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The Tile Association is boosting the services it is able to offer to its members, with the opening this month of a prestigious new HQ building in Stone, Staffordshire. Located in the heartland of the potteries, near where most of the ceramics industry is based, the new 4,000sq ft facility is easily accessible to the […]
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the results of its latest Future Trends Survey. The RIBA Future Trends Workload Index saw a significant increase, rising to +36 in January 2014 from +30 in December 2013. The New Year saw a further strengthening of confidence levels, which had been steadily rising throughout the […]
If you’re lucky enough to be in the Big Apple between now and September 7th, you may want to visit the Museum of the City of New York, where there is a great exhibition titled “Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile”. Reminiscent of the surreal shapes of his more famous […]
John Frei died on 28th May aged 87 after a short illness. John was the former MD and chairman of Boyden Tiles and had worked for the company for 63 years, retiring as chairman at the age of 83. John took over as Managing Director of Boydens following his father’s (also called John) death in […]
The TTA Awards, recently held in London for the first time, have recognised the brightest and best individuals from the industry, the most innovative new products and the sector’s best and most interesting projects. Many of the leading companies in the industry attended – manufacturers, contractors, distributors – attracted by the ‘London Calling!’ theme, since […]
Surface care specialist, Fila has received two awards in The Tile Association Awards 2014. The Awards were presented at the annual ceremony held at the Hilton London Metropole, which was attended by over 300 leading industry figures. Fila’s Green Line – which includes 17 high performance, solvent-free products – received the ‘Best Environmental Initiative,’ whilst […]
Congratulations on being chosen as a finalist for Employee of the Year category at the TTA awards!Could you tell us a little more about your career so far and what has led to you being nominated to be Employee of the Year? I have worked in the industry for over 7 years now and have […]