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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 craftsmanship’. The scheme will certify highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence. TTA Master […]

Sassuolo, June 2023 – Kerakoll has become one of the first companies in the construction sector to achieve B Corp certification. Already the leading Benefit Company in the field of sustainable construction, Kerakoll is one of the building industry’s top players globally.. This important ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) milestone for Kerakoll represents the evolution […]

Sharp Fall in Housing Leads to Construction Recession The construction industry is expected to experience an acute recession this year driven by double-digit falls in the two largest construction sectors: private housing new build and private housing repair, maintenance, and improvement (rm&i). The CPA forecasts construction output to fall by 7.0% in 2023 before recovering […]

In September, DIY SOS will once again be partnering with Radio 2, to deliver this year’s BBC Children in Need Big Build. In what will be the 10th build for BBC Children in Need, DIY SOS will build a bespoke children’s counselling and therapy centre for Treetops Hospice in Risley, Derbyshire. This special build, which will […]

TTA members have once again visited Spain on a highly successful trip hosted by ASCER (The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) and the Castellón Chamber of Commerce. The four-day trip earlier this month was based in Castellón, and was fully funded through the generosity of the Spanish hosts. Members of the 19-strong group represented a […]

The Tile Association Awards are the tiling industry’s national Awards, which each year recognise quality and achievement in our sector. Support from the industry’s major brands is what makes the Awards possible and it also demonstrates these companies’ commitment to the values of excellence and achievement which are associated with the Awards. TTA is delighted […]

BEWI, the UK’s largest producer of EPS products for the construction industry, has become the parent company of the leading tile backerboard and construction systems brands JACKOBOARD®, THERMOMUR® and JACKODUR®. This follows the merger between JACKON and BEWI in October 2022, which now sees BEWI become the owner of the three former JACKON brands. These […]

The Tile Association is launching a new series of Technical Masterclasses. Most of the sessions will be held at TTA HQ, The Mount, 43 Stafford Road, Stone, Staffs. ST15 0HG, although some are hosted at colleges and members’ facilities to enable more geographical coverage. The Technical Masterclasses are aimed at every level of tiler to […]

Colleagues at Stoke-on-Trent building products manufacturer Building Adhesives Ltd (part of ARDEX Group), are taking on a mammoth 25,000-mile charity challenge for the Dougie Mac in memory of a former team member who sadly passed away from cancer. Following the passing of Avril Worrall, the team at Building Adhesives wanted to do something to make a […]

Schlüter-Systems, as a leading manufacturer of tile installation products, also offers both conventional underfloor heating (UFH) and an electrical undertile heating alternative suitable for diverse applications: the manufacturer’s two CAD-enabled options for the 21st century – BEKOTEC-THERM and DITRA-HEAT E. The first is a hydronic system that can be installed in the traditional way beneath […]