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INSTARMAC EXPANDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS

Instarmac Group plc are pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members and a Managing Director Designate to support its strategic growth plans. Lizzie Elston, Director (Managing Director Designate) Qualified with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons in International Business, Finance and Economics, Lizzie’s 9 years’ company experience and cross-brand knowledge, provides a […]

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PALACE CHEMICALS ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF BETHAN BRIGHT AS KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER

Palace Chemicals, supplier of the most extensive range of building, construction and DIY products available from any single manufacturer in the UK, is announcing the appointment of Bethan Bright (Beth) as Key Account Manager. Bethan joined the Liverpool-based company from Norcros Adhesives shortly before it announced it would cease trading earlier this year. Bethan had […]

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TILEMASTER ADHESIVES LTD WINS ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION

Tilemaster Adhesives Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Kerakoll Group, is happy to announce that they have gained ISO 9001 certification. This is a major achievement that demonstrates and underlines the company’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. The standard is designed to help companies ensure that their customers get consistent, good-quality products and services. […]

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MIXED PERFORMANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT MANUFACTURING IN Q1

The Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey for 2023 Q1 highlighted the continued mix of fortunes in the construction product manufacturing industry. For a third consecutive quarter, a fall in sales for heavy-side producers contrasted with continued growth for manufacturers on the light side. Forward-looking sales expectations improved, however, but the strength of demand in […]

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BIHUI ANNOUNCED AS TILING SHOW SPONSOR

TTA are pleased to announce that BIHUI are sponsoring the Tiling Show. BIHUI develops tools for professional installers and strives to focus on the design, manufacture and distribution of tiling and construction tools and machinery. A huge thank you to BIHUI for sponsoring The Tiling Show. For companies in the tiling business, The Tiling Show […]

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TTA LAUNCHES STUDENT MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY

Students who have achieved a qualification in Wall & Floor tiling from one of TTA’s recognised colleges are eligible for one year’s free TTA provisional membership. Recognised colleges include: Cardiff and Vale College City of Glasgow College Construction Skills College Ltd Hugh Baird College Leeds College of Building NPTC Group of Colleges Preston College Sandwell […]

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COLIN HIGHAM RETIRES FROM JACKON BY BEWI

JACKON by BEWI, owner of the market-leading JACKOBOARD® brand of construction boards and tiling backerboards, has announced that Colin Higham, Managing Director, has left the business to take early retirement. Colin founded the business as Tilebacker Ltd in 2012 to distribute JACKON’s JACKOBOARD® range of insulated boards and tilebacker products throughout the UK and Ireland. […]

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TTA OPPOSE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF FUNDING FROM NVQ LEVELS 1 AND 2, WALL & FLOOR TILING

Kay Porter, TTA’s CEO, has recently written to the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, as follows: I am writing to you regarding the above in my capacity as CEO of The Tile Association (TTA). We represent the entire UK wall and floor tiling sector – colleges, manufacturers, distributors/retailers, tiling contractors and independent tile […]

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TTA ATTENDS CRAFT AWARDS 2023

The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers is one of the historic companies of the city of London and is unusual, if not unique, in being involved with three distinct crafts – bricklaying, roof slating and tiling, and wall and floor tiling – for which the Craft Awards were presented. A significant part of the […]

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