A Guide to Bricks, Blocks and Pavers
Choosing the right brick or block can be confusing. This guide will provide a good overview on all products available.
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ARTICLES ABOUT BRICK MANUFACTURE
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New Bricks and Blocks
Doubell has been making moulds for a very long time... 40 years this year, actually. Since the start of the business, there have been...
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Albert Ngobese, Durban, South Africa
Retaining wall blocks made with cement and building sand / crushed stone mix using a hand mould - the DIYRWBEM. These retaining wall...
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Yellow Star Manufacturing, Vereeniging, South Africa
This brickyard has the full monty set-up. They are digging up their own stone; then crushing it down with a Doubell off-catalogue jaw...
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Lion Construction, Malawi
Using a Jumbo MK3 machine (electrical vibrator option) with a M6 cavity block mould, customers like this may produce up to 3500 concrete...
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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...
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Klipco, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Space is always an issue with making bricks. Larger brick machines like the Jumbo MK3 require around 950m² to yield the full production....
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John Johnson, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
This simple hand mould was purchased to make concrete M6 blocks to build an extension to a house. The project drew attention of...
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Marc Benjamin - Haiti , West Indies
Here is an extraordinary customer, who bought a brick machine and built his own house! Not just a modest 1-bedroom house... a MANSION!...
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Maziba Civil Projects - Johannesburg, South Africa
#DIY #MaxiBricks #Brickyard #SouthAfrica
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Johann Britz - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
#JumboMK3 #SouthAfrica #PortElizabeth #blockyard
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Bricks 'R' Us - Harare, Zimbabwe
#Zimbabwe #blockyard #Brickyard #PavingBricks #StockBricks
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Mbawe Consulting Eng - East London, South Africa
A block yard in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. This yard is using a Doubell Jumbo MK2 brick machine to achieve 1500 blocks per...
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Trevor Malumo - Windhoek, Namibia
This is an example of a Jumbo MK3 block machine on a static adaptor. This means that the machine remains stationary and the blocks are...
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