The year 2003 was an important one for Thakeham as it marked our 70th year in business. During this time we have manufactured and supplied an evolving range of concrete products to our valued customers throughout the South East of England.

Thakeham’s origin can be attributed directly to our specific location near Storrington, West Sussex. Situated on a greensand ridge in the lee of the South Downs the ready supply of local raw materials encouraged the manufacture of handmade concrete roofing tiles on this site as far back as the 1920’s.

Town and Country News - Nov 14 1930 The manufacture of tiles of quality calls for exceptional skill, suitable raw materials and a wide experience of building requirements, and nowhere are these factors combined more successfully than in the production of the Thakeham Roofing Tile, which is manufactured only by Frank Knight of The Thakeham Tile Works, Heath Common, Storrington, Sussex. Mr. Knight, is not devoting his time solely to the production of good roof tiles, he is just putting on the market, a building brick of similar quality to the tiles and which it is anticipated will be equally successful.

Thakeham Tiles Ltd was incorporated in 1933 by Mr A L King when he purchased the operation from Mr Knight. After a brief occupation of the site by the Canadian forces during the war, business quickly resumed. During the post war years building blocks and decorative products were introduced and by the mid 1950’s hand made roofing tiles were no longer made. Since then the majority of the operations have been automated and our range of concrete products has grown to include a variety of paving slabs and block paving as well as dense aggregate building blocks and walling. As a family run business Thakeham continues to look to meet the needs of our customers through the development of the product range and by maintaining the level of service that is expected of us. We look forward to the next 70 years…..