New colours for Norcros Grout

TTA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RECEIVES MBE IN NEW YEAR’S HONOURS LIST Brian G Newell, Chair and Founder of the TTA Technical Committee, has received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours, announced on 1 January. The Award represents a great accolade for TTA, of which Brian was a founder member and is a director.  TTA’s remit…

Good news! You have another fortnight to get your entry in for this year’s TTA Awards. We have already seen a good number of high calibre entries being submitted, but in order to give everybody time to get their entries in, the deadline is being extended to 14 February. All 16 Award categories are open…

The Tile Association is advising fixers who hold the Level 3 Heritage CSCS card through grandfather rights to make sure they renew their card. Tilers who let their card expire will face a much longer and potentially more costly process to get a new one than if they simply renew it. With more and more…

Ceramic porcelain tiles are a really convenient and practical type of flooring. Sometimes however it can be difficult to find the right style for your interior. . It can be difficult to imagine a classic style living room or an office with a tiled floor. Even for these areas however, wood style floor tiles might…

Pro Gyp-Base Fast Track Sealer Tile to 7 day old screeds (up to 95% RH) Kit contains all you need to prepare 25m2 Norcros Pro Gyp-Base is a 3-part preparation system which allows ceramic & porcelain tiles to be fixed onto anhydrite screeds that are a minimum of 7 days old (95% Relative Humidity). The…

Ceramic tiles have been used since biblical times; they are hardwearing, easy to clean, water resistant, hygienic and very attractive. Even experienced amateurs used to hesitate at the thought of applying tiles, but the advent of modern tile cutting tools and adhesive now makes the job much easier. This easy step-by­step guide will give the…