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Editorial Editor Georgie Whitworth georgie@opusbm.co.uk


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Hello and welcome to the November/December edition of Tomorrow’s Tile & Stone!


I hope you are all well and ready for the upcoming festivities. I don’t know about you but I can’t quite believe we have reached the last issue of TTS for


2017 already. With this said, however, we’re already looking to what next year has in store for the world of tiling- kicking off with the annual Surface Design


Show, in London. Check out our show preview to find out what and who you can expect to see there if you’re visiting in February.


For those thinking on about how to improve their skills and businesses in the new year, have a read of our Training and Education section for some


inspiration. Find out how embracing new technologies can help to enhance the tiling services you provide, and discover more about the training courses on offer from such companies as BAL and Mapei.


Elsewhere in the issue, we have technical advice from sealant group SD


Sealants, reflecting on the issues that are encountered when dealing with levelling compounds and how these can be solved. Also in our Levelling


Compounds section, see how Kerakoll products were used in a refurbishment project at a car showroom.


We have further specialist comment from industry experts in our Tile Care &


Maintenance section, from such names as The Preparation Group and Fila UK. As usual, we also have plenty of news and product developments to keep you up-to-date with the latest industry updates.


From us all here at TTS, we wish you a very merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the new year!


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