressed repeatedly over the summer months have resulted in a cry of alarm from Europe’s two largest ceramic tile […]

CLC is using COP26 to broker the agreement between industry leaders, young professionals and the public to deliver net zero in the built environment. The time for action and a concrete agreement to reduce carbon emissions and invest in our future is now. Government and industry have a crucial opportunity to agree tangible commitments, benefitting […]

Paul Koerner was a well-known character in the tile industry from the late 1970s into the 1990s.  During that time, Paul worked for Nicobond before becoming National Sales Manager with Building Adhesives. Paul also set up BAL Malaysia in the 1980s before starting Dural UK Ltd in Wakefield with his long-standing colleague, John King.   Either side of […]

Johnson Tiles have partnered with leading housebuilder, Barratt Developments, to build a unique zero-carbon concept home – ‘Z House’.  Featuring six tile ranges across four rooms, the flagship project is the first new home in the country, built by a major housebuilder, to go beyond the new Future Homes Standard by delivering a carbon reduction […]

Martin carries a wealth of experience gathered from many different areas within companies’ structures. This varied experience began in 1992 as a fabrication & welding engineer, it then later developed into CAD design, quality management and finally, specification sales and key account management.  He has worked with industry-leading manufacturers who supply through building, tiling, plumbing, […]

Tile Mountain, one of the UK’s fastest growing tile retailers, has recently expanded with the opening of a new showroom in Liverpool. DIY Expert and former Big Brother winner, Craig Phillips, cut the ribbon and officially opened Tile Mountain’s new Liverpool store on Saturday 25th September. Located in Unit 211, Edge Lane Drive, the new showroom […]

Brian Linnington, managing director of Parkside and Strata Tiles, has taken early retirement, leaving the companies in the capable hands of new MD, Dan Little. Brian Linnington joined Topps Tiles plc 10 years ago and established the Commercial Sales Division in 2017. Through two acquisitions in Parkside and Strata Tiles, Brian has created a fast-growing […]

Mintel has released its 2021 market report on ceramic tiles providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis of ceramic tiles. It presents in-depth analysis and insight supported by a range of data with introductory and top-level content. All Mintel’s market reports contain easily manipulated and downloadable appendices of data to support the research […]

Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Love Our Colleges’ campaign, Leeds College of Building, a TTA associated training centre, is dedicating 18–22 October to Colleges Week 2021 and highlighting the incredible work colleges do.  During the national awareness campaign, Leeds College of Building will host its first face-to-face open event post-COVID-19 on Thursday 21 […]

The recently published CBI paper, New Foundations, believes that if the industry is to successfully support the country’s long-term net-zero and levelling-up ambitions, then Government and the construction industry must work together to improve construction buying habits. New Foundations calls for reforms outlined in the 2020 Construction Playbook to be accelerated to enable to the […]