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Local business eclipses

top UK firms to win

prestigious industry awards

County Armagh Tile Specialists,
Armatile, are the only Irish company
to win an award at the National Tile
Association Awards held recently in
Birmingham.
At a gala celebration hosted by
former English Rugby World Cup
winner Kyran Bracken at the Forest
of Arden Country Club Armatile
were recipients of not one but two
prestigious awards in recognition of
their team’s high quality project work
and bespoke surface design and
manufacturing services.
Armatile, a family-owned business, has
a dedicated facility that designs and
manufactures bespoke tile designs
and tailor made, fabricated furniture Filippo Lacconi presents a TTA Awards to
for commercial and residential Armatile’s Alex Longridge & Martin Mallon
clients throughout Ireland, UK and
further afield. It regularly products to Armagh.” building’s history and linked with its
Europe and USA, and its expertise was Armatile also won ‘The Best Heritage beautiful architectural features.
acknowledged by the judging panel Project’ for the company’s work on The Best Heritage Project Award is
of industry leaders from across the UK the sympathetic refurbishment of St a tribute to the dedication and skill
and Ireland. Patrick’s Church in Newtownards, of Armatile’s contract team on-site,
On receiving the award for Co Down. This historic old building, supported by the unrivalled expertise
‘Excellence in Supply & Services’ on constructed in 1877 by revered of its design and manufacturing
behalf of Armatile’s Manufacturing English Architect Joseph Hansom, team, who were integral to the
Team, Managing Director, Paul Quinn had fallen into a sorry state of transformation and restoration at
said; disrepair with flooring so damaged it this historically important church.
“This award will further enhance our was totally beyond repair. Armatile This conservation project is a great
reputation as a reputable supplier of was contacted for a solution that example of how Armatile works
unique, high quality products to the would restore the original integrity in partnership with all project
specification market and will hopefully of the church by designing and stakeholders and utilises its specialist
lead to the winning of more orders sourcing a tiling package to create a cutting expertise to provide a tailored
for the bespoke products designed new floor with bespoke handcrafted ornate tile solutions that give a new
and manufactured in our factory in features that paid homage to the lease of life to old buildings.

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