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Renowned Manchester mosaic artist Mark Kennedy has benefitted from support from two leading brands in the tiling industry. JACKOBOARD® has had a long association with Mark Kennedy and has supplied him with backerboard for his past projects, including many in the city of Manchester and around Manchester City’s football ground. The JACKOBOARD® product has been especially useful […]

We are saddened to hear of the sudden loss of a great character and contributor to the tiling industry. Phil was 68 and born in Oldham. He started work straight from school for local tiling contractor J Duncan as an apprentice wall and floor tiler. During his apprenticeship term he was mentored by Bob Howard also […]

Topps Tiles has announced its Tile of the Year for 2021 – the stunning Zellica tile in a glossy bronze shade. 2020 has been a year full of unexpected twists and turns but there have been a few positives to come from such an extraordinary time. The main positive being that we’ve fallen back in […]

It has been reported that Brian Elkins, founder of On The Tiles in Millbrook, Southampton, has died, following a lengthy battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Brian was known for his mischievous sense of humour and his enjoyment of physics, craft and working with tools. This set him on a path working for MFI and Comet, […]

TTA is encouraging fixers to sign up for OSAT or EWPAR assessments, for which the Association has funding available right now. This is an opportunity which should not be missed, as an NVQ Level 2 is now required in order to get a CSCS card. This is open to all fixers, whether they are TTA […]

The results of the 2020 TTA Awards will be announced on 16 October. The exact format of the event is still being finalised – please keep an eye on the Awards website at www.ttaawards.com for full information, as well as TTA Awards social media on Twitter and Facebook. We hope that as many people as possible will […]

A vacancy has arisen within Clay & Rock, one of the country’s leading tile showrooms and importers, based in Tattenhall, Cheshire. The company is seeking a full-time assistant showroom manager, who has experience within a showroom environment and has a proven track record handling one-to-one sales with both retail and trade clients. The successful applicant […]

Richmond Ceramic are looking for additional tilers to undertake work on commercial projects and residential developments all around the UK. Richmond are in their tenth year of trading and have enjoyed rapid growth over the past couple of years, now working with some of the biggest names in development and construction. Directors Darren Richmond, Paul […]

TTA Centre of Excellence, Leeds College of Building is celebrating after being named second-best UK Training Provider for 2020-21 in the ‘RateMyApprenticeship Top 50’ league table. The chart is based on 5,500 authentic student-written reviews across all apprenticeship and school leaver schemes on the national website, RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk. The top training providers in the UK for […]

BAL has continued to develop its sustainable business focus with the introduction of more 100% recycled plastic containers. From material sourcing, through to product launch, the environment impacts remain a key focus within all BAL’s processes and environmental management. As a result, the business continues to remove the use of single-use plastics and transition wherever […]