On 12 September, Jorakay Company Co., Ltd., Thailand’s No. 1 tiling model, hosted the 2026 Laos version of JORAKAY Tiler X Season 2: The Subsequent X-Tiler Craftsman Championship in Vientiane, closing out the regional season underneath the theme “From Native Expertise to World Normal.”
The 2026 championship ended with “Workforce Aiy Solar LMP” taking first place and LAK 20 million (USD 890), made up of teammates Banchong Chanthavy, Phetsamone Chanthavy, and Pep Sengphonexay. The competitors’s complete prize pool throughout all placements got here to over LAK 70 million (USD 3,120).
The Laos leg served because the season finale, following earlier legs in Yangon, Myanmar, and Hanoi, Vietnam. Ten contestant groups competed in a morning qualifying spherical testing simulated step and stair tiling, with the highest 5 advancing to a day championship.
The ultimate spherical challenged finalists to finish a full lavatory waterproofing and tiling system inside a set time restrict, judged on technical precision, floor preparation, security, and time administration.
Krongkanit Rakcharoen, Ambassador of Thailand to Laos, delivered a visitor deal with on the opening ceremony, becoming a member of firm executives in marking the competitors’s remaining cease of the yr and highlighting the rising ties between the 2 nations’ building sectors.
Norawee Setthini, Chief World Enterprise Officer of Jorakay Company, stated Season 2 elevates the programme from a single competitors right into a regional capability-building platform connecting Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos underneath one customary.
He stated this yr’s lavatory and wet-area problem assessments full-system technical understanding, from floor preparation and waterproofing to structure planning and product choice, fairly than pace or beauty look alone, reflecting Jorakay’s push to construct a “Trustmark” acknowledged throughout the area’s building trade.
Ekalack Sakathit, Chief Folks Officer of the corporate, stated the corporate locations equal emphasis on growing folks alongside innovation, noting that even the perfect merchandise solely ship full worth when dealt with by craftsmen who perceive how you can apply them accurately.
“Getting set up work proper from the beginning reduces materials waste, saves time and finances, and extends a constructing’s lifespan,” He stated.
Ekalack additionally pointed to Jorakay Academy as a part of the corporate’s contribution to the broader group, saying it really works to share fundamental tiling information with polytechnic college students. He stated the initiative provides younger folks an early basis within the commerce earlier than they enter the workforce, complementing the competitors’s purpose of elevating skilled requirements amongst working towards tilers.
He added that the programme’s actual success lies not in participant numbers, however in contestants carrying what they study again to their very own initiatives and groups, progressively elevating building high quality throughout the market.
Noly Inphaiyalath, who positioned second at Jorakay’s inaugural 2025 Laos competitors, returned to compete in Season 2 this yr. Chatting with Laotian Instances, he stated he felt extra nervous this yr as the sector doubled from 5 groups to 10.
“The competitors is getting extra aggressive than the yr earlier than” he stated, including that the bigger discipline meant contestants needed to be extra cautious concerning the high quality of their work underneath time stress. “Within the quick and rushed time, we must be as skilled as attainable to face out on the competitors,” Noly stated.
With the Laos leg wrapping up the three-country sequence, Jorakay stated it plans to hold the teachings from Season 2 into future editions, persevering with its push to boost tiling requirements and profession alternatives for craftsmen throughout the area.
