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Walking on eggshells? What a cracking tile innovation!
Few people would fancy walking on eggshells, but five smart scientists have come up with an egg-cellent idea that will revolutionise one of the most common natural waste products. Muhamad Faizal Abd Halim, Zaleha Afandi, Mohd Hariz Kamarudin, Ahmad Zafir … Continue reading
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Tagged eggshell tiles, EPoSTi tiles, heat resistant tiling, tile innovations, underwater tiling
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OLED tile technology
Philips have announced an amazing new technological tile! Leaving ceramic and glass tiles in the shade, these tiles at first glance may look like ordinary mirror tiles. But ordinary they are not! The tiles make use of OLED technology – … Continue reading
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Tagged LED, LED tiles, Lumiblade Reflections, OLED, OLED tiles, Philips, technology, tiles, tiling
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Marble tiles – things to consider
Marble tiles are a luxurious addition to your home. They are of a higher quality than even granite tiles and can be used on floors or walls. Marble tiles are attractive and durable, but there are things you may want … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom tiles, bathrooms, flooring, marble, marble tiles, tiles, tiling, tiling tips
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Tile shop robbery in Dorchester
A recently refurbished tile shop in Dorchester was robbed last week. Theives forced entry into County Tile Warehouse on Marabout Industrial Estate overnight and stole hundreds of pounds, leaving company director Robin Ives left counting the costs. Police Inspector Les … Continue reading
Tiles made from recycled aircraft
US firm Coverings Etc have discovered a new and unique use for retired aircraft – as luxurious metal tiles! They call the product BioLuminum. The tiles are created from 100% recycled aluminium, sourced from aeroplanes. They have a bevelled edge … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminum, aluminum tiles, house decoration, recycling, tiles, tiling, USA
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Former tile factory site causes concern
A former tile factory site in Cranleigh, Surrey has become a cause for public concern as the new owners of the land are planning to extract clay from the ground there. The new owners of the site, which used to … Continue reading
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Tagged clay, cranleigh, surrey, swallows tiles, tile factory, tiles, tiling, trucks
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Wedding fayre to raise money for church roof tiles
Bride-to-be Gemma Harvey loves the church she plans to get married in so much, that she is holding a wedding fayre to raise money to fix the roof! St Mary’s Church at Portchester Castle, Hampshire is a 12th century church … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, church, church roof, hampshire, portchester castle, roof tiles, st mary's church, tiles, tiling, wedding, wedding fayre
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How to create a simple mosaic house number
Mosaics are a wonderfully creative and easy way of working with tiles and tiling materials. Today we will look at a good started project – creating a small mosaic of your house number, which will look lovely next to your … Continue reading
Children create mosaic for Seaton rail station
Local children have created a wonderful mosaic to greet visitors to Seaton train station in Hartlepool. The colourful tile mosaic was created by children from Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School and Seaton Carew Nursery in the local Seaton … Continue reading
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Tagged hartlepool, mosaic, mosaics, rail station, schools, tiles, tiling, train station
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What’s the difference between porcelain and ceramic tiles?
What’s the difference between porcelain and ceramic tiles? It is a question we are asked quite often so we felt it would be very useful to post an article about it for our customers. We will look at the key … Continue reading
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Tagged ceramic tiles, glazed tiles, glazes, porcelain tiles, tiles, tiling, tiling tips, unglazed tiles
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