Family-owned manufacturer of facing bricks, clay pavers, brick slips and façade systems with 10 production sites in Europe.
Vandersanden Group NV
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About Vandersanden
Vandersanden is a family-owned brick company founded in 1925 in Spouwen (Belgium), headquartered in Bilzen-Hoeselt with a history of over 100 years. The company manufactures facing bricks, clay pavers, brick slips and façade systems as well as the CO2-negative facing brick product Pirrouet® and the E-Board® façade insulation system. Production takes place at ten sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany based on clay; for E-Board®, EPS insulation boards with brick slip cladding are combined into finished system elements. The offering also includes sawing and post-processing of bricks, façade consultancy, training via the company's own Academy, and factory tours in Bilzen, Maasmechelen and Tolkamer. With more than 800 employees and an annual production capacity of around 600 million bricks, Vandersanden supplies residential construction, public architecture and landscaping across Europe; sales in Germany are handled by the Peine site (Vandersanden Deutschland GmbH).
- Site
- BE-3740 Bilzen-Hoeselt (Spouwen)
- Processes
- Facing bricks – manufacturing, Clay pavers (street bricks) – manufacturing, Carbonated façade bricks Pirrouet® (CO2-negative facing bricks), Brick slips – sawn and produced, incl. post-processing, Post-processing of bricks and clay pavers, E-Board® – façade insulation system (ETICS) with prefabricated EPS insulation boards and brick slip, Façade consultancy and technical support, E-Board® façade insulation system
- Materials
- Clay, EPS (expanded polystyrene), Unglazed brick slips (similar to DIN 105-100, water absorption >6.0–20.0 %), Carbonated mineral raw materials
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ETA (E-Board®), DIBt general building authority approval (E-Board®), DIBt approval (E-Board®)
- Founded
- 1925
- Employees
- 800+
- Industries
- Residential construction, Public architecture, Landscape/urban design, Architects, Property developers, Construction companies
- 01
Raw material preparation (clay, carbonated mineral raw materials)
- 02
Shaping and drying of the bricks
- 03
Firing or CO2 binding (Pirrouet®)
- 04
Sawing of brick slips
- 05
Post-processing
- 06
Manufacture of E-Board® system elements
- 07
Logistics and distribution via a distribution network
Materials & Processes
Clay
Base material for facing bricks, clay pavers and brick slips in numerous colours and textures.
EPS (expanded polystyrene)
Insulation core of the E-Board® façade panels with board dimensions up to 1200 × 558/532 mm and insulation thickness up to 200 mm.
Carbonated mineral raw materials
Raw material basis of the CO2-negative Pirrouet® facing bricks, which permanently bind carbon.
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facing bricks – manufacturingCasting | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Clay pavers (street bricks) – manufacturingCasting | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Carbonated façade bricks Pirrouet® (CO2-negative facing bricks)Casting | – | – | – | – | Carbonated mineral raw materials |
| Brick slips – sawn and produced, incl. post-processingMachining | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Post-processing of bricks and clay paversSurface | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| E-Board® – façade insulation system (ETICS) with prefabricated EPS insulation boards and brick slipAssembly | – | 1200 mm (EPS board) × 558 mm / 532 mm (EPS board) × 200 mm (insulation thickness) | – | – | EPS (expanded polystyrene), Brick slips (unglazed), Mortar |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
The quality management system of the Vandersanden Group is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (Kiwa, No. K-0205342/3, valid until 25.05.2028), and the environmental management system to ISO 14001:2015. For the E-Board® façade system, an ETA (ETA 20/1263) and a DIBt approval (Z-33.46-1655, valid until 13.04.2026) are available.
| Evidence | Bilzen-Hoeselt (Spouwen) |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ETA (E-Board®) | |
| DIBt approval (E-Board®) |
History
- 1925
Founded by Jaak Vandersanden in Spouwen, Belgium
- nach 1945
Taken over by son Constant, significant expansion
- 1995–2001
Transition to more sustainable production methods
- 2001–2007
Expansion into the Netherlands
- 2007–2016
Broader international expansion
- 2017–heute
Globalisation of production and sales, among other things through the acquisition of CRH's Clay Division
- heute
Largest family-owned brick producer in Europe, fourth generation