Do I have to register to attend The Tiling Show?
No, the event is open from 10am to the trade only and does not require pre-registration.
Judges
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Joni Tyler
Joni is responsible for policy, strategy, curriculum and accreditation as head of CPD at RIBA. Her role is to ensure that architects have the right guidance, support and provision in place to maintain competence, to encourage professionalism, to increase capabilities and to flourish and succeed. RIBA also future-proofs members and helps them to embrace and […]
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Dave Stott
Dave Stott, through his company Elite Tiling, serves Greater Manchester and the northwest. He is also the co-owner of Monster Tiling who are a large format specialist tiling company. Dave has over 22 years military service under his belt and has now been tiling for over ten years. His lengthy formal training portfolio, with nationally […]
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Sharon Taylor
Sharon Taylor won Fixer of the Year in 2017. Her speciality is in the highly-skilled area of mosaics, in which she now has a growing business with work in London and elsewhere She has a background in graphic design and the creative side of tiling has always been important to her. She has developed an […]
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Brian Linnington
Brian Linnington has been the commercial director of Topps Tiles for the past five years. His responsibilities in that role include buying, merchandising, stock, marketing, digital and contract sales. As such, Brian is a member of Topps Tiles Executive Management Team. Before joining Topps Tiles, Brian had worked for Vision Express and prior to that […]
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Jeremy Harris
Jeremy Harris is managing director of Tile Mountain, a company he founded with former Topps Tiles directors Mo Iqbal and Nick Ounstead and which has revolutionised the online shopping experience within the tile sector. Prior to establishing Tile Mountain, Jeremy spent 11 years at Topps Tiles, five of which as commercial director. Having accrued over […]
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Andy Bowers
Andy Bowers has been quality manager at Tile Giant, part of the Travis Perkins Group, since 2010. His job is to ensure that products comply with relevant standards, and that suppliers comply with TP’s environmental, social and quality commitments. His role also involves liaison with colleagues and suppliers in specifications and the investigation of customer issues. […]
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John Harris
John Harris who founded Harper & Edwards Ltd., previous winners of this category, brings over 55 years of tile contracting experience to the judging panel. During that time he has lived by his saying of “stick to what you know and what you are best at”. Based on this philosophy, John has developed and nurtured […]
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Peter Bale
Peter has worked in the tile industry for over 30 years. He started out on the road with Ramus Tile and then Langleys, where he was an area sales manager for eight years. In 1999 he opened Freelands Tiles in Dunton Green and has built a successful retail business, still going strong after nearly 20 years. Peter lives in […]
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Edoardo Matarazzo
Edoardo is managing director of Sidcup Tile King, an importer, retailer and distributor of wall and floor tiles from Europe, especially Italy, which was established in 1982. Tile King specialises in large format porcelain, feature wall tiles, bespoke wall and floor tiles and Victorian tiles that are carefully selected from some of the greatest tile […]
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Billy Valler
After two years at Design College, Billy Valler spent the following five years supplying and installing bathrooms. He then spent 13 years working as a tile and stone fixer and subsequently as contracts manager for WB Simpsons. He was for 13 years a director and shareholder of numerous companies within the WB Simpson group, during which time […]
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Ian Crowther
Ian Crowther has over 35 years expertise in sales and marketing in the construction industry. Ian was part of the original Association board when it was formed 15 years ago, and now heads up The Tile Association Marketing committee. Ian was at Pilkington’s Tiles for five years and was then sales and marketing director for […]
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Paul Luff
Paul Luff currently chairs The Tile Association. He has many years experience within the tiling industry and started his career in the tiling industry as National Sales Manager at Pilkington Tiles where he spent 7 years dealing with key accounts and national multiple DIY outlets. Following this he spent 7 years at Instarmac […]
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Dave Rowley
Dave Rowley is Training Manager at Building Adhesives Ltd and an active member of the TTA’s Training Committee since its formation. He was elected to the Board of the TTA in 2016. Dave has over 27 years’ experience in tiling, having joined the industry upon leaving school and gaining a City & Guilds Advanced Craft […]
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Robert Howard (MBE)
Robert Howard (MBE) is a founding member of The Tile Association, starting his career as an apprentice; he has been in the tiling industry for over 50 years. Bob currently chairs TTA Training Committee, as well as being a member of the board and a member of the Technical Committee. He is also President of […]
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Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson is the editor of the leading industry magazine, Tile and Stone Journal and has been writing about the UK tile industry for over 25 years.
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Brian Newell
Brian Newell is chairman and owner of Shackerley (Holdings) Group Limited – a well-established manufacturer/distributor of ceramic and glass construction systems.
