Leading tile specialist Reed Harris has started an exciting new chapter in the company’s rich history with the opening of a striking London design studio and office. Aimed at architects and specifiers, the new Bagley’s Lane studio is perfectly placed adjacent to Chelsea Harbour. Featuring an abundance of natural light, which shows off the carefully selected […]

Darren Ewing from Eclipse Flooring was the lucky winner of Tilemaster’s ‘Track Day’ prize draw at the recent Harrogate Flooring Show 2016. Based in Wallasey, Eclipse Flooring covers Liverpool, Wirral and the surrounding areas. Darren and partner, Paul Pinder specialise in LVT installations but also supply and fit a wide range of other flooring products, […]

Norcros Adhesives – a longtime supporter of the Douglas MacMillan Hospice in Stoke – is now getting hands-on with an important refurbishment project for the much-loved charity. The company is now part way through a project to refurbish four bathrooms at the Hospice. Sister company Johnson Tiles are providing the tiles for the whole project, […]

Sport England, Lipton Rogers Developments and Quintain have become the latest clients to join Build UK to address long standing industry issues and lead positive change. Announcing its first six client partnerships in as many weeks, Build UK is fast becoming the must-join organisation for forward thinking construction firms. Sport England, Lipton Rogers Developments and Quintain have chosen […]

The CPA’s latest forecasts highlight a mixed picture for the construction industry over the next two years due to the impacts of the uncertainty following the EU referendum. Overall, construction activity is expected to remain broadly flat in 2017 and 2018, but this masks a more nuanced picture at the sector level with growth in […]

The key trends and products set to make an impact on consumer mindsets in the coming year have been revealed as Mintel highlights the seven key consumer trends set to impact Europe in 2017. Here, Mintel’s Senior Trend Consultant Richard Cope and Manager of Trends Catherine Cottney discuss the European consumer trends set to impact […]

Tile Association members who want to be at the annual Tileman’s Lunch on Friday 9th December have been urged to book their places quickly. The event is being held this year at The Grazing Goat in London, where there will be a delicious three-course lunch and the opportunity to socialise and network with colleagues from across the […]

Leading distributor Verona has launched a brand new website – www.veronagroup.co.uk – to provide detailed information on their full range of tiles and mosaics, as well as offering advice and inspiration to retailers and consumers. The site features a fully searchable product library with images and specification details of each tile, plus suggestions of related products. For […]

Travis Perkins, the UK’s biggest builders merchant, has announced that it is to close 30 branches. The company, which employs 28,000 people and has 2,060 stores, said it was taking the steps – which put 600 jobs at risk – due to an “uncertain UK outlook” for 2017. The firm is closing branches of Travis Perkins, Benchmarx, […]

BAL – market-leaders in full tiling solutions – have provided a range of products to support the development of a new facility in Rotherham for Grimm & Co, a worldwide charity which aims to get children excited about literacy. The Rotherham outlet is the first for the charity in the UK outside London. Each store […]