Tim is Group Buying Director at Topps Tiles. He has over 20 years of tile industry experience and prior to joining Topps held senior leadership positions with UK tile distributors and multinational tile manufacturers.
Steve is the MD of Pro-Tilers UK Wall & Floor Ltd. He started his tiling career over 25 years ago working on small domestic projects around his local area, gradually expanding into larger projects in the commercial field ranging from pubs, hotels, hospitals, & council works to name a few. In 2000, he set the […]
Rebecca Chairs the TTA Marketing Committee and the Awards Working Group. She is the Marketing Manager for Instarmac – including the UltraTileFix range. Rebecca joined Instarmac in 2015 to head up the Marketing team having previously worked in the interior décor and finishings market.
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 […]
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 […]
John Harris, who founded Harper & Edwards Ltd., 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 Harper & Edwards during its […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Group […]
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 […]
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.
TTA will be hosting their annual Golf Day at the Forest of Arden on 27th March. Tee off is at 9.42am, with refreshments and bacon baps available from 8.30am. The cost is £70 (inc VAT) per player. To book, please email membership@tile.org.uk.
We have secured a discounted offer for accommodation booked direct with the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. This gives 20% off the best available rate at the time of booking. Please click here to go to the booking portal.
We are holding the Tiling Show for all members and non-members to attend. Offers will be available from exhibiting companies.
Running alongside this, there will be a demonstration programme. More details are to be confirmed soon!
No, the event is open from 10am to the trade only and does not require pre-registration.
The dress code is black tie.
6pm for pre-dinner drinks, and seated for dinner at 6.45pm. The AGM is taking place before the Awards at 5pm. The Tiling Show takes place between 10am and 4pm.
We are once again hoping to raise funds for our nominated charity, Children Today.
There will also be Children Today branded donation envelopes and buckets available on the night for you to make your donation.
Our Members are always extremely generous and your continued support is very much appreciated.
Individual tickets are £175 +VAT, with a table of 10 at £1575 +VAT. A second table of 10 is available at a discounted rate of £1400 +VAT.
Situated next to Birmingham International train station.
Situated off the M42 and close to the M6, M1 and M5 motorways.
Situated next to Birmingham International Airport.
Rooms can be booked by calling 0121 780 4242 or by going direct to the Hilton website.
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