Sark Tile supports education by hosting NTCA Workshop and CTI exam QUALIFIED LABOR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sark Tile, based in Lincoln, Neb., host- ed NTCA Tile & Stone Workshop in October 2017. This is a ground- breaking event, since it’s the first NTCA Workshop ever hosted in Lincoln. But perhaps it should come as no surprise. Sark Tile has been com- mitted to educating the tile indus- try in its area for over 20 years. Since Mark Becher founded Sark Tile in 1999, he has been working to educate his clients. As a national distributor of tile and tile installation products, Sark Tile serves a range of clients from architects to the end consumer, offering an exceptional platform to reach a broad range of peo- ple within the industry. Sark Tile took advantage of this platform by hosting the October Workshop, and subse- quently, a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) test the next month. The October NTCA Workshop titled, “Failures, Could it be Me?” was a great opportu- nity to bring in an expert, NTCA Training Director Mike Heinlein, to show local installers, designers, and clients how to avoid common installation mistakes. The event was described as eye opening and a brilliant refresher, even for a seasoned installer. For those who weren’t as well versed with the tile installation process, it was a first-rate opportunity to learn the correct way to perform basic tech- niques. Heinlein began the workshop with a slideshow presentation out- 70 TileLetter | January 2018