TILE CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC

PROMOTING QUALIFIED LABOR: UNDERTAKES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT OFFER TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS, RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF ENGAGING QUALIFIED (UNION) CONTRACTORS, AND PROMOTE THE PROPOSITION THAT CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS, NOT PRICE,SHOULD BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN ENGAGING A TILE/STONE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR: A.) TROWEL OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATION - AVAILABLE TO ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS WHO MEET THE CERTIFICATION CRITERIA, TROWEL OF EXCELLENCE WAS THE FIRST INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS AND IS INCLUDED IN THE TCNA HANDBOOK, MASTERSPEC, THE TILE SPECIFICATIONS OF A WELL-KNOWN NATIONAL FOOD CHAIN, AND A NUMBER OF MANUFACTURER'S PROPRIETARY SPECS AS EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS. B.) ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR TILE INSTALLERS (ACT) -REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF BAC INSTALLERS ON SEVEN KEY INSTALLATION SKILLS, PROMOTES INSTALLER SKILLS TO THE PUBLIC AS A KEY COMPONENT OF A CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS, AND MAINTAINS A NATIONAL LIST OF ACT CERTIFIED INSTALLERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.

OUTREACH: TO INCREASE MARKET SHARE OF ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS, TCAA PROMOTES THE PROPOSITION OF QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS AND CERTIFIED INSTALLERS TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN COMMUNITY, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, PROJECT MANAGERS, SPEC WRITERS, OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WITH THE FOLLOWING: A.) QUARTERLY PUBLICATION "093000 CONTRACTOR" THIS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE SHOWCASES THE WORK PERFORMED BY BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS. THE PUBLICATION IS MAILED TO A TARGETED AUDIENCE OF ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, PROJECT MANAGERS, SPEC WRITERS, OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS AND DISTRIBUTED AT INDUSTRY EVENTS SUCH AS SURFACES, COVERINGS AND TOTAL SOLUTIONS PLUS. IN ADDITION, A DIGITAL FLIPBOOK COPY IS EMAILED TO ALL TCAA MEMBERS, POSTED ON THE TCAA WEBSITE, AND SHARED ON LINKEDIN. ALL BAC- SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS AND ALL TCAA MEMBER MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN "093000 CONTRACTOR". B.) COVERINGS; PROMOTES THE INTERESTS OF ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS AT COVERINGS, THE INDUSTRY'S LARGEST ANNUAL TRADE SHOW, WITH A BOOTH IN THE TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICAN PAVILION AND WORKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF IUBAC AND THE NATIONAL ACT TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT LIVE HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS OF ACT TESTING DURING THE SHOW. THROUGHOUT THE SHOW, TCAA REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, MANUFACTURERS, AND END USERS TO PROMOTE THE ENGAGEMENT OF ALL UNION TILE INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS.