A group of 16 professionals from the distribution sector of the United Kingdom visits the sector to get to know the latest developments of the companies in matters of design, innovation and sustainability.

The Chamber of Commerce of Castellon, with the support and co-financing of the FEDER funds and the IVACE+i, and the collaboration of ASCER, a distributors visit to Spain for those professionals interested in knowing more about the manufacturing process, new products and investments in sustainability in the ceramic Spanish sector. The visit lasted from June 19th-21st.

This activity has been jointly developed with the collaboration of The Tile Association (TTA), which represents the ceramic sector in the UK and has a continuous collaboration strategy with ASCER. This marks the fourth time the British distribution visits the Spanish industry, the latter finding the UK as a strategic partner. Former editions of this visit program have garnered a high degree of satisfaction by both TTA members and Tile of Spain companies.

The group of professionals visited several showrooms and production plants of Spanish manufacturing companies for two days, which will allow for them to discover the versatility of the Spanish ceramic tiles as well as the last progresses in terms of sustainability, innovation and design.

Closing the program on the 21st, the TTA gave a presentation at the ASCER offices, introducing a global vision of the UK market,trends and evolution of the construction sector. This event had the support of the Council of Treasury, Economy and Public Administration of the Valencian Region.

Tile of Spain in the United Kindgom

The UK was the third destination of Spanish ceramic tile exports in 2023, with sales of more than 208 Mill. Euros (-18,5%). Between January and April 2024, the accumulated sales amount to 66,5 Mill. Euros.