Trimline is holding a Trade Breakfast Morning at the Teardrop Centre on Wednesday 22nd of March 2017. The event will run from 07.30 to 4.00pm. The day will have a busy agenda featuring presentations, training and live demos from the tiling industry’s top brands. It will also be an opportunity to meet the Trimline Team and tour the company’s […]
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Merchanting chain Travis Perkins has announced strong sales and profits growth for its consumer division, which includes Tile Giant. The company’s annual results for 2016 show 6.5% like-for-like growth in revenue, with total sales in the consumer division up 9.5% and operating profits increased 6.4% to £101m. As well as Tile Giant, the Travis Perkins consumer division includes Wickes, […]
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Surface care specialist, FILA has launched a new water-repellent protector for outdoor surfaces. New FILA Hydrorep Eco is a solvent-free treatment for ask types of outdoor surfaces, including unpolished stone and agglomerates, quarry tiles, terracotta, concrete, exposed bricks and plaster. It protects against water, weathering and efflorescence, and also hampers the build up of algae, moulds […]
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Johnson Tiles, one of the UK’s last remaining volume tile manufacturers, has announced a major restructuring programme. A statement released to the local media by parent company Norcros Group (Holdings) Ltd., states that around 90 jobs will be lost as part of the restructuring. The company based in Tunstall, Stoke, employs about 400 people at […]
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The Government has introduced new plans to fix the “broken housing market” and build more homes across England. The plans include the creation of a new £3 billion Home Building Fund. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid says the current system isn’t working and is one of the greatest barriers to progress in Britain today. The reforms […]
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Tileflair has grown from a single branch business, established in 1972 and trading from a high street location, to the largest, privately owned wall and floor tile distributor in the South of England. The company operates a flagship store in Bristol plus nine other showrooms and two warehouses across the south of England. Tileflair’s managing […]
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Construction output is expected to grow by 0.8% in 2017, 0.7% in 2018 and 2.2% in 2019, according to the latest forecast by the Construction Products Association (CPA). Although the forecast shows that the industry will maintain its post-Referendum momentum, it also masks a considerable variation in fortunes across the key construction sectors. In particular, growth […]
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Gareth Gray has joined Tilemaster as Area Sales Manager for its Flooring Division, for the North, Midlands, Scotland and Ireland. In his role, Gareth will work with flooring distributors and contractors, offering daily technical and specification support, carrying out site visits and organising demonstration days. Gareth’s flooring career started straight from school, working in carpet […]
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European Heritage has completed a new project, supported by K8 software from Kerridge, at its Fulham showroom. European Heritage is a family business specialising in the supply of natural stone, porcelain and ceramic tiles – plus associated building materials such as under-floor heating systems, grouts and adhesives. Most of the products sold are imported from […]
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Nick Bratt, national specification manager at Norcros Adhesives has been part of a major fundraising event for the Rainy Day Trust – the Monte Carlo VADO car rally. The concept of the VADO Rally is that teams of up to four people working in the builders’ and plumbers’ merchant sectors are invited to take part […]
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