Media Room
Welcome to Alpine Tiling's Media Room. This part of the site has been designed to give you an up-to-date picture of how the Alpine Tiling Group is viewed by the trade as well as the public.
PRESS
Tile & Stone Journal has teamed up with Alpine Training and Norcros Adhesives to create an ' Adopt a Tiler ' scheme to encourage school leavers to consider a career in tiling.
The first trainee, Tom Ripley , describes his intensive 10 week induction into the wonderful world of tiling.
See what our past trainees say about us ...
LATEST NEWS
The Microtec Boom Has Arrived
I really thought the other day, that Christmas had arrived early. Ardex had sent me some of their revolutionary Microtec adhesives to try out within our Tiling Training Centre. I feel very privileged to be asked of my opinion on these products. Ardex just go from strength to strength in breaking through new boundaries on materials for the tiling industry.(More .....)
Rotozip RZ5 Spiral Saw Tool
On my visit to the Tile and Stone Show, at London’s Excel this year, I was drawn towards one of the many tool stands. As with many tilers, I’m always on the look out for that next tool that will make my life easier, quicker and obviously hopefully more profitable.(More .....)
Tiling bucks the trend
The country may well be heading into recession but one trade is bucking the trend. Tiling is suffering a severe skills shortage with an estimated 16,000 vacancies in the country. (More .....)
Tile and Stone Journal Installing a Tanking System by Gary Sheffield, Alpine Tile Training Centre
More often than not tiles are specified for areas that are going to be subjected to high humidity or areas that become wet, such as showers and in particular wet rooms. (More .....)
Alpine joins with South Kent College
Alpine Tiling Training Centre, has unparalleled experience in training tilers in the East Sussex and South Kent areas. (More .....)
Tile and Stone Journal - Backed by Backerboard by Gary Sheffield, Alpine Tile Training Centre
Since the intervention of the tile backerboard, which has certainly revolutionized the tile industry, there does seem an abundance of types and brand names, which to the layman could possibly be quite confusing. (More .....)
Tile and Stone Journal - Horses for Courses by Gary Sheffield, Alpine Tile Training Centre
When I formed the Alpine Tiling Training Centre, there was at that time only one other independent privately owned school for wall and floor tilers. (More .....)
Tile and Stone Journal - Moved by Movement by Gary Sheffield, Alpine Tile Training Centre
Tilers, architects and contractors just know how stressful it can be when things go wrong. To eliminate such stresses over tiling applications is to ensure that the tiles themselves are totally free from any movement stresses whatsoever. (More .....)
Read about the people behind the numbers.
Gary Sheffield laid the foundations for the Alpine Training Centre in 2004 (More .....)
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