What was your first job? I was a fishmonger at our local Sainsbury’s during my university days. I used to do a 10-hour shift on a Sunday as it was double pay (£12ph was a lot in the early 90s) but 7am starts did not mean a whale of a time though! Being a student, […]

An updated version of the Common Assessment Standard – the industry-agreed pre-qualification standard developed by Build UK – has been released. Version 4 has been streamlined following the withdrawal of PAS 91 and updated to include a new Building Safety section, ensuring the Common Assessment Standard can be used to demonstrate that companies have the […]

The SkillBuild Regional Qualifiers for 2024 are now complete, following three months of heats across the UK from April to June. The construction trainees and apprentices have been scored for each Regional Qualifier, and you can now view the results of the top 3 scoring competitors for each trade category. These scores are quality assured […]

The Tile Association’s Master Tile Fixer certification scheme was introduced to support TTA’s vision to ‘raise tile and tiling standards and enhance installation expertise and craftmanship’. The scheme certifies highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence. Congratulations to the […]

Since 30th June 2024, cards carrying the CSCS logo obtained via Industry Accreditation can no longer be renewed. Any cards remaining will expire by 31st December 2024 and cannot be replaced using IA. This change is designed to meet industry requirements the Construction Leadership Council’s recommendations that all construction industry card schemes must operate with […]

Recently, The Tile Association (TTA) has partnered with The British Standards Institution (BSI) so that TTA members now receive a 25% discount on the purchase of British Standards! As the UK’s National Standards Body, BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related services to businesses. […]

The Tile Association’s Master Tile Fixer certification scheme was introduced to support TTA’s vision to ‘raise tile and tiling standards and enhance installation expertise and craftmanship’. The scheme certifies highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence. Congratulations to our […]

The UK economy is showing signs of improvement from what was seen at the end of 2023. Growth is forecast to be modest and there is a need for an extra 251,500 extra construction workers by 2028 to meet the expected levels of work. The latest Construction Skills Network report published by the Construction Industry […]

Colleges across the UK are preparing to host the largest and longest-running construction skills competition, with over 1,000 students set to compete in the SkillBuild 2024 Regional Qualifiers this year, including the candidates in this year’s wall and floor tiling category. There are 19 Regional Qualifiers taking place across the UK from 23rd April–4th July. […]

The Tile Association’s Master Tile Fixer certification scheme was introduced to support TTA’s vision to ‘raise tile and tiling standards and enhance installation expertise and craftmanship’. The scheme certifies highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence. Congratulations to our […]