Monthly Archives: June 2010

Decolight Ceramics seals deal on floor tiles

DecoLight Ceramics Limited, a manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has sealed the deal on an order of more than 35,000 square metres of floor tiles from Sunar Metals. The import and export company, specialising in the sale of vitrified tiles, has … Continue reading

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New tile warehouse opens on Denvale Retail Park

A new tile warehouse is to open in July in Crawley on the Denvale Retail Park. The industrial site on Haslett Avenue in Crawley will welcome a new store selling all sorts of household tiles. Following the news that Pilkington’s … Continue reading

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Tile manufacturer Pilkington’s faces redundancies

A tile manufacturer which has more than 380 staff across three branches in Greater Manchester, Dublin and Dorset is being assessed by administrators at KPMG to try and save the jobs of staff expecting to be made redundant. Financial problems … Continue reading

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New tiled church set to replace unsafe house of worship

Falsgrave church, which is 130 years old, is set to be demolished in order to make way for a new Jehovah’s Witness hall which is going to be made of tiles. Volunteers are currently working to dismantle the Falsgrave church, in … Continue reading

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Ceramic tiles to brighten up NZ landmark footbridge

Ceramic tiles are to form the centerpiece of a new extension project on New Zealand’s famous Clarks Lane footbridge. The tiles have been fired from local clay by artists Matt and Kate McLean and will be paved on the bridge … Continue reading

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Students use tiles to commemorate their former school

Enfield students are set to attend a new school building next year and they are feeling nostalgic for their former school. They have therefore decided to create a tile display in order to remember the times they spent there. Students, … Continue reading

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Tile company TAU commission renowned designer to create NO-Stalgia tiles

TAU, a Spanish tile manufacturer, is to release their NO-Stalgia tile range in an effort to rebrand the company and liven up the tile marketplace. The 24-inch by 24-inch tiles are created using a specialised inkjet-printer and they are suitable … Continue reading

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Tile removal reveals hidden-treasure of 18th century wall paintings

When Jacques Montlucon, the renowned famous French engineer, bought a historic and famous courtyard house he had no idea what architectural finds lay beneath the outdoor wall tiles. After moving into the building, Mr Montlucon started renovation and restoration work … Continue reading

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Church committee consider extreme plan to prevent roof tile theft

A church committee may have to go to drastic measures in order to ensure that their roof tiles are not stolen by thieves. The Church of the Holy Cross, in Northend, Ashton Keynes, keeps having its roof tiles stolen because … Continue reading

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Florida Tile donate tiles to victims of the Haiti tragedy

Five months on since the Haiti disaster Florida Tile have revealed that in an effort to rebuild fallen building they have donated more than 90,000 square feet of porcelain floor tiles. On January 12th the Haiti earthquake struck, killing nearly … Continue reading

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