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Making history - 29 March 1963

On 29th March 1963 the first Annual General Meeting the S.A Brick Association, was held. While going through these records we were also fascinated to note the process involved in setting a fixed...view more

Makana Brick's Rod Taylor and Colin Meyer, Eastern Cape Training Centre's Peter George (yellow hat) pose with trainees from the Makana Brick Bricklaying School this week. Photo: Stephen Penney

EC Training school lays the foundation for job creation

Makana Brick Bricklaying School is f unded by Makana Brick and run by the East Cape Training Centre, the training facility is based at the factory's premises.

Courses are run where there...view more

Hampton Court, built in 1529 is one of the Stately Homes of England, and a palace of Henry VIII. In the late medieval period, bricks were brought from the Low Countries to East Anglia. They were luxury items, and not everyone could afford them. While bricks are the defining feature of Tudor houses, those who were not rich enough had to use plaster

500 years is the average brick lifespan

Research undertaken by Adrian Bown from Leeds Metropolitan University of 860 homes found that brick structures can have a lifespan of 500 years or more. This research focussed on traditional low-...view more

Clay Brick - the greenest walling material

Brick may not be the first thing that springs to mind when we talk about green building. But there are qualities that bricks possess that make them one of the greenest walling materials around....view more

Terranova (Federale Stene)

Top Projects - Affordable & Density Housing

Examples of high-density residential complexes, and Affordable residential housing using clay brick for architectural detail or structure.

THe Life Cycle Assessment Research study is officially signed and sealed by Nico Minie and Prof Karel Bakker with At Coetzee, Prof P Holm

ClayBrick Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Research

On Friday 1st February 2013, ClayBrick.org and the University of Pretoria made history through the signing of the agreement to pursue the industry 'Life Cycle Assessment for Clay Brick Walling in...view more

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