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Ceramica Tamakloe (CT) started operations 22 years ago at Adenta, outside of Accra, Ghana. The company started business producing glazed tableware for local customers. After it ceased production of glazed ware entirely in 1995, CT expanded to become a big player in the Ceramics industry in Ghana. It developed an export business and the company found itself with big repeat orders from the large US retailers like Pier One Imports and from smaller privately-held importers in the US and Europe. Its merchandise ranged from decorative plates to candle holders to flowerpots, often decorated with Adinkra symbols, a popular Ghanaian design motif. CT's authentic African designs resonated with many Western consumers and allowed a premium price over similar mass-produced merchandise.
Since 2003 CT has invested in equipment to produce architectural ceramics namely terra cotta wall tiles, clay roof tiles or bamboo roofing tiles, bricks and other products. Around the same time, CT, along with partners, started production of Ceramic Water Filters. With the present equipment and production capacity CT is ready to produce 14,000 square Meters of terra cotta wall tiles and over 3,000 water filters every month.
AWARDS
In 2000 The World Aware Business Awards recognized Ceramica Tamakloe Limited as the Export Company of the Year in the Small Businesses category. The award sponsored by the Crown Agents Foundation was presented to the founder of CT in London by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Honorable Don McKinnon.
In the same year the International Finance Corporation (I.F.C.) conferred on Ceramica Tamakloe Limited the Award of Best Exporting Company of the year. CT was also an award winner at the World Bank Sponsored Ghana Development Market-place competition June 2005.
