SAMCA Established

Factory opens

Betta Sanitaryware

Acquisition

SAMCA Wall

Constructed

NCI Tiles

Acquisition

Ceramic Industries Formed

Ceramic Industries was formed, resulting from the separation of manufacturing operations from commercial activities of Italtile. Ceramic Industries listed on JSE

Vitro

Acquisition

NCI Tiles

Closed

Pegasus

Operational

NCIA Australia

Glazed porcelain factory operational.

Sphinx

Acquisition

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Offices

Registered office and support center move into new building at Clay Quarry

Factory Expansions

Expansion of Pegasus – Doubled

Expansion of Centaurus – Doubled

Expansions and New Factories

Betta Expansion Completed

Aquarius Factory Complete

Ezee Tile

10% share capital issued to BEE partners to acquire shares in Ezee Tile

Italtile Acquisition

Italtile acquires 20% of Ceramic Industries. Ceramic Industries is delisted on the JSE

Gryphon

Gryphon Project Started. Site Levelled.

40 Years of Excellence

Ceramic Industries Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence.

Gryphon Factory Launch

Gryphon Factory Operational.

Ceramic Industries fully acquired by Italtile Group.

Samca Wall – launch large format 265 x 800

Gryphon – second line and large format & rectification plant.

Special effects launched at Samca wall

Launch of new EcoTec tiles

Upgrade of SAMCA Floor Factory toSAMCA+

Launch of the new state of the art continua technology with inline rectification.

Gryphon launches BrillianTec

First polishing line in South Africa.

Rebuilding of Clay Quarry Head Offices.