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Preparation time has been reduced dramatically with the use of BAL’s new floating uncoupling mat – Flexbone 2Easy – on a prime redevelopment in County Durham. The 200m2 problem screed to be tiled had two days of preparatory work scheduled before installation could even begin, but this was reduced to just half a day using BAL […]

The Tile Mountain Group has become the largest privately owned tile retailer in the UK following its acquisition today of Kettering-based Walls and Floors.  Established in 1987, Walls and Floors has grown to a company employing nearly 200 people with an annual turnover in excess of £30m. Its purchase by the Tile Mountain Group, spearheaded […]

Topps Tiles Plc has today announced the acquisition of 80% of the issued share capital of Strata Tiles Ltd. Strata is a supplier of tiles to the commercial market. The acquisition also involves the grant of put and call options relating to the purchase by the Group of the remaining 20% of the issued shares […]

At the annual TTA Awards last Friday the tiling industry rolled out the red carpet in style to recognise and celebrate the top achievers in our sector. It was a spectacular gala Awards night, which many in the industry are hailing as the best-ever, where Awards were presented in 17 categories. The evening was hosted […]

The Tiling Show, organised by The Tile Association, has firmly established itself as a must-attend event for our industry. Taking place last Friday at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole, the Show attracted 32 exhibitors, growing strongly for its second year, and proved to be an essential day out for fixers, retailers and others from the tiling […]

Photo shows: David Forbes (TTA Board Member) with Roy Croft. Roy Croft’s company, Stortford Tiling, is now employing the fifth generation of his family in the business. Roy left school in 1967 just before his 15th birthday and he started off helping his dad by mixing grouts, loading and unloading lorries and other aspects of […]

Photo shows: Billy Valler (TTA Board Member), Steve Wagstaff. Steve started his career in tiling 25 years ago, working for a local tiler, largely on domestic projects. Steve jointly owns Pro-Tilers UK Wall & Floor Ltd with Mark Callan and they have three employees and 12 sub-contractors in regular employment. They work mainly on high-end […]

Photo shows: Ryan Spencer of Jackoboard presenting the Award to Anna Forden of Walls and Floors. Walls and Floors’ latest twist on the established and popular Metro tile is called Mixx Metro. This is a range of exclusively designed white body bevelled wall tiles with a difference. The distinctive feature of the Mixx Metro range […]

Photo shows: Jason Reid (UltraTileFix) and from Parkside – Fraser Lockley, Sarah Holey, Louise Reddell, Sat Sandu. What makes this collection so different from anything else on the market is that Kaste01 is available as a shower tray fashioned from the same material as concrete effect tiles. These are used on both the floor and […]

Photo shows: Stuart Bourne (Kickstart Publishing) presents the Award to David Lyman of Building Adhesives Ltd. BAL Flexbone 2Easy is a truly uncoupled solution. The uncoupling mat is laid loose on the subfloor – preparation can be reduced to just a quick sweep of the floor, provided it is flat, level and sound. This means the […]