According to a press release from 27 January 2023, the family-owned company Vandersanden, based in Bilzen, Belgium, has decided to close its brick plant in Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein. Vandersanden...
A lack of young people in crafts and technical professions is the issue of the day. The profession of industrial ceramist has almost disappeared. Brick factories can still find employees to fill their...
According to a press release from 22 February 2023, the Wienerberger Group despite difficult market conditions achieved an outstanding overall performance and a robust organic growth in all business...
On 11 January 2023, Dr Volker Tribius passed away in Weimar at the age of 83.Born on 12 July 1939 in Magdeburg, he spent his childhood and youth in the Harz Mountains. After graduating from high...
The long-time director of the Keramlabor Hamburg, Dipl.-Ing. Hans Brüning, celebrated his 100th birthday in Reinbek on 9 February 2023. Hans Brüning took over the management of the ceramics laboratory...
The study and use of a suitable extrusion die makes it possible to reduce clay consumption by optimising the size and weight of the batts, as well as reducing drawing tensions, which have...
It’s a common saying: nature recovers if you leave it to its own devices. But it is not always that simple. In an age when humans have already irrevocably intervened in the earth’s biology, geology...
Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) and Loick Biowertstoff GmbH, Ziegelwerk Bellenberg Wiest GmbH & Co. KG is working on the construction of a...
Under the motto “Building must become more sustainable”, the Masonry Days of the Southern German Brick and Tile Industry took place between 2 and 16 February 2023 at several venues in attendance and...
International architecture panel selects the best buildings made of brick
A success story continues: dedicated to the visionary architect Erich Mendelsohn the renowned prize for brick architecture is now entering its sixth round. The focus is once again on outstanding...
