The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the largest tile contractors association in the world, will present the Seventh Annual TileLetter Awards at Coverings 2010 in Orlando, Florida. The NTCA will host a special ceremony after the show floor closes on Thursday, April 29th, at the Orange County Convention Center. The NTCA presents tile and stone contracting professionals with first and second place awards in both commercial residential installations. And new this year, the program will also include special recognition awards for stone and mosaic tile installations.

The NTCA’s Seventh Annual TileLetter Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday after the show and begin with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. in Room S320D, and will carry over into S320 rooms E and F. The Awards Program will be from 6-7:30 PM.

In addition to the program’s tile and stone project awards, the NTCA will also recognize its annual selection for the prestigious NTCA Joe A. Tarver Award for 2010, which will be presented to Dr. Giorgio Squinzi, Chief Executive Officer of MAPEI Group.

Other highlights include the Tile Partners for Humanity recognizing a valuable industry contributor with a special community service award, and the Tile Council of North America will name their annual Tile Person of the Year at the NTCA’s Seventh-Annual TileLetter Awards program.

The National Tile Contractors Association is pleased to announce the sponsors of this year’s TileLetter Awards program: LATICRETE, Custom Building Products, Schluter Systems, Dal-Tile Corporation, Tile Council of North America, Marino Tile and Marble, Mer Krete, Mapei, Grout Boost, TEC Specialty Construction Brands, Bostik Inc. and Wedi Shower Systems.

NTCA is a non-profit trade association serving every segment of the industry, spearheading education for the professional installation of ceramic tile and allied products.

For more information, please contact the executive director, Bart Bettiga at bart@tile-assn.com, via telephone at (601) 939-2071, or visit www.tile-assn.com.