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Last month, it was announced that Brad Denny of Nichols Tile in Tennessee would be the new executive director of the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, the organization behind the Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program. So, I got to wondering what his plans are for CTEF going forward. That’s when he revealed his intricate scheme. The […]

There are some new changes brought to the training side of the NTCA. They are: Matt Welner of Blue Ridge Tile in North Carolina is joining the team as another contractor trainer Chad Jones is taking the step from being the set-up man to a full time training instructor Christopher Rachel of Superior Home Solutions […]

Can you teach new pups old tricks? Mario Garcia and the NTCA say “YES!” New for 2022, the NTCA is going to team up with Mario for TWO mud events. One in the east and one in the west. Stay tuned for details.  Click on the video to get my take on this partnership and […]

via GIPHY Nominate a tile rockstar for the upcoming Coverings Rockstar Award this spring! Someone that’s an upcoming mover/shaker in the tile world. No, your loser emo friend that sleeps in and can’t hold a job doesn’t count. Did you work on a project this year that kicked ass? Enter it for the 2022 CID […]

A match made in tile heaven  It’s true. Ardex has (basically) bought Wedi by purchasing a majority stake in the company. Many would say that the purchase makes a lot of sense since Ardex doesn’t have either a backer board or a shower system in their arsenal. Wedi, on the other hand, specializes in exactly those things and […]

This last month, the two biggest tile-specific Facebook groups celebrated a birthday. Tile Geeks celebrated 8 years of existence since its June 30, 2013 creation by former admin and current Ardex rep Jack Hamilton. Just three years and two days later, on July 2nd, 2016, Jason McDaniel launched Global Tile Posse. Total Membership There’s no […]