Porteous Tiles grew out of a passion for tile and a love for working with clay. The processes used combine traditional methods for making hand made tiles with some innovative new techniques that have been fine tuned and perfected over the years.
Tile production begins with a very high quality semi-porcelain clay chosen for its beautiful white colour and high firing suitability – this results in a very high quality tile that is strong, durable and vitreous.
Colour is key with Porteous Tiles. There is nothing mass-produced or ordinary here. Our beautiful artisan glazes were all developed by Neville Porteous through many years of experimentation, an ongoing process which continues to this day and results in new glazes being added to our range on a regular basis. Porteous Tiles glazes are produced in small batches and tested to ensure quality and consistency.
Tiles are individually made using our own hand made moulds and are all hand painted. After firing at high temperature, tiles are hand sorted to ensure only the best tiles are sent out to our customers. The final product is a tile of exceptionally high quality, with a beautiful lively individuality, which effects that fact that they have been produced by hand by people who love what they do.
Customers from all over the world will enjoy the effort of the Porteous labours for many years to come.
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