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Great Northern Tiling Company have used UltraTileFix to install over 3,000m² of wall and floor tiling at the Mercedes-Benz Showroom in Central Birmingham. The showroom required new wall and floor tiling throughout the branch in order to retain the high standards that its customers expect. The Great Northern Tiling Company (GNTC) – TTA members and […]

The 2019 edition of The Specifier’s Guide to Ceramic Tile & Calibrated Natural Stone, which explores all the latest ceramic tile design trends and advanced installation techniques, is now available in print and online at www.specifiersguide.co.uk. The 2019 edition has been officially unveiled at The Surface Design Show. Now in its fifth edition, this annual industry […]

From the 31 January 2019 the Institute for Apprenticeships is officially the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). This change represents the Institute’s formal assumption of key parts of the T Levels programme. T Levels are new two-year technical study programmes that will become one of three major options for students to study […]

The outlook for the UK’s construction industry has been downgraded, with growth prospects diverging by sector and Brexit-related uncertainty intensifying, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest forecasts. Uncertainty around the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has persisted since the previous forecasts and estimates for growth are now weaker than before. Just six months ago, […]

Both the Italian and Spanish tile sectors are currently experiencing downturns, according to the Italian CeramicWorld Web publication. After five years of uninterrupted growth, the Italian ceramic tile industry experienced a downturn in 2018 – with production, sales and exports all seeing falls of between 2% and 3%. Figures published by Confindustria Ceramica and Prometeia point to […]

BCT, one of the UK’s two remaining volume tile manufacturers, has announced that it has gone into administration on 30 January and ceased trading with immediate effect. 313 redundancies have been announced immediately, including 100 at the company’s Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, site. The company’s headquarters are in Newton Abbot, Devon. A further 67 employees will […]

The entries are now in, the judging is about to start and, as the New Year gets underway, the TTA announces that there are now nine Gold sponsors of this year’s Awards. The full list of Gold sponsors is as follows: Banks & Lloyd Jackoboard Mapei Norcros Adhesives Shackerley Holdings Group Ltd Topps Tiles Trimline […]

UltraTileFix is running an exciting New Year competition, in which the prize is a holiday of  a lifetime. The winner can choose either a family trip for up to two adults and two children to Disney World Florida, a 3-night stay for up to four adults in Las Vegas or a 10-day all-inclusive holiday to […]

The Tiling Show is where the tiling industry does business and it is back for its second year on Friday 12 April at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. It will again take place before the TTA Awards. Intceram are the main event sponsor for 2019. The Show is open for all to visit and visitors will […]

BAL Board, the strong lightweight tile backing board from BAL, has been accepted as an approved building product on NHBC-registered sites. Approved by the BBA (British Board of Agrément), BAL Board is a Magnesium Oxide (MgO) board for internal tiling. Easily fixed to either stud work, solid walls or floors, BAL Board can support a […]