WHAT’S NEW?


TILE SPECIALIST STRENGTHENS TEAM WITH NEW


APPOINTMENT Tile distributor Ceramique Internationale has expanded its experienced team with the appointment of a new Specification Sales Executive for the north of England.


Michelle Foreman joins the senior sales team with a specific remit to work with housebuilders and developers across the region. She will be responsible for building Ceramique Internationale’s sales, nurturing the company’s existing accounts and furthering relationships in the housebuilding sector.


Michelle, originally from Leeds and currently living in Bradford, joins the Ceramique Internationale team from PID Systems where she dealt exclusively with housebuilders


across the north on their onsite security systems.


An experienced professional with over 20 years of experience in sales, Michelle has established a successful history of new business wins and consistently maintains fantastic customer retention levels. Although new to the tile industry, Michelle has spent time at leading European tile shows Cevisama in Valencia and Cersaie in Bologna, where she has established strong connections with leading figures in the industry.


Cameron Fraser, Director of


Ceramique Internationale, said: “We are delighted to welcome Michelle to our team. With her extensive sales experience and outstanding customer network, we believe that she represents a perfect fit for the company, enabling us to continue our growth and ensure our products reach an even wider audience.”


Ceramique Internationale employs 18 people, six of whom have been with the company for more than 20 years.


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with the aim of competing in WorldSkills Kazan 2019 along with Daniel McBurney from Southern Regional College in Northern Ireland.


Competitors in this year’s SkillBuild will be eligible to compete in WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 if they meet the competition criteria.


BAL has sponsored regional and national SkillBuild tiling competitions since 2004, while Dave Rowley, Training Manager at BAL, has acted as Lead Judge since 2009.


Dave said: “We are delighted to provide support and sponsorship to Mark and the City of Glasgow College as he prepares for EuroSkills in Hungary.


BAL SUPPORTS TEAM UK AT EUROSKILLS BAL, specialist in full tiling solutions, is proud to be sponsoring the UK wall and floor tiling competitor at EuroSkills 2018.


Taking place in Budapest from 26th -28th September,


the members of Team UK will be taking on the best apprentices in Europe with the aim of being crowned champions in their chosen skills.


Representing the UK in wall and floor tiling is Mark Scott from City of Glasgow College. Mark won the SkillBuild National Final, run in partnership with WorldSkills UK, last year and is also part of the squad currently training


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“At BAL we value training and innovation highly, with more than 50 years of technological development and training experience behind us, so it is crucial to support competitions such as SkillBuild that help develop the skills of talented young tilers.


“Continuing professional development and training is key to ensuring the industry continues to meet the highest standards, which is why we invested in a state-of-the-art Innovation and Technology Centre where we hold regular training courses.”


The 2018 SkillBuild competition has recently completed the Regional Qualifier phase, with the UK National Final taking place at WorldSkills UK LIVE in November at the NEC in Birmingham.


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