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Egyptian mosaic artist, Saad Romany Mikhaiel recently held a workshop with Gisela Gibbon of MAKEitSO Mosaics. Read her story ...
As funded training in the glazed ceramics industry rolls out via the Joint Investment Programme (JIP), industry leaders call for employers to switch on to the benefits of being green. Employers are being urged to get involved in a scheme which could ...
The first Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Future Trends Survey results for 2011 presents a mixed picture, with sustained confidence amongst architects working in the private housing sector but predicted reductions in commercial and public project sector workloads. ...
The partnership between Marmomacc’s organiser, VeronaFiere, and stone machinery association, Confindustria Marmomacchine, has been strengthened with the development of new assets, such as the preparation of market studies, training and activity to procure finance for the development ...
Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector, has been awarded the Investors In People (IIP) Standard, the UK’s leading people management standard run by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.   The IIP s ...
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) recently presented 12 new honorary fellowships of the RIBA, to reward exceptional individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, including politics, journalism, landscape design and engineering.   RIBA honorary fellowsh ...
The tile industry is showing signs of rebounding from the recession as national retailer Topps Tiles plans to expand its network by a further 71 stores across the UK.  The company's website shows that it is seeking commercial property for various ...
The Stone Federation Great Britain has announced a call for entries to its first-ever Natural Stone Sustainability Awards, which have been organised as a part of the federation’s on-going sustainability strategy.  The aim of the awards is to highlight the sus ...
Tile Depot, the UK’s largest independent tile and stone retailer, has introduced a new scheme which will give £100 worth of free products to a number of successful tiling students. Students passing tiling courses with participating colleg ...
Ceramic and mosaic tile company, Cranven Dunnill, has significantly expanded its distributor arrangement with Schlüter-Systems, as part of its dynamic marketing strategy and to secure growth opportunities for its customers. Schlüter-Systems is well-know ...