Topps Tiles, the UK’s largest tile retailer, has taken out membership of the TTA. With 356 stores and a growing 30 per cent share of the UK retail market, Topps Tiles adds significant weight to the TTA’s presence in the retail sector. Members now include businesses of all sizes from the smallest through to the […]

European Heritage is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high quality tiles. The company’s range includes slate, travertine and limestone tiles from all over the world and also specialises in durable stone-effect porcelain tiling. The company also sells wood flooring, wet room and under floor heating products. As a successful, growing business, the company needed to […]

A common theme reported in recent months by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been the outperformance of private housing relative to other sectors such as commercial, industrial and repair and maintenance. In November, private housing output rose 0.5% to reach the highest level since 2010 and compared to a year earlier, output increased 12.5%. Activity […]

Following a difficult trading period tile distributor A&M Heath and tile and bathroom retailer Tubs and Tiles entered administration in December 2016 and closed before Christmas. The business had been trading since 1966 as a tile distributor and over recent years the company has developed a large, award-winning showroom featuring bathrooms and tiles, which had developed a reputation as […]

Topps Tiles is announcing an accelerated store opening programme to take the total number of UK stores from 350 to 450 by 2021. At the same time the company is investing £2m in a complete redesign and refurbish of its Leicestershire head office, transforming it into a state-of-the-art retail support centre. The refurbishment, which is due to […]

The Tile Association is encouraging its members to be aware of the guidelines issued by the Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP) when considering pricing strategies. This applies particularly to the issue of defining Recommended Retail Prices (RRPs) when promoting discount sales campaigns. It is believed that certain companies within our sector are making claims such […]

The TTA is once again working with The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers of the City of London to encourage and recognise the highest levels of craftsmanship. This recognition takes the form of the awarding of Master Craftsman status by the Worshipful Company at a ceremony in the City of London in March each […]

BAL is returning to the Surface Design Show to showcase a number of new products that will enhance the company’s offering to architects, designers and contractors. Taking place at the Business Design Centre in Islington from 6th – 8th February, the Surface Design Show brings together the best that the tiling, flooring and surfacing industry […]

Every year there are a large number of road traffic incidents involving HGVs and this has led to construction-related initiatives such as FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) which is designed to support vulnerable road users by developing standards for construction logistics. FORS is a voluntary national accreditation scheme designed to help fleet operators improve and […]

Surface care and protection treatments from FILA’s Green Line have been specified by Stone & Ceramic at the Devonshire Club – London’s most glamorous Private Members’ destination. The exclusive new venue in the City of London occupies six floors of a listed Regency warehouse, which has undergone a £25 million renovation. Stone & Ceramics’ installation […]