The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) will host a regional training session in Downey, CA, to educate attendees on the tile industry GPTP/Slab standards with a focus on new standards and methods for installing GPTP.

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is offering six new free day-long Regional Training Programs in October and November. 

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) will offer a workshop on Substrate Prep/Large Format on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, hosted by Floor & Décor in Chicago, IL.

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is now accepting nominations for its Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year Award, which made its debut in 2019. The award is intended to celebrate those NTCA contractors or NTCA contractor employee members who utilize in-depth knowledge of tile methods and standards and exhibit dedication to the artistic execution of their craft. The honor is awarded to both a commercial and residential tile setter each year. 

NTCA is traveling far and wide in August to bring training and education to your neighborhood  in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington, Oklahoma, Texas and Illinois   A robust roster of 20 standards-based workshops will be offered free at local host locations like D&B Tile, Floor and Decor, Southeastern Tile Connection, Daltile and The Tile Shop. 

TILE recently sat down with Pavlo “Pasha” Starykov, owner of Star Tile & Stone, LLC in Portland, OR. Starykov is a Certified Tile Installer (CTI #1480) with the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), a NTCA Region 9 State Ambassador and a certified stone and tile inspector.

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced that as an added member benefit, all main contractor account holders will now have free access to NTCA University.

Those who are planning to attend The International Surfaces Show (TISE) in Las Vegas, NV, at Mandalay Bay from February 1 to 3, 2022, are warmly invited to stop by the National Tile Contractors Association  (NTCA) booth #4751 for a van-tastic experience.

Despite the continued global pandemic, this year’s edition of The International Surface Event (TISE) is set to take place in Las Vegas, NV, the first week of February and NTCA shares several show highlights.

Over the course of the summer, iQ Power Tools, manufacturer of premium power tools with integrated dust collection technology, traveled 6,000+ miles all across the country for their “War On Dust” campaign to promote against silica dust hazards and other related “health at the jobsite topics.”