Reducing energy consumption is a key problem for the brick and tile industry in Europe and, in the long term, worldwide. The significant rise in energy prices over the past few years directly suggests...
Georg Harrasser has taken over the management of Dachziegelwerke Nelskamp GmbH on 1 November 2024. Nelskamp is thus gaining a proven industry expert with a wealth of experience in the management of...
Dear readers,A difficult year for brick makers in Germany is slowly coming to an end. Little has changed in the ongoing slump in residential construction and all related economic sectors....
Wienerberger reopened its brick plant in Berca, Romania, on 16 September. According to a press release dated 17 September, the plant has been completely modernised over the last eight months....
Brick manufacturer Vandersanden receives prestigious award in the climate transformation field
The German Sustainability Award (DNP) is the award for sustainability par excellence. At the 17th DNP awards ceremony on 28 and 29 November, CEOs and sustainability managers from the finalists will...
At Ceramitec 2024 in Munich, ROTHO, the established supplier to brickworks, presented a newly designed drying rack for soft-mud bricks for the first time: the new PrO Horde. The most important aim of...
As part of its ongoing investment in the comprehensive ecological transformation of its global value chain, wienerberger, the leading international provider of innovative solutions for the entire...
The Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry (BVZi) is once again organising the German Brick Award. From 2 April to 31 July 2024, architecture and planning offices can submit their...
Premium brick manufacturer Vandersanden: interview with new CEO Deburchgrave
Im Januar 2024 hat Johan Deburchgrave das Ruder bei Vandersanden übernommen. Mit seinen mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung in der Baubranche will Deburchgrave den Premium-Ziegelhersteller weiter auf...
Higher quality, less maintenance and lower costs – two standard vacuum systems from Busch Vacuum Solutions prove that everything is possible at the Hermsdorf porcelain factory in Thuringia. There,...