Who we are
Victorian Tile Academy was formed by two specialist tilers, alongside a former business director from a leading supplier of Victorian tiles, with a combined experience of over 30 years in geometric work.
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Our mission is to pass on the skills and experience of years working in this sector to help tilers and associated businesses enhance their skills and business opportunities while, at the same time, keeping this historic craft alive into the future.
Learn to Victorian Tile like the Experts
About Us
What we offer:
Tile installer training
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Your path to greater earning potential and professional pride
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Our training course will open the door to the art of traditional geometric patterned tiling, giving you the knowledge and confidence to get ahead in this rewarding aspect of tiling work
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Our installer course is a blend of theory and practical, designed to add a further valuable skill set to those already experienced in conventional floor tiling practice.
You will gain next-level knowledge to differentiate you from other tilers and so offer you an avenue to higher potential income and improved job satisfaction from your work.
With a scarcity of competent professionals able to carry out traditional tile patterns, there is a huge opportunity for those that have the understanding and skill to address the growing market for reproduction Victorian and contemporary geometric tiled floors.
Following successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a certificate of completion to prove your competence to clients, as well as access to a support system* to assist before or during your geometric tiling projects,
*subscription or one-off fees required
Designers & specifiers course
If you are a building company, architect, designer or tile retailer, we can offer training to you and your colleagues to help better understand the use of geometric tiles in building projects. This includes how to advise and recommend design options to clients, dealing with floor area set-out, as well as calculating accurate tile quantities for the design.
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Consulting services
Whether you have simple questions, require a sounding board, a site visit or full project management, we are able to provide a full range of support options for your geometric tiling job. Please contact us for details.
In Depth Market Knowledge
Only the Best
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Mickey Horner
Course Instructor, Tiling Consultant, Director
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Mickey has worked in the tiling industry for almost 25 years, specialising in Victorian floor tiling for most of this time.
Initially avoiding the family tiling business by studying sport science at leeds university, Mickey took the plunge into tiling once he realised that tiling was in his blood!
After a short space of time Mickey was running his own tiling projects on new housing developments, sport centres and commercial fit outs.
Mickeys reputation grew as a highly skilled tiler and many builders, contractors and designers sought him out when any intricate tiling was required using Original style tiles all over the UK and into Europe.
Mickey’s skills were then honed further on private residences tiling hallways, paths and porches where he developed a deeper love of the art, creativity and craft of Victorian floor tiling. Images of his work have since been used in Original style tiles brochures.
With the VTA courses Mickey hopes to be able to pass on his knowledge and improve both skills and confidence of attendees when installing these stunning floors of timeless beauty.
Links
Instagram : @mickeyjhorner
Tik tok : @mickeyjhorner
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Email: Mickeytiler@aol.com
In Depth Market Knowledge
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Rob Auld
Director, Sales/Marketing /Consultant
.Rob has 35+ years in Sales, Marketing across a variety of markets and countries.
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In the past 10 years Rob has worked for the World Market Leader in Victorian Tile manufacture, with operations based in Exeter Devon
The passion was to elevate the beauty and value of Victorian Tiling, and of course without experts in installation, this was always going to be a challenge.
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Rob then presented the concept to two industry leaders, Dave Larsen of Victorian Floor Tiles, and Mickey Horner of Horner Tiling, to create an Academy where they could impart their expertise.
Links
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rob-auld-9346409
In Depth Market Knowledge
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David Larsen
Course Instructor, Tiling Consultant, Director
David is a specialist in Victorian-style geometric tiling of some 15 years, with a background in general residential building work and conventional tile installation. When his local tile retailer was unable to find tilers willing to tackle replica Victorian floors, David’s focus moved towards developing a more sought-after, interesting and rewarding set of tiling skills.
Primarily self-taught, David has done all the hard yards in working out how to lay hundreds of traditional patterned tile floors. He’s now keen to share this valuable learned knowledge with others who wish to take advantage of increased earning potential and job satisfaction, in a marketplace where these skills are currently at a premium.
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Twitter/X: @victoriantiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianfloortilesuk/
Instagram: @victorian_floor_tiles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-larsen-70854919
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Confucius
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Bell Yard, London, England, WC2A 2JR.
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