CONTENTS CONTENTS COVER STORY 12


WARM. SAFE. EASY. PROTECTED


Electric underfloor heating from ThermoSphere is turning tilers’ heads. Find out why…


REGULARS 06 32


WHAT’S NEW? Keep up-to-date with all


of the latest news, products and services from the forefront of the tile and stone industry, including a special update from BAL and its new partners Belvedere Stone.


10 QUESTIONS Johnson Tiles’ Glynn Davies


decided to move into the tiling industry after realising his chosen career path in fast-paced London wasn’t for him. Find out more about his work and personal life in our 10 Questions feature.


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FEATURES 14


BEST IN SHOW If you missed this year’s Surface


Design Show event, check out our summary of the two-and-a-half-day show, as well as the list of Surface Design Award winners.


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THE FRESH PRINTS Advances in printing


technology means the possibilities are pretty much endless when it comes to surface design, as Neolith’s Mar Esteve Cortes explains.


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TECH THE WALLS How much can technological


investments really help your business to thrive? Leigh Price, Co-Director of Real Stone & Tile, explains how it has helped his company.


EFFECT CERAMICS & PORCELAIN


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BREATH OF FRESH AIR The experts from Iris Ceramica


discuss how sustainability and innovation have affected ceramic tile design.


FORCES OF NATURE Verona’s Marketing Director,


Katy Harris, talks nature-inspired tiles. UNDERFLOOR HEATING


KEEP YOUR COOL BAL’s David Wilson discusses


the major things to consider when tiling over underfloor heating, to ensure you don’t encounter any problems.


GLOW FOR IT gaia Underfloor Heating


has introduced a new decoupling membrane system to its underfloor heating portfolio.


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