The remit of each of The Tile Association’s Committees are:
General Purposes & Marketing Committee
This Committee deals with all aspects of membership, member benefits, subscriptions and related issues.
They also arrange events such as the annual Awards, the marketing of The Tile Association and its members through the media and press. It is the liaison point for trade magazines and shows, and this website.
Members:
Rebecca Talbot, Instarmac Group plc (Chair)
Alex Underwood, Building Adhesives Ltd
Ashley Humphries, Specialist Tiling Supplies Ltd
Ben Bryden, RAK Ceramics UK Ltd
Bhrugesha Panchal, Nicholls & Clarke
Charley Everiss, Mapei (UK) Ltd
Daria Banks, Banks & Lloyd (Shipping) Ltd
Edoardo Matarazzo, Discount Tile & Bathroom Warehouse
Filippo Rampado, Fila Industria Chimica SpA
Gavin Spencer, Richmond Ceramics Ltd
Jack Bottesch, Saint-Gobain Weber
John Passmore, Kickstart Publishing – TSJ
Louise Vanham, Bostik Ltd
Marcus Garrett, Nicholls & Clarke
Margaret Reid, Margaret Reid Display Solutions Ltd
Mark Ellis, Tilemaster Adhesives Ltd
Michael O’Brien, Dural UK Ltd
Paul Luff, Larsen Building Products
Peter Bale, Freelands Tiles
Sam Hoffman, Hoffman Tiling & Bathrooms Ltd
Steve Ball, Palace Chemicals Ltd
Terry Croft, Stortford Tiling & Marble Ltd
Technical Committee
Committee members represent TTA and the Tiling Industry on British, European and International Standards Committees on tiles, tile fixing, adhesives and grouts. The Committee also creates TTA technical documents and advice notes and oversees TTA’s inspection service.
Members:
Brian Newell MBE, Shackerley (Holdings) Group Ltd (Chair)
Amanda Searle, Norcros Adhesives
Bill Harrison, Mapei (UK) Ltd
Billy Valler, W B Simpson & Sons Ltd
Bob Sewell, Lithofin UK
Colin Stanyard, Domus Tiles Ltd
David Talbot, Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
David Wilson, Building Adhesives Ltd
Ian Knifton, Schluter-Systems Ltd
Lorna Williams, BASA
Richard Hill, Nicholls & Clarke
Robert Howard MBE, RHTC
Shamshad Ali, Instarmac Group plc
Simon Hall, Lucideon Limited
Steve Brooks, ARDEX UK Ltd
Steve Twin, James Hardie Building Products Ltd
Training Committee
The Training Committee works with training organisations such as CITB, Association for Ceramic Training and Development, on all matters of industry-related training on behalf of our members. Working with the Department of Education, TTA has supported the Apprenticeship Trailblazer Working Group in the development of the Wall and Floor Tiler Trailblazer Apprenticeship Scheme. TTA also offers EWPAR and OSAT assessments to assist experienced tilers to gain their NVQ qualifications.
Members:
David Rowley, Building Adhesives Ltd (Chair)
Martin Pouncey, Instarmac Group plc (Vice Chair)
Alan Heard, Leeds College of Building
Andrew Curry, Schluter-Systems Ltd
Anthony Parrott, W B Simpson & Son (Midlands) Ltd
Bob Sewell, Casdron Enterprises Ltd
Carl Goulden, South & City College Birmingham
Ciaran Feeney, Wedi Systems (UK) Ltd
Chris Dyson, Dyson-Briggs & Sons Ltd
David Rowlands, CITB
Iain Hunter, Cosentino UK Ltd
Jeremy Mann, Mapei (UK) Ltd
Kenny Martin, City of Glasgow College
Lee Carr, Sigma UK Distribution Ltd
Lee Randell, Cardiff and Vale College
Martin Lindsay, N&C Moderna
Naz. Lewis-Humphrey, City and Guilds
Paul Doran, Southern Regional College
Stephen Lovatt, Saint-Gobain Weber
Stephen Patmore, City and Guilds
Tony Barry, Warmup Plc
Working Groups
The Tile Association has a number of Working Groups to work on key technical, training and marketing areas to improve the industry.
Active Working Groups
Strategy
TTA Awards
Website
Sustainability
If you are a member and would like to express your interest in joining a Committee or Working Group, please email meetings@tile.org.uk