b'NEWS BRIEFSPlease visit TileLetter.com for details about these stories.NTCAhonorsLouisvilleTileinitseducationalefforts,which Distributors at TSPThe Nationalresultedinaddingateammem-TileContractorsAssociationber to be able to offer even more (NTCA) recognized long-time sup- trainingtolocalinstallersand porterLouisville TileDistributorstheir customers. Our business is atTotalSolutionsPlus(TSP),driven by the tile installation trade heldattheendofOctoberinand businesses, DeAngelis noted. Nashville,Tenn.DuringtheTSPItismorethanacontribution award ceremony, NTCA Executivetoourindustry;itisanecessity DirectorBartBettigapresentedfor continued health, growth and RobertDeAngelis,Presidentofimprovement of the tile trades that Louisville Tile, with an award rec- support our industry.ognizingthedistributorssupport of tile industry training and edu- Omar Shukri wins FCICA Bruce cationprograms.LouisvilleTileNewbrough Memorial Scholarship hostsandsponsorsNTCAwork- TheFlooringContractors shopsatallofitslocationsandAssociation(FCICA),announced goes a step further by distributingOmarShukrias copiesoftheNTCAReferencethelatestrecipi-Manual and the TCNA HandbookentoftheBruce forCeramic,Glass,andStoneN e w b r o u g h TileInstallationattheseevents.Memorial Certified DeAngelis appreciated the recog- I n s t a l l a t i o n nition but said he feels it is NTCAManagerProgram that was supporting Louisville Tile(CIM) Scholarship.Omar ShukriShukri is a national project coordinator with FloorMax USA. The scholarship is provided in partnership with ARDEX Americas andcoversthecostsandallfees associated with the entire Certified InstallationManager(CIM)pro-gram.BruceNewbrough,the awards namesake, was an ARDEX Director of Technical Services and laterApplicationsDevelopment, andhadapassionforadvanc-Robert DeAngelis (l) with Bart Bettiga atingtheflooringindustrythroughthe Total Solutions Plus award ceremony. education.100TileLetter | January 2020'