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Our history and milestones
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Italtile’s first Cape Town store opens.
Italtile’s first Durban store opens.
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Italtile’s first Johannesburg store opens.
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Samca Floor tiles factory opens.
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Samca introduces single-firing monocotura tiles using the clay dry-milling process.
Italtile moves into a new premises in Alberton.
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Launch of the first cash-and-carry concept CTM store in Roodepoort.
The second store opens in Stikland, Cape Town.
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Acquisition of Betta Sanitaryware from a consortium of banks.
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Acquisition of NCI Ceramics.
Italtile listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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Samca Wall opens.
Italtile moves head office to Randburg.
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The management information system was upgraded and all Italtile Centres were linked by computer.
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Formation of Ceramic Industries (Pty) Ltd.
Ceramic Industries listed on the JSE.
Established the CTM Franchising division.
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The roll-out of stores continues with the launch of the boutique store in Tokai.
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The launch of the CTM Mastertile Club with giveaway tiling kits and other incentives.
Italtile transferred its JSE listing from the building and construction sector to the stores sector.
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CTM Roodepoort becomes the first store to turnover R1 million.
The entire organisation participated for its first full year in the staff profit share scheme.
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Acquisition of Vitro Tile Factory.
CTM Pretoria becomes the first store to achieve a turnover of R2 million.
CTM begins its successful TV advertising campaign with Bob and Nige.
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Italtile moves its head office to its current location in Bryanston.
Commencement of trading in Australia.
Introduction of high-pressure casting at Betta.
SAP introduced to CTM Strijdom Park.
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Closure of NCI Tiles – production moves to Vitro factory.
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R1 billion turnover reached.
Opening of Pegasus factory.
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Introduction of CTM joint venture model.
Italtile displays its passion for tiles with the 1,1 m x 2,2 m replica of Botticelli’s Primavera which was made using kaolin clay and fired as a single tile in a roller kiln.
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Acquisition of controlling interest in International Tap Distributors (Pty) Ltd.
Acquisition of controlling interest in Early Works (Pty) Ltd.
Centaurus factory opens.
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Formation of Penates Logistics (Pty) Ltd.
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Acquisition of Sphinx.
Ceramic Industries and Support Centre moves to the Clay Quarry.
Penates builds the ITD robotic warehouse, showrooms and the Forum Auditorium.
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Expansion of Pegasus and Centaurus to double production volumes.
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Expansion of Betta.
Acquarius factory opens.
John Couzis resigns from the Italtile Board after 22 years of service.
Italtile launches the TopT brand.
Italtile enters a Group black economic empowerment transaction.
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Italtile acquires a minority stake in Ezee Tile.
Penates builds the Tiling Training Academy in Boksburg.
Italtile Commercial division is established.
Cedar Point Trading is formed.
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Italtile appoints an Environment Office to work with the Properties division to reduce the Group’s carbon footprint.
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Italtile acquires 20% of Ceramic Industries.
Ceramics is delisted from the stock exchange.
CTM’s internet shopping facility is upgraded to a fully functional operating online trading store.
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Retail stores in Australia are sold to management.
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Peter Swatton resigns from the Board after 26 years of service.
Italtile introduces the equity-settled staff share scheme.
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System-wide turnover reached the R5 billion milestone.
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The store properties in Australia are sold.
New generation stores for Italtile/CTM opens.
Gryphon tile factory opens.
Italtile Foundation Trust established.
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Acquisition of a controlling stake in Ceramic Industries and Ezee Tile.
The Chairman celebrates his 75th birthday.
Luciana Ravazzotti Langenhoven is appointed to the Board as Deputy Chairman.
U-Light brand is launched.
