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Liverpool-based Palace Chemicals Ltd has appointed a new Area Sales Manager – who is looking forward to working with the company to achieve its ambitious 2020 growth targets. Lee Akram is the company’s new Area Sales Manager for South Wales and the South West of England. For the 38-year-old, it’s a great opportunity to get stuck […]

The closing date is looming for entries to the TTA Awards 2019 – 31 December 2018. This is unlikely to be extended this year, due to the Awards taking place month earlier than in previous years, on Friday 12 April at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole at the NEC. Doing well in the Awards can provide […]

Tiles UK is sponsoring The Manchester Academy of Community Gymnastics. This is a local charity, which coaches young people from beginners right up to Olympic standard. The organisation aims to enable young people to achieve their maximum potential, irrespective of social disadvantage or disability. Tiles UK has supported them by providing all their tile requirements. […]

The Tiling Show is Back for its second year, following on from its successful and very popular launch. In 2019 it will again run before the TTA Awards at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. It will take place from 10am on Friday 12 April. Intceram are the main sponsor of the Tiling Show for the coming […]

VitrA Tiles is a well-known brand in 78 countries internationally, offering a full branded solution for the UK swimming pool market. VitrA ProColour is a range of tiles developed for the sector, based on the RAL colour matching system, and available for next day delivery via the company’s distribution network. VitrA Tiles is demonstrating its […]

Building Adhesives Limited are looking for a Technical Advisor to join a busy Technical Services team based at the company’s head office in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent. The company is looking for a person within the tiling industry who has excellent verbal and written communication skills and can demonstrate sound analytical and problem solving skills. The successful […]

The Government has announced a ban on the use of combustible materials on external walls of new buildings over 18 metres which contain sleeping accommodation, as well as schools over 18 metres which are built as part of the Government’s centrally delivered build programmes. This will include balconies and buildings that undergo a change of […]

Haywards Heath-based BC Ceramics has acquired six of the 11 Capitol Tiles stores, which along with the company’s distribution business, fell into administration on 8 November following “insurmountable financial difficulties”. As reported by Tilezine on 13 November, the wholesale and distribution side of the business, comprising the bulk of the company, has been acquired by Mo […]

The closing date for the TTA Awards 2019 is 31 December. TTA therefore urges companies and individuals in the industry to get their entries in. The tiling industry’s big night will take place on Friday 12 April at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole at the NEC. The Awards night will have the theme of a Masquerade […]

The latest economic output data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the UK economy grew by 0.6% in the third quarter of 2018. This follows growth of 0.4% in the second quarter and paints a picture of an economy which continued to improve, boosted by the warm summer weather. This is the highest rate […]