Is there an Alternative to The Tile Association (TTA)? - TilersForums.com

[Dan]

I would think city in guilds and nvq's have some relevance

I know some tilers in the TTA directory who's dad is good but he's not. And it's his name now there.

Qualified tiler is should say. Not TTA member.

Qualified all the way. Association who doesn't vet the tiler? Nope not for me.

 

[Tiler Durden]

It’ll come to all trades eventually. It started many moons ago with Gas, then moved onto electrics with the introduction of Part P of the Building Regs and the sudden emergence of the associated governing bodies (NICEIC, NAPIT etc) they have tried to bring it in for Plumbing but failed yet a few Manufacturers have stated that such and such item isn’t covered by a warranty unless it was installed by a City and Guilds/NVQ Qualified Plumber which is absurd when you’re talking about a Tap. I can’t see it making it’s way into the mainstream for Tiling for a very long time. It’s a money making scheme, nothing more.

 

[One Day]

The Americans have it right. Two separate bodies - one for the industry and one for the fixers.
Ours is completely flawed and will never work because it's trying to be an industry body and only paying lip service to fixers.

 

[Dan]

I agree.

We're open now to the americans. I'm working on sparky SEO at the moment so haven't quite done here but we have spakry regulars from America posting every day.

I'll come over here for that once I know what's working. etc

But that'll get some heads over here. Show us how limited we are.

You need at least two associations for it to work. Gas Safe Register doesn't work right really. NICEIC and ELECSA have flaws but you have options in the electrical field so that it causes competition.

TTA have now done that, it HAS to cause another to setup. One for the fixers.

Any chatter about this on Facebook?

I think we know the few main heads who need to run it. I'd back it from a website point of view (a new one, have it locked down in Google. Even wipe the floor with TTA rankings for their own terms).

We need a discussion forum making for just those who can make it work.

Rate I make one and we get some heads in here?

 

[Dan]

Are you saying Dan that if your not a TTA member you don't have follow BS? Or if your not a TTA member you can't fix tiles now?

If you're not a TTA Member, your tiling isn't to British Standards spec. Is what is reads like. I'm trying to get clarification from TTA themselves. I've sent them an email. I'll do some testing tomorrow.

 

[Dan]

Okay. I've created a hidden forum. And need some heads to put in there. Who would be serious about making a new association (I would just do some leg work, it wouldn't be me fronting it).
We need the heads like @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin and @deanotile maybe and some other really respected industry guys.

Maybe @Phil Hobson - Who better for that?

And some other really established guys.

I've given @3_fall the job of choosing who we have in there to chat about it. Aim for a year end start April, say?

See what we can pull off by then. Let's give it a serious go maybe?

 

[Italy]

The Americans have it right. Two separate bodies - one for the industry and one for the fixers.
Ours is completely flawed and will never work because it's trying to be an industry body and only paying lip service to fixers.

also here two associations... ...

 

[Dumbo]

Also problem being the body that set industry standards don't want to share the information unless you pay exorbitant amounts for it.
Tcna handbook is 35 dollars

 

[Old Mod]

Also problem being the body that set industry standards don't want to share the information unless you pay exorbitant amounts for it.
Tcna handbook is 35 dollars

A mans gotta eat Jerry. 😁
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Anyway BS is around £1200 isn’t it for non members, $35 is a steal! 🤣

 

[Dumbo]

It's not surprising that there is a lot of myth and mystery about what is bs and what isn't bs when they dont want to share the information .