Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsMore than 1000 learners at Thushanang Primary School in Mpumalanga will benefit from an upgrade of their school. The school was built with Federale Stene's Semiface Travetine (FBA) clay bricks. For the past five years,...
Thembelihle Village receives bricklaying training
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersMore than 700 deserving families are set to receive secure housing in the regenerated Pretoria Central Business District with the completion of the R265m Thembelihle Village next year. Corobrik provides quality bricks and...
The Voice – November 2020
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersDownload the November 2020 issue of our CBA Member's magazine "The Voice". Print copies are currently being distributed to members - please contact the CBA if you don't receive your copies! Thank you to our advertisers...
The Voice – May 2021
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersCBA Chairman Hendrik van Dyk reflects on the year past, and the year ahead: “The Mpumalanga Lowveld enjoys ‘Champagne Weather’ - sunny autumn days that give a general sense of wellbeing! This beauty helps to offset some...
The new Royal School Alberton defined by brick
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsRed Travertine face brick is bringing rich aesthetic appeal and integrity to the construction of Royal School Alberton in Albertsdal.Cosmopolitan Projects’ Leopard’s Rest housing development consists of 4 500 houses of...
The clay brick industry says goodbye to the EECB team
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersAt a sparkling event in Freedom Park Pretoria, dignitaries from Switzerland and South Africa said farewell to the team from Swisscontact. It was a fitting finale for the 8-year Energy Efficient Clay Brick (EECB) Project,...
Terra Nova favours Federale Facebrick
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe Terra Nova Retirement Village forms part of a major project being built by Stellor which includes six other estates in Trichardt - Secunda, Mpumalanga. This first-class retirement estate already has some completed...
Sustainable Cities Africa Conference 2018
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersSustainability Week seminars provide intensive exposure to professional experts on sustainability topics. One of those experts was CBA Technical Director Nico Mienie, who presented the findings of our LCA and energy...
Sustainability team visits Thohoyandou informal brick makers
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersLimpopo province — and particularly Thohoyandou in the Vhembe regional municipality — is well known for the quality of its clay and the manufacturing of clay bricks. The Switch team visited the region to collect data,...
Special needs school rebuilt in clay brick
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe Nokuthula Centre and Special School is a school for learners with special educational needs rendering services to learners with severe intellectual disabilities. The school caters for learners ranging from ages 3 to...