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Egyptian mosaic artist, Saad Romany Mikhaiel recently held a workshop with Gisela Gibbon of MAKEitSO Mosaics. Read her story ...
A new report on the ceramic tiles market from MTW Research has found that UK tile suppliers are continuing their fight against lower price imports with a focus on differentiation generating optimism for growth in 2011 and beyond. Based on sales from more than 70% of the r ...
Economically, the past 12 months will be remembered for quantitative easing, VAT rising back up to 17.5%, a general election, a World Cup, the ‘improve, don’t move’ consumer trend and slow but steady economic recovery. 2010 was certainly an eventful year for the retail ...
From the 17-19th February, Casa Pasarela, the Spanish exhibition for home trends, will be combining design-led interiors products with savvy solutions to meet with all budgets.     A haven for interior design ...
After hearing that her friend and colleague, mosaic master Saad Romany Mikhaiel, was invited by the British Association of Modern Mosaics to speak at a recent event, Scarborough-based mosaic artist, Gisela Gibbon, of MAKEitSO MOSAICS, took the opportunity to co-ordinate a weekend mosaic w ...
RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest tile manufacturing company, has enjoyed a successful 2010 in the UK with the company’s business growing dramatically in spite of the tough economic climate.   During the course of 2010, RAK UK significantly strengt ...
Several leading manufacturers showed innovative inkjet printers using Xaar printheads at the recent Tecnargilla exhibition in Italy.  Xaar’s OEMs, CretaPrint, Kerajet, Projecta, Intesa and TecnoFerrari all demonstrated the quality, flexibility and creative po ...
Kerridge Commercial Systems, the commercial division of ADP, has moved forward at a frenetic pace since an MBO took place in March. Group managing director Ian Bendelow explains how Kerridge’s K8 software – which provides solutions for a range of businesses, with specialised o ...
A new-found confidence was in evidence through the halls at this year’s Cevisama. New product launches generated a revived interest in the latest trends and developments in the industry, reports Tile of Spain. Renewed confidence in ...
Leading trend forecaster, Victoria Redshaw of Scarlet Opus, explains how interiors in 2010 and beyond will be distinctly futuristic... ...
Established over 30 years ago in the Saraburi province, Thailand, as a subsidiary of the Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thai Ceramic Co Ltd today operates globally under the renowned Cotto brand.  With an annual production capacity of 40 million m², Cotto Tiles is w ...