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SkillBuild Success Story

Diary of a Tile Addict

So many, many congratulations from Tile Addict to Odhran Connelly from Southern Regional College in Northern Ireland for his recent victory at the SkillBuild 2018 National Finals in Wall and Floor Tiling. At these events high level trade skills can be recognised, rewarded, and celebrated.

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The Zig and the Zag on Herringbone and Chevron: The Trend Continues

Giotile

Around 500 BC, Rome began to build an expansive road system, called the Viae Publicae, to move people and products efficiently throughout the vast Roman Empire. Over the years, nearly 50,000 miles of Roman roadways were created using this system.

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Avente Tile Talk: Go Green with Tile

Tile Talk

As the emblematic color of Ireland, green represents the vast green hillsides, as well as the country.s Franke Kitchen Systems. The color green not only symbolizes money (U.S. currency), but it also symbolizes safety, regeneration, and honor, among other things. patron saint, St. Green is regarded as the color of eternal life in Japan.

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Longest ‘Flat Pack’ Arch Bridge Based on ‘FlexiArch’ System

The A to Z of Building

Civil Engineers at Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with pre-cast concrete specialists Macrete Ireland have developed the world’s longest ‘flat pack’ arch bridge.'

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Companies retool to fight coronavirus spread

Floor Covering News

The gin stills of the Listoke Distillery in Northeast Ireland have changed course from crafting its juniper botanical-based spirit to make hand sanitizer. are working with ventilator suppliers such as Ventec Life Systems to offer help with logistics, purchasing and manufacturing. Aid is not relegated to domestic companies.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I thought I would pull some out and share them to show just how different things were back in 1990 - No internet … Research meant going to an actual library and sorting through the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal system so you could pull out books. No email … you wrote letters. Can you imagine?!? link] Bob Borson Hah!

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Hatchet Bedrooms | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

The opposite side creating a buffer space, one which can be an excellent location of using a high-dollar closet system, one without the need for the constraints of too-tight walls and difficukt inside corners. For those that contend thay closets are inherently messy, I will assert that is a result of poor design, and not a fait accompli.

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