Tiles History in Nigeria

Brief History 

Tiles production is not new in Nigeria. As far back as 1950's we have the version of tiles known as Terrazzo floor tiles. Terrazzo was a mixture of tar and concrete with another chemical that makes it look smooth and smart. It was truly a beauty to behold. It replaced what we used to know as German floor (ordinary floor plastered with mixed cement and sand). However, terrazzo is strictly for the wealthy, you hardly see it in an average man's house.

However, in the late 1960's, Nigerians began to import foriegn CERAMIC AND PORCELAIN TILES from countries like Spain, Italy, India, Germany, UAE, China and Turkey. These are quality tiles of numerous sizes and colors. It gradually replaced Terrazzo due to its numerous advantages like: it is easy to fix, swift to clean and then it is relatively affordable. But in the early 1990's, Nigeria witnessed the manufacturing of tiles in our motherland by the introduction of ceramic companies.

A contemporary progress

As at today, Nigeria has about 10 tiles manufacturing plants situated in various cities such as Lagos, Sagamu in Ogun State, Ajaokuta in Kogi State, Ezeagu in Enugu State among others.

List of Tiles companies in Nigeria 

BN ceramics

Time Ceramics 

Goodwill 

Virony 

Royal Ceramics 

CDK

Bestwill

NB

Golden Crown

Royal Castle.

However, these companies are just the current competitors in the Nigerian market but not limited to other prospecting companies that are willing to venture into the business in the nearest future. I hope we can have more companies to emerge to be able  to create fierce competitions in tiles market, for consumers to make their holistic choices at an affordable prices. 

In our next write-up, we'll be focusing on the most selling tiles brand, BN ceramics, to know their peculiarities and how they're able to penetrate the market, dominate it for years with their quality products.

Happy perusing!