NTCA Awards 2017 Tile Person of the Year


NTCA 2017 Tile Person of the Year Award


Christopher Walker,

Vice President—Northeast Region




The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the world’s largest tile contractor association, held its Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 10th, during Coverings 2018 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

We are proud to announce that Mr. Chris Walker, Vice President – Northeast Region of David Allen Company has been named the 2017 National Tile Contractors Association Tile Person of the Year!

Chris has logged more than 32 years as a professional manager and installer within the tile industry. He has supervised the successful installation of many high-profile commercial projects. A recognized industry expert, Chris also serves as 1st Vice President of the National Tile Contractors Association, Chairman of the American National Standards Institute A-108 Committee, Chairman of the US Technical Advisory Group for ISO T-189, Board of Directors – Associated Builders & Contractor (ABC) of Virginia, as well as having been a voting member of the NTCA and TCNA Handbook and Technical Committees for many years.

David Allen Company won 5 of the 16 National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association (NTMA) Honor Awards for 2017

“From a design architect’s perspective, we were very pleased with the overall craftsmanship and quality of the poured terrazzo floors by David Allen Company at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Even though the scope of the floor finish was extensive and the pattern complex, David Allen Company was quite successful in fulfilling our design intentions.”Mark Shoemaker, Principal
Pelli Clark Pelli Architects, New Haven, Connecticut