Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersThe Clay Brick Association of South Africa (CBA), EcoMetrix Africa (EMA) and Partners for Innovation (PfI) have been commissioned to execute a 3-year project co-sponsored by the European Union (EU) under the SWITCH...
Firm built on solid legacy
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & Members80 years on for EP Brick Brick by brick, Nelson Mandela Bay’s Martin family have been hard at work building one of Port Elizabeth’s longest-standing family businesses into the solid manufacturing concern it is today....
Face brick meets sustainable needs of modern development
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersMirroring I-CAT Environmental Solutions’ principles of ecological sustainability, its flagship Pretoria-based building was constructed using only environmentally-aligned products, among them, Corobrik’s range of face...
Exposed brick creates new identity for Wits University Residence
The construction of additional accommodation at the University of Witwatersrand’s Barnato Hall of Residence will provide a hundred and fifty students with new rooms by the end of 2019. Although modest in the face of the national shortfall of 250,000 beds (according to...
Creative use of clay facebrick enhances Vredenburg high school
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe inclusion of Corobrik’s face brick and pavers in the construction of Louwville High School in the Western Cape was the perfect finish to the striking development which now makes up a vital part of the Vredenburg...
Corobrik officially opens the doors of its new Springs Centre
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsGrowing demand for quality bricks and pavers in eastern Gauteng prompted the opening of the Corobrik Springs Centre, the 25th Corobrik sales’ centre to be opened countrywide. Customers and their families were welcomed...
Clay bricks cut maintenance costs at Vaal Mall
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe Vaal Mall, which originally opened nine years ago, recently underwent a R420 million upgrade. The second phase expansion of the Vaal Mall created an additional 50,000 square meters to the centre which now boasts a new...
Clay brick construction – supporting the green building imperative
Interest Group: Property Owners & Developers Clay brick construction is increasingly being recognised as a vital component of green building in the ongoing quest to find solutions that eliminate or meaningfully reduce adverse impacts of development on the...
Brick “jacket” Improves mud rondavel lifespan
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals Traditional mud brick rondavels can be easily and affordably upgraded to increase thermal efficiency and aesthetics with the addition of a face brick “skin”. Architect and lecturer, Mthembeni Mkhize came...
Best environmental practice by Corobrik
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals, Brick Manufacturers & Members Beautiful clay brick: Social Infrastructure Corobrik has ensured best environmental practice at all its quarrying, manufacturing operations since the 1980s 29 April...