The extravagant, striking building, inspired by Georgian terraces and Victorian mansions in the area, sets a stylish new accent in the London borough of Westminster. From the choice of materials to...
The 2024 Tiles and Bricks Europe (TBE) Congress took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 6 - 7 June 2024, and was hosted by SEVK - The Greek Association of Heavy Clay Industries. TBE members, executives...
On 15 May 2024, the Advisory Board of the Research Association of the Brick and Tile Industry (FGZ) met for its spring meeting. The venue was the Hotel am Steinplatz in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The main...
„Ceramic products shape our future“: This is the title of the 27th Eurosymposium on 11 and 12 September 2024 in Meissen, organised by the Keramik-Institut.The Eurosymposium Ceramics is a specialist...
Thanks to the Institute for Brick and Tile Research (IZF), Essen is a specialist training centre for the brick and tile industry in Germany. In addition to the annual research seminar held in autumn,...
Thermoplan, a specialist in plant engineering, storage technology, electrical engineering and process engineering, is once again expanding its activities, according to a press release. The company...
In 1979, at the first Ceramitec exhibition in Munich, Bongioanni Macchine presented to the world the very first hydraulic press type IP4S, which revolutionized the market. Since then, we have...
According to a press release from May, the international refractory manufacturer RATH has developed a customized lightweight lining for the tunnel kiln car of a European brick company. The result:...
As first reported by the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ) on 7 June 2024, Wienerberger will no longer be producing bricks at the Reetz clay block plant in Wiesenburg/Mark in the medium term....
According to a press release in the first quarter 2024, one of the biggest brick producers of the region, Northern Greece Ceramics (KEBE) proceeds with an investment of over €10 million for the...
Dear readers,For ZI editors, summer regularly brings two topics to the fore. On the one hand, the bright season is the time of many conferences and events. On the other hand, around the middle of the...
The Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry set up the new "Sustainability" committee last fall. Its aim is to support the various national and European developments in the field of...
“There used to be more tinsel”, with this quote from a sketch by comedian Loriot, Stefan Jungk, President of the Federal Association of the German Brick and Tile Industry (BVZi), pointed out the...
The Dutch brick manufacturers who are members of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Bouwkeramiek (KNB) will switch to the use of circular plastic return pallets. In collaboration with Circular Plastics as...
The international biannual Brick Award, created in 2004 by Wienerberger to promote innovation and excellence in brick architecture, has been held in Vienna for the eleventh time on 6 June. With a...
The Spanish Association of Bricks and Roof Tiles, Hispalyt, presented on 11 June at a press conference the sector‘s data for the year 2023. Data from the bricks and tiles sector 2023The number of...
Despite the dark clouds and strong headwinds that blew up during 2023 due to higher costs and higher interest rates, Belgium’s construction sector grew by an average of 1.9 percent in 2023 last year,...
According to a press release from May 2024, Heiner Nelskamp (71) has decided to take his well-deserved retirement after four decades at the helm of roof tile manufacturer Dachziegelwerke Nelskamp. At...
In the processing of construction waste, sorting the delivered material mixes is one of the key process steps for the production of reusable recyclates. In the fine particle range, there is a lack of...
The annual report of the Dutch industry association Koninklijke Nederlandse Bouwkeramiek (KNB) draws a negative balance for the year 2023. Elections and political deadlocks characterised the past...
