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The TTA’s Annual Members’ Newsletter for 2017 marks the election of Paul Luff as new chairman, taking over from Ian Kershaw who held the position for six years. The Newsletter also contains a wealth of information to enable members to get the most out of their membership and also to encourage those who are not […]

Entries will be closing very soon for the 2018 TTA Awards. If you have a project, an initiative or a new product that you want to shout about, now is your chance. There are four new categories to enter, bringing the total to 16 categories for 2018. Four of these will go to a public vote […]

LAPITEC® has formed a new collaboration with FILA in the UK. The partnership brings together the LAPITEC® and FILA brands and will include joint training and marketing initiatives. Forthcoming events will include comprehensive training courses for approved LAPITEC® UK fabricators by The Marble & Granite Centre Ltd on the use of recommended FILA surface care […]

Architects and specifiers are set to benefit from the latest RIBA-approved CPD seminar from tile adhesive, grout and preparation products manufacturer Norcros Adhesives. The new seminar covers one of the key current topics of interest to specifiers of floor preparation products, namely how to deal with anhydrite screeds. Called Solutions for Tiling to Anhydrite Screeds, […]

Tilemaster has boosted its growing technical support team with the appointment of Craig Powell. Bringing further practical experience to the firm, Craig has run his own tile fixing business for over 14 years, working on domestic and commercial tiling projects throughout the UK. Craig’s first introduction to the industry came via tile fixers in his […]

The TTA is sad to report the death of honorary member Lawrence Burton. Lawrence was very well-known to many members of the TTA, particularly the older generation. His passing came just before he would have celebrated his 90th birthday. After a lengthy career in the tiling industry, he was in more recent years the chairman […]

Data protection regulations are due for their first major upgrade this year since the 1998 Data Protection Act came into law. This follows a change in the requirements which was implemented in 2016. Most companies will need to update their procedures to make sure that they comply by May of this year. The original Act […]

The global ceramic tiles market is worth in excess of £76 billion, accord to a report from Global Market Insights, and is expected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 10 per cent in the years to 20124. The market size is influenced by increasing construction expenditure across the globe. The construction sector is […]

ONS figures published in December show that construction output in October fell by 1.7% and was 0.2% lower compared with one year earlier. New orders in Q3 rose 37.4% over the quarter and 25.5% on an annual basis. Rebecca Larkin, Senior Economist at the Construction Products Association, says: “Today’s data confirm that previous falls in […]

Surface Design Show 2018 is the perfect place to discover the latest trends in surface design for the built environment. Taking place from the 6 – 8 February at London’s Business Design Centre, exhibitors will showcase the best in exterior and interior surface design giving visiting architects, designers and specifiers the chance to explore the […]