The Tile Association has revealed the shortlist for the 2012 TTA Awards, set to take place next month, honouring the best of the wall and floor tile industry.
The awards ceremony has a Las Vegas theme this year and will take place at The Tile Association Awards Gala Dinner, on Saturday April 21 at the Birmingham Hilton Hotel, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
The association said the standard of entries had been exceptionally high this year. Nominees in the 22 award categories have now been shortlisted but will have to wait until the night of the event to hear the winners announced.
Nominees in the 2012 TTA Awards Shortlist include:
Wall Tile of the Year
Hinton Range - British Ceramic Tile
Impact - CP Group
La Dolce Vita - Elios Ceramica
Neutrals Range - Johnson Tiles
WeeKend by Marazzi - Craven Dunnill & Co. Ltd
Floor Tile of the Year
Loft - Peronda Ceramicas S.A
Nicobond Steelker - N&C Nicobond
Slaty by Edimax - Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
Wood_Ker by Edimax - Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
Best Innovation
Aluminator Range of Profiles - Genesis APS International
Mapelastic AquaDefense - Mapei UK Ltd
Nicobond Gypfix - N&C Nicobond
Taptile bathroom lighting control system - Taptile
Excellence in Independent Retailing
Creative Tile & Stone
EMC Tiles
Tile Mart
TileStyle
Excellence in Multiple Retailing
Armatile Ltd
Tile Choice Ltd
Excellence in Tile Distribution
Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
Minoli
Excellence in Manufacturing
Craven Dunnill Jackfield Ltd
Mapei UK Ltd
N&C Nicobond
Ultra Tile
The full shortlist is available
here