THE TILE ASSOCIATION
serving the tile industry and its customers

Committees within the Tile Association

There are a variety of Tile Association committees which meet regularly to manage aspects of the organisation for the benefit of members, including:

  • General Purposes Committee
    Deals with all aspects of membership, member benefits, subscriptions and TTA members' meeting.

  • Marketing Committee
    Arranges events such as the annual TTA Awards, the marketing of the Association and its members through the media and press. It is the liason point for trade magazines and shows, and the TTA website.

  • Supply Chain Training Committee
    Responsible for working with training organisations such as Association for Ceramic Training and Development on all matters relating to training for the supply chain.

  • Tile Fixer Training Committee
    Responsible for working with training organisations such as Construction Skills on all matters relating to training for tile fixers.

  • Technical Committee
    The means of representation on British, European and International Standards Committees on tiles, tile fixing, adhesives and grouts. The Committee are responsible for the drafting of TTA technical documents and advice notes and the TTA inspection service.

If you are a member of The Tile Association and have an issue you would like to bring to the attention of one of the committees, or if you would like to serve as a member of a committee, please get in touch.

General Purposes Committee

John Batter (Chairman) The Mosaic Co
Tony Hyde AG Ceramics Ltd
Dave Nelson Mapei UK Ltd
Margaret Reid Tile Display
Bill Sherwood CSW Tiling Ltd
John Dyson Dyson Briggs & Sons Ltd
Paul Garner Ceramic Tile Agency
Peter Hobby Bournemouth Tiling Ltd
Marcus Garrett N&C Nicobond
Mark Humphrys Specialist Training Courses Ltd
Rachel Hunt HTW Tile Distribution
Richard Haynes Tile Shapes
Richard Choroszewski Neptune Shipping Agency Ltd
Nick Stoner TTA
Mike Barrett TTA

Marketing Committee

James Reed (Chairman) Reed Harris
John Lockwood Tile Warehouse Ltd
David Forbes N&C Nicobond
Judi Bedford Keogh JBK Marketing Ltd
Kay Porter Building Adhesives Ltd
Sarah Rose Instarmac
Stewart Bint Schluter Systems Ltd
Rachel Attwood Weber
Bridie Webber Neptune Shipping Agency Ltd
Katie Turner Pilkingtons Tiles Group
Peter Lerwell Just Tiles
Ashley Heath Albert & Michael Heath Ltd

Technical Committee

Brian Newell (Chairman) Shackerley Holdings Ltd
Peter Fereday Pilkingtons Tiles Ltd
Richard Friebe WB Simpson (Midlands)
Bob Howard Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd
Ian Knifton Schluter Systems Ltd
Cyril Potter Ardex UK Ltd
Don Slade Technical Coordinator
Stan Valler WB Simpson & Sons Tiling Ltd
Steve Whitehurst Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
Tony Cotton Johnson Tiles
David Wilson Building Adhesives Ltd
Andrew McDermott BCT Ltd
Paul Dawtrey N&C Nicobond
Colin Stanyard Mapei UK Ltd
Billy Valler W B Simpson & Sons Tiling Ltd
Bob Sewell Lithofin
Richard Friebe WB Simpson & Sons (Midlands) Ltd
Lorna Williams BASA
Lisa Cobden Ceram

Supply Chain Training Committee

Ian Kershaw (Chairman) Tiles UK Ltd
Carol Clifton ACTD
Keith Marsh ACTD
Oliver Farrell Construction Skills
Phil Door N&C Nicobond
David Rowley Building adhesives Ltd
Joe Lockwood Tile Warehouse
Mark Ruthven Rubi (UK) Ltd
Peter Till Mapei (UK) Ltd
Steve Dennis Schlüter Systens Ltd

Fixer Training Committee

Bob Howard (Chairman) Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd
Alan Brown Weber
Andrew Dixon Dearne Valley College
Anthony Parrott WB Simpsons Midlands Ltd
Colin Stanyard Mapei UK Ltd
Dave Rowley Building Adhesives Ltd
Martin Lindsay N&C Nicobond
Oliver Farrell Construction Skills
Philip Hobson Independent Tile Fixer
Stephen Connell Leeds College of Building
Steve Ainsley Northumberland College
Loris Cimarosti South Birmingham College
Steve Brooks Ardex UK Ltd
Pat Ansell Rubi(UK) Ltd
Robert Lynch Acton & West London College
Steve Dennis Schlüter Systems Ltd
Terry Berry Berry Tiles Ltd