Mapei are delighted to announce the winner of their Ghoulish Grout Competition, which offered tiling contractors the chance to compete for an iPhone 5 by producing a ‘spooky’ mosaic. Mapei can now reveal the winning Halloween themed entry was produced by Joe Loughran.

Joe is a professional tiler who runs Hillhead Tiling Services based in Armagh, Ireland. The family run business specialise in the preparation and fitting of ceramic, porcelain and all natural stone tiles. His winning pumpkin and bat scene mosaic was a creative and highly detailed entry, made using Mapei’s mould resistant silicone sealant, Mapesil AC and flexible grout, Ultracolor Plus. Mapei’s Ultracolor Plus is a versatile, multi-purpose grout available in 27 shades and is suitable for use with all types of ceramic and stone tiles internally or externally on floors or walls.

Joe, an active contributor on Dave Carrs Tiling Forum, commented: “I am absolutely delighted to have won! I worked on this mosaic for four nights after work and didn’t realise mosaic work was so pleasurable. Thank you Mapei for giving us the opportunity to participate in this competition.”

Mark Louch, Managing Director at Mapei UK, said: ‘Congratulations to Joe. The competition has been a fantastic opportunity to get tilers using Mapei products in a fun way. We look forward to housing the winning mosaic in our UK head office showroom.”