top of page
ARTICLES ABOUT BRICK MANUFACTURE

Find an investor for your brickyard
You don't have to start off with money to build a better life for yourself and your community; you just need to present your business...
4 min read


05 Business Planning - Conclusion
Business planning for a brickyard - the fifth and final guidance article to help with writing a business plan.
6 min read


04 Business Planning: Operations Planning
Business Planning: part four - Discussion on the daily operations with practical procedures for making bricks.
14 min read


03 Business Planning: Marketing Plan
Creating a business plan: part three - the marketing plan. This guide will discuss important concepts for brick markets.
11 min read


02 Business Planning: Company and Products
Planning a brick manufacturing business part two - Company description and products
8 min read


01 Brick-Manufacturing Business: An Introduction to Planning
An introduction to business planning for a brick-manufacturing business and overview of investor questions
7 min read


Start your own company in South Africa
Need practical advice on the steps to take to start your own business? Here's the load out: START HERE >> https://bizportal.gov.za/ 1. Go...
2 min read

Is it safe to buy machinery from South Africa?
It is increasingly becoming a world view that South Africa's crime rate is on the rise. The question in this instance is whether buying a...
3 min read


Using a Skip-Loader to Speed up Brick Production
HOW A SKIP LOADER BOOSTS BRICK MAKING OUTPUT To understand the true benefit of the skip loader, let's first break down the brick-making...
2 min read


Add Colour to Paving Bricks Cheaply
ADDING COLOUR OXIDE TO BRICKS Adding colour to bricks is done by adding coloured oxide to the mixture. This tints the concrete dry mix...
2 min read


Using Vibration for Better Compaction
Doubell Machines makes every effort to keep customers aware of all the ups & downs of brickyards and brick-making machinery. It is with...
3 min read


Brickyard Layouts
A yard layout for brick making machinery is not an easy one-size-fits-all schematic to follow. It depends on certain factors: Type of...
5 min read


Brickmaking Aggregate Types
There are different ingredients to brick-making. Let's discuss the aggregate types you can find for blocks.
4 min read


The Importance of a Panmixer
The mixing process for brick-making is important. Let's talk about different ways to mix concrete for blocks.
3 min read


How Do I Manage My Brickyard Workers ?
MANAGING BRICK-MAKING WORKERS There is by no means a single "most effective" method. Each country has their own customs & culture...
4 min read


Egg-layer vs Static Brick Machine
STATIC BRICK MACHINE Brick & Block production is done on wooden boards or pallets. The machinery remains stationary & the production is...
2 min read


Add Life to your Bricks !
QUICK MIX? If you're already in full operation with any form of concrete wetmix or drymix production, then Doubell QuickMix is something...
3 min read


Start a Community Blockyard !
From personal projects (such as house extensions, boundary walls, driveway paving, etc) to commercial block production with the intention...
1 min read


Starting up a Brickyard
When starting your first brickyard, don't look down on the smaller more affordable machinery. Of course they are not on the commercial...
2 min read
bottom of page