On the 19th September 2008, a warm and sunny day, the Spanish company Talleres Felipe Verdés – better known as Verdés – took a full day off for its two work shifts to celebrate the 100th...
1 Introduction
Very often one can hear: buildings designed to reach a maximum level of sustainability are probably modern, healthy, ecological, and future oriented, but they are not beautiful or they...
1 The UK brick industry
The United Kingdom brick industry produces 2.5 billion bricks per year from nearly 90 plants. It employs around 4 500 people and has a turnover approaching 550 million GBP. It...
The testo 350-S/-XL portable flue gas analyser with large display, for fast and easy reading of the measured values, has proven itself worldwide as an ideal tool for the professional commissioning,...
1 Belgium – a country of bricks
Belgium is a country of bricks! It is also said that “Belgians are born with a brick in their stomach“ – a saying which bears testimony to the interest this...
1 Historical background
After the revolution that erupted in Brussels in 1830, Belgium declared its independence and Leopold I became the first King of the Belgians. A civil Society was then created...
Supplemento Italiano
- Agosto 2007
- Agosto 2005
- Agosto 2004
- Agosto 2003
Suplemento del español
- Enero/Febrero 2006
- Enero/Febrero 2005
- Enero/Febrero 2004
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Goerg & Schneider GmbH u. Co. KG, the clay mining company based in Siershahn/Westerwald, has acquired the “Stoss” deposit and mining operations in Haiger-Langenaubach (in the north-east of the...
ZAO “Pawlowskaja Keramika”, Pawlowski Posad (Russia)
1 Introduction
Pawlowski Posad, a town with approx. 65 000 inhabitants, is located about 70 km east of Moscow. The town, which was already mentioned in the 14th century, is mainly shaped by the...
1 Introduction
Like in 2007, the forum lasted from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon, and, like numerous other international meetings too, the trend is toward markedly compressed events – both...
