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 […]

The Worshipful Company of Tylers & Bricklayers recently made a special presentation to the 2016 winner of Skillbuild. Gordon Cook from City of Glasgow College, with his tutor Andrew Pollock, attended an Awards Evening hosted by the Worshipful Company at Trinity House in Central London in March. The Awards lunch is an annual event, which seeks […]

The first three months of the year have seen a 143% increase in membership applications. As more and more businesses and individuals within the tiling industry come to understand and appreciate the benefits of the work that the TTA is doing and the specific benefits of membership, we are seeing membership numbers steadily increasing. This […]

Britain’s biggest tile specialist, Topps Tiles, has launched its latest range of trader initiatives, available for all their registered trade customers. With the introduction of its latest collection of benefits, traders can now take advantage of a variety of rewards, from free coffee in-store to 200 new trade price reductions and discounts on a range […]

BAL has appointed Paul Telfer as Specification Sales Manager for London and the South East. Paul will work with architects, designers, specifiers and contractors supporting them on M40/M20 specifications, providing project support and delivering RIBA-accredited CPDs. With more than 15 years’ experience working with market-leading building products manufacturers, Paul has a track record of working with […]

Instarmac Group plc have secured a position in the prestigious ‘Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For’ for the 8th year at a recent awards ceremony held in London. The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies was introduced in 2001 and has since become one of the most anticipated awards ceremonies of the year. The Times Top […]

The latest survey results from British Ceramic Tile reveal all about British design, interior design trends and shopping habits. There have been some disastrous interior design trends. Who remembers fuzzy toilet covers and shag pile in the bathroom? But when it comes to the worst interior design trends, the UK public turned their noses up at […]

Possible changes are on the way for import tariffs, currently imposed on Chinese tiles imported into Europe. Anti-dumping tariffs have been in place since September 2011, when the current measures were put in place. Their intention has been to protect EU ceramic tile manufacturers from the possibly destabilising effects of large quantities of heavily-subsidised Chinese […]

One of the leading bathroom retailers in Ireland has chosen to use K8 business management software from Kerridge. Waterloo Bathrooms & Tiles was established 27 years ago and operates from a magnificent retail showroom in South County Dublin. The company specialises in the supply and installation of high end bathrooms for the domestic and commercial […]

Trimline is holding a Trade Breakfast Morning at the Teardrop Centre on Wednesday 22nd of March 2017. The event will run from 07.30 to 4.00pm. The day will have a busy agenda featuring presentations, training and live demos from the tiling industry’s top brands. It will also be an opportunity to meet the Trimline Team and tour the company’s […]