COREN, ATN Join The Rest Of The World To Mark Tiler's Day Celebration,Calls for Elimination of the quacks in building industry.

COREN, ATN Join The Rest Of The World To Mark Tiler's International Day Celebration

By Favour Augusta Eke

The Association of Tilers, Nigerian marks their annual Tiler's day, With agenda of 

Promoting Unity and total welfare of members, Eliminating the quacks in Building Industry and Encouraging Artisans to be Licenced by COREN

The use of tiles in history began in ancient Egypt several millennia back, and they were used for decorative purposes. They were mostly found in murals, mosaics, and various other designs. The Egyptians had already begun using blue brick tiles to decorate their homes around the fourth millennium B.C.

Tiles are timeless elements of architectural endeavors and design. Seeing them on the walls, floors, and roofs provides aesthetic pleasure, and they have become inseparable from architecture and designs in all spheres, both domestic and public.

Today, tiles exist all over the world, gracing the walls and floors of millions of structures. They have evolved to different designs, patterns, and arrangements that are beautiful and pleasing to the sight, and National Tile Day exists as a moment to celebrate this wonderful, awe-inspiring craftsmanship.

According to Mr Olanrewaju Hassan, National President, Association of Tilers, Nigeria, ATN, and Chairman Nigerian Association of Engineering Craftsmen, NAEC,Engineering Craft Olanrenwaju Hassan, Thursday, disclosed through Vanguard newspaper that influx of unlicenced foreigners into the building industry serves a great threat to standards and professionalism.

Hassan expressed his concern during the maiden Tilers Day held in Abuja to create awareness of the association’s activities in the building industry and to speak against quackery .

However, he said with his over 20 years of practice as a tiler and the association being established for 11 years, the major challenge has been monitoring.

According to him, the new Engineering Act signed in 2018 empowers COREN to arrest and prosecute unlicensed persons.

“We as an association don’t have the powers to arrest and prosecute any quack, being part of COREN and with this Act, we can eliminate quackery from the building industry”, he added.

The representative from CDK integrated industries LTD, Mr. Abimbola Onagbade, Brand Marketing Manager, said they started operation in 2016, they are world class factory set up to manufacture, distribute, and export high quality sanitary wares, ceramic and porcelain tiles, processed using top grade raw materials and cutting edge technology and their primary purpose is to ensure their products used in Nigeria meets with international standard, like Italy, Spain tiles.

He further said that CDK partnership started far back three years ago when ATN executives visited their factory to have an official partnership with CDK company, since then, they consider ATN position as paramount in their value chain, as most important part of their sector, and they are ready to support ATN in skill acquisition training in other to meet up with international standard.

Abimbola encouraged ATN members to be focused on creating value in the sector, so that they can get a wider recognition.

Some of the executive members who graced the occasion were Mr Aminu Garba Kangiwa, who presented the certificates to the craft members, others were James Babagbale who's the Grand Patron, Association of Tiler Nigeria, Engr Craft Kangiwa, a representative from COREN