Mickey Horner
Course Instructor, Tiling Consultant, Director
​Mickey has worked in the tiling industry for almost 25 years, specialising in Victorian floor tiling for most of this time.
Initially avoiding the family tiling business by studying sport science at Leeds University, Mickey took the plunge into tiling once he realised it was in his blood!
After a short space of time, Mickey was running his own tiling projects on new housing developments, sport centres and commercial fit outs.
Mickey's reputation grew as a highly skilled tiler; many builders, contractors and designers sought him out when any intricate tiling was required using Original Style tiles all over the UK and into Europe.
Mickey’s skills were then honed further on private residences tiling hallways, paths and porches where he developed a deeper love of the art, creativity and craft of Victorian floor tiling. Images of his work have since been used in Original Style tiles brochures.
With the VTA course, Mickey hopes to be able to pass on his knowledge and improve both skills and confidence of attendees when installing these stunning floors of timeless beauty.
Links
Instagram : @mickeyjhorner
Tik tok : @mickeyjhorner
www.hornerstiling.com​​
Email: Mickeytiler@aol.com
Rob Auld
Sales, Marketing, Director
Rob has 35+ years in Sales and Marketing across a variety of markets and countries.
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In the past 10 years Rob has worked for one of the world market leaders in Victorian Tile manufacture, with operations based in Exeter, Devon
His passion was to elevate the beauty and value of Victorian Tiling, and of course without experts in installation, this was always going to be a challenge.
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Rob presented the concept to two industry leaders, Dave Larsen of Victorian Floor Tiles, and Mickey Horner of Horner Tiling, to create an academy where they could impart their expertise.
Links
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rob-auld-9346409
Email: info@victoriantileacademy.com
Email: rbaconsultingltd@gmail.com
David is a specialist in Victorian-style geometric tiling of some 15 years, with a background in general residential building work and conventional tile installation. When his local tile retailer was unable to find tilers willing to tackle replica Victorian floors, David’s focus moved towards developing a more sought-after, interesting and rewarding set of tiling skills.
Primarily self-taught, David has done all the hard yards in working out how to lay hundreds of traditional patterned tile floors. He’s now keen to share this valuable learned knowledge with others who wish to take advantage of increased earning potential and job satisfaction, in a marketplace where these skills are currently at a premium.
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Twitter/X: @victoriantiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianfloortilesuk/
Instagram: @victorian_floor_tiles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-larsen-70854919
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