TTA AWARDS 2010 - the finalists

The judging of the 127 nominations is complete and the finalists are as follows

You won’t know who the winners are until they are announced at the Awards Gala Dinner. Be there on the night of 17th April 2010 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham for The major tile industry social event of 2010.

2010 is the tenth anniversary of The Tile Association and we will be celebrating in style. The dinner features the presentation of the 2010 Tile Association Awards and as well as the awards you can be sure of a good night's entertainment. Ticket prices for the 2010 dinner are £855 plus VAT for a table of 10, or £95 plus VAT per person

Go to http://www.tiles.org.uk/events/awards10/dinner.shtml to book for the dinner and accommodation.

The Finalists in alphabetical order:

People

Best Newcomer (tile fixing trainee)

Craig Biggins of P Plunket Tiling Contractors Ltd and Northumberland College.
Niall Callahan of Kemtile Ltd

Best Tile Fixer

Peter Breathwick of Wilson & Wylie Contacts Ltd
Jonathan Davies of J D Tiling.
Darrell Hawkins of The Mosaic Company Ltd
David Kletzien of Ron Oliver Wall & Floor Ltd

Business

Excellence in Independent Retailing

Creative Stone & Tile
Natural Stone Emporium
Tiles Ahead Cwmbran
TileStyle

Excellence in Multiple Retailing

Armatile Ltd
Boyden & Co Ltd
N&C TileStyle
Reed Harris

Excellence in Tile Contracting

Global Ceramic Tiling Ltd
Kemtile Limited.
Mosaic Restoration Co Ltd
Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd

Excellence in Distribution

Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
N&C Nicobond
Minoli
Ultra Tile

Projects

Best Technical Use of Tile in a Construction Contract

Charles II Street, Haymarket, London, Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd
Marianne North Gallery Refurbishment, Kew Gardens, Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd.
Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Mapei (UK) Ltd and P Plunkett Tiling Contractors.
NÖM Dairy, Telford, Phase 2, Kemtile Ltd.

Best Use of Tile in a Domestic Environment

Fitzpatrick House, Bramhall, Cheshire, Natural Stone Emporium.
Private house, Lakewood Road, Chandlers Ford, Global Ceramic Tiling Ltd.
Private house, Mapperley, Nottingham, East Midlands Ceramics.
Private house, South West London, Berry Tiles Ltd.

Best use of Tile in a Large Construction Contract

Charles II Street, Haymarket, London, Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd Mansfield Traquair Centre, Edinburgh, Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
NÖM Dairy, Telford, Phase 2, Kemtile Ltd.
Union Square, Aberdeen, Scotland, Mapei (UK) Ltd and A De Cecco Ltd.

Best use of Tile in a Small Construction Contract

Keble College, Oxford, Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
Marianne North Gallery Refurbishment, Kew Gardens Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd and Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
St Patrick's Church, Dungannon, Armatile Ltd
Staplemead Dairy, Frome, Kemtile Ltd

Best use of Tile in a Housing Development

Brighouse Homes, Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
Studland Dene, Alum Chime, Dorset, Global Ceramic Tiling Ltd
Corner Farm, Rolleston, Pilkington's Group plc
10 Weymouth Street, London, Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd

Best use of Tile in the Leisure Industry

Orchard Leisure Centre, Armagh, Mapei (UK) Ltd and Armatile Ltd
Private house in South West London Berry Tiles Ltd
Uxbridge Lido, Wilson & Wylie Contracts Ltd
Waves, Whitley Bay, P Plunket Tiling Contractors Ltd

Best use of tile by an Architect or Designer

St Patrick's Church, Dungannon, P&B Gregory Architects
Crimscote , Aztec Design
Pizza East London Project , Michailis Boyd
Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi, Jestico & Whiles

Marketing

Best Website

ULTRA TILE/Instarmac Group plc for www.ultratileadhesives.co.uk / www.instarmac.co.uk,
Boyden Tiles for www.tileexperience.co.uk
British Ceramic Tile for www.britishceramictile.com
Building Adhesives Ltd for www.tilerworld.com

Excellence in Tile Industry Marketing

Mapei (UK) Ltd for their “Integrated POS Campaign”
Mapei (UK) Ltd for “The Solution is MAPEI”
Minoli for “Delivering inspiration for 50 years”
Reed Harris for “Launch of e-newsletter”

Products

Wall Tile of the Year

Chambray Range, British Ceramic Tile
Renaissance Range, British Ceramic Tile
Royale Range, N&C Nicobond
Turin Range, British Ceramic Tile

Floor Tile of the Year

Antica, Gres Breda S.A.
Ethno, N&C Nicobond
Natural Slate, Unicom Starker, British Overseas & Export Trading Ltd
Pietra Di Borgogna (Burgundy Stone), Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd

Best Natural Product

Artemis, Goss Marble Trading Limited
Eros, Goss Marble Trading Limited
Etna Lava, N&C Nicobond
Micro Mosaic, Pilkington's Group plc.

Best New Innovation

BAL Variset XP, Building Adhesives Ltd
Total Wetroom Solutions, N&C Nicobond
Ultralite S1 Adhesive, Mapei
X-Cores, Rotozip

Environment

Best Initiative to Reduce Environmental Impact

Arena Tiling Limited for Urban Planning Council Offices in Abu Dhabi
Instarmac Group plc/ULTRA TILE for “Continuing to raise the bar.”
Mapei (UK) Ltd for “Waste management”.
N&C Nicobond for N&C Ecoflex Carbon Neutral Adhesive

The Tile Association wish to thank Premier Sponsors CP Group, Schlüter-Systems Ltd, Mapei(UK) Ltd, Pilkingtons Group Plc, Rubi(UK) Ltd and Fila Industria Chimica Spa; and award sponsors Weber, Rubi(UK) Ltd, British Ceramic Tile, Currency Matters Ltd, Lithofin, PCI, part of the BASF group, Johnson Tiles, Schlüter-Systems Ltd, Rotozip, YELL.COM, “We couldn’t do it without you”.