The world of fashion and interiors have once again united with British Ceramic Tile stepping out in style at the 2016 London Fashion Week (LFW), which took place between 16th and 20th September. The UK’s leading ceramic and glass tile manufacturer supported LFW, tiling the New Gen area at the show, a space dedicated to […]

BAL – the market leaders in full tiling solutions – have launched a new online forum for tiling professionals. Available to registered YOU+BAL Partners, the forum gives tilers, contractors and specifiers the opportunity to discuss the latest products, fixing techniques and services, as well as getting technical help from BAL staff, share site stories and […]

Construction activity in the leisure sector has been volatile in recent years, with a decline of around 5% in 2015. However, this followed strong growth in 2013 and 2014 and the sector remains a vibrant market for construction work, worth over £6 billion annually in new work alone. Expansion and investment has been largely driven […]

Build UK today (21 September 2016) celebrates its landmark first year of bringing the construction supply chain together and delivering change across the industry. Build UK has achieved positive results on a number of high profile industry priorities. At its launch, Build UK published an Action Plan detailing the five issues it would address to achieve lasting improvements […]

Instarmac are proud to announce the launch of their new product planner app. The free app for Apple and Android devices has been developed using the latest mobile app development technology and has been designed with their customers’ needs in mind. Have you ever been stuck on site with no internet connection and need to find […]

David Baker, Contracts Director at Plunkett Tiling, has been raising money for the British Heart Foundation with a series of challenges with his family over the last few months. David was inspired to support BHF after seeing the incredible care his dad received after he was diagnosed with heart problems last year. Their fundraising mission got […]

The administrators for Rogers Ceramics say they are urgently looking for buyers for parts of the business. We reported earlier this month that the Sussex-based tile and bathrooms retailer was closed and placed into administration, putting 32 staff at risk of redundancy. Trading conditions had unfortunately been difficult in recent years, with increased competition and the rise of online. […]

Build UK has added the first client organisations to its collective voice as it continues to drive positive change by welcoming all areas of the industry to the table. Major industry clients Argent and Great Portland Estates plc are the first to join, with other private developers taking a keen interest in Build UK’s activities. Argent has […]

The winning mosaic design in an international competition sponsored by Bostik and Artaic Innovative Mosaic was unveiled at MGM Grand Las Vegas Wet Republic recently. “Delta Waves” – the grand-prize winning 20x8ft backlit mosaic masterpiece – was permanently installed poolside in June. For months, mosaic enthusiasts worldwide submitted mosaic mural designs on the theme “The Essence of […]

With the first full month of post-Brexit figures in the books it was the infrastructure sector that experienced a decline, with the value of contracts for July decreasing to £1.5 billion, a drop of 20 per cent compared to June based on a three-month rolling average. According to the August edition of the Economic & Construction Market […]