Our timeline and milestones

1971

Italtile's first Cape Town store opens.

Italtile's first Durban store opens.

1972

Italtile's first
Johannesburg
store opens.

1976

Samca Floor
tile factory opens.

1981

Samca introduces
single-firing
monocotura tiles using
the clay dry-milling process.

Italtile moves into new
premises in Alberton.

1983

Launch of the first cash-and-carry concept CTM store in Roodepoort.

The second store opens in Stikland, Cape Town.

1986

Acquisition of
Betta Sanitaryware
from a consortium of banks.

1988

Acquisition of NCI Ceramics.

Italtile listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

1989

Italtile moves head office to Randburg.

Samca Wall tile factory opens.

1991

The management information system is upgraded and all Italtile Centres are linked by computer.

1992

Formation of Ceramic Industries (Pty) Ltd.

Ceramic Industries listed on the JSE.

Established CTM Franchising division.

1993

The roll out of stores continues with the launch of the boutique store in Tokai.

1994

The launch of the CTM Mastertile Club.

Italtile transfers its JSE listing from the building and construction sector to the retail sector.

1995

CTM Roodepoort becomes the first store to turn over
R1 million.

The entire organisation participates for its first full year in the staff profit share scheme.

1996

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.

2000

Italtile moves head office to its current location in Bryanston.

Commencement of trading in Australia.

Introduction of high-pressure casting at Betta.

SAP is introduced to CTM Strijdom Park.

2001

Closure of NCI Tiles – production moves to Vitro factory.

2002

R1 billion
system-wide turnover reached.

Opening of Pegasus factory.

2003

Introduction of CTM joint-venture ("JV") 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.

2004

Acquisition of controlling interest in International Tap Distributors (Pty) Ltd.

Acquisition of controlling interest in Early Works (Pty) Ltd.

Centaurus factory opens.

2005

Formation of Penates Logistics (Pty) Ltd.

2006

Acquisition of Sphinx.

Ceramic Industries and support centre moves to the Clay Quarry.

Penates builds the International Tap Distributors ("ITD") robotic warehouse, showrooms and the Forum Auditorium.

2007

Expansion of Pegasus and Centaurus to double production volumes.

2008

Expansion of Betta.

Aquarius factory opens.

Italtile launches the TopT brand.

2009

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.

2010

Italtile appoints an Environment Officer to work with the Properties division to reduce the Group's carbon footprint.

2012

Italtile acquires 20% of Ceramic Industries.

Ceramic is delisted from the JSE.

CTM's internet shopping facility is upgraded to a fully functional operating online trading store.

2013

Retail stores in Australia are sold to management.

2014

Italtile introduces the equity-settled staff share scheme.

2015

System-wide turnover reaches the R5 billion milestone.

2016

The store properties in Australia are sold.

New-generation stores for Italtile and CTM open.

Gryphon tile factory opens.

Italtile Foundation Trust established.

2018

Establishment of Italtile and Ceramic Foundation Trust.

Acquisition of a controlling stake in Ceramic Industries and Ezee Tile.

2019

Italtile celebrates
50 years
of achievement.

2020

EcoTec
environmentally friendly tiles launched.

Acquisition of a 25,1% stake in
Easylife Kitchens.

2021

R290 million
profit share earned by staff.

Samca+
floor tile factory
is launched.