Tile Associations Form Joint Quality Initiative

Jackson, MS, Dec. 20, 2011 -- The Tile Contractors’ Association of America and the National Tile Contractors Association have formed a joint initiative to mutually promote and market their company recognition programs.

The idea is to raise the level of integrity and professionalism in the tile trade, and to present project owners, builders, architects, and design professionals an opportunity to demand installation excellence.

The partnership is unprecedented in the tile trade, the groups said in a press release.

The TCAA “Trowel of Excellence” and the NTCA “Five-Star Contractor” programs have separately been acknowledged in the tile industry as worthy efforts to recognize companies that demonstrate a proven track record of success and ethical business practices.

By promoting the two programs together, the top companies in each association that successfully complete the criteria for acceptance into the groups will be presented with unique opportunities for marketing and business development. 

“The only two nationally-recognized ceramic tile trade organizations joining forces to offer building owners and architects rigorous certification of member companies cannot help but raise the level of quality for their ceramic tile installations,” said John Trendel, president of the TCAA.

“Building owners and architects will have an unsurpassed level of comfort that their projects will have the highest levels of quality at the national, regional, and local level.”

Leaders of both the NTCA and TCAA have been working on this initiative for several months, and have established several goals and objectives they hope to accomplish. The group has included several representatives from some of the top tile- and installation-material manufacturers in the U.S. industry. 

“I am excited about what has been accomplished to date and I’m looking forward to where this leads in both our associations' efforts to acquire work for our membership,” said NTCA president Nyle Wadford.

“The synergy produced from the allegiance of labor and manufacturing for the benefit of both, once again demonstrates the power of unifying for similar goals within the industry.”