Manufacture of ceramic building products: facing bricks, roof tiles, interior wall bricks, paving stones and façade cladding

Wienerberger B.V. Nederland

Zaltbommel · AzewijnNew on Amplifa

Wienerberger B.V. NederlandLegal form: B.V.

Zaltbommel and AzewijnLocations in the Netherlands

30 yearsGuarantee on roof tiles (compressive strength,

About Wienerberger Nederland

Wienerberger B.V. Nederland is part of the Wienerberger Group and manufactures ceramic building products made from fired clay. The portfolio comprises facing bricks (Gevelbakstenen) including the slim EcoBrick variant, ceramic roof tiles of the Koramic brand, interior wall bricks of the Porotherm and Poriso brands, street and garden paving stones as well as ceramic façade cladding of the Motio brand, partly glazed. At the most fully modernised production site in Azewijn, EcoBrick ColourCrafted is manufactured in an innovative and sustainable way with a broad colour spectrum. The products go to new construction, conversion and renovation, residential construction, public spaces and garden and landscape construction via a nationwide network of building material dealers. In addition, the company offers engineering services such as planning and calculation modules, BIM content, specification service, sample orders and technical advice from specialised consultants. The management is based in Zaltbommel.

Site: LK Zaltbommel
Processes: Manufacture of facing bricks (Gevelbakstenen), Manufacture of ceramic roof tiles (Dakpannen, Koramic brand), Manufacture of ceramic interior wall bricks (Porotherm, Poriso), Manufacture of ceramic street/garden paving stones (Bestrating/Sierbestrating), Manufacture of ceramic façade cladding (Motio), Manufacture of slim facing bricks EcoBrick / ColourCrafted (production site Azewijn), Manufacture of brick strips (EcoLine handvorm baksteenstrips, Pearl Tahiti steenstrips), Manufacture of window sill bricks/Raamdorpels
Materials: Ceramic / fired clay (facing bricks, roof tiles, interior wall bricks, paving stones), Ceramic façade cladding (Motio, partly glazed), Ceramic / fired clay, EcoBrick ColourCrafted, Ceramic façade cladding (Motio)
Certificates: Batch testing of every street brick batch, 30-year guarantee on roof tiles
Industries: Construction, Residential/commercial construction, Conversion/renovation, Public space, Garden and landscape construction, Building material trade

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Clay/ceramic production
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Shaping and firing of the bricks
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Batch testing of street bricks
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Cutting of paving stones to fit pieces (delivery time approx. 5 working weeks)
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Distribution via building material trade and technical consulting

Materials and Processes

KER

Ceramic / fired clay

Base material for facing bricks, roof tiles (Koramic), interior wall bricks (Porotherm, Poriso), paving stones and façade cladding

ECB

EcoBrick ColourCrafted

Facing bricks from Azewijn approx. 35% slimmer, with less material use, energy consumption and CO2 emissions

MOT

Ceramic façade cladding (Motio)

Colour-fast, light, solvent-free and low-maintenance cladding for circular construction, partly glazed

Locations

Azewijn

Production site (Gevelbaksteen, EcoBrick ColourCrafted)

Materials: Ceramic / fired clay

Zaltbommel

Management and office (visits by appointment only)

Components

**Facing bricks Gevelbakstenen**Ceramic / fired clay · Residential/commercial construction

**Façade Acmesa Tower Assen**Gevelbakstenen · Residential construction

**Straatbakstenen paving stones**Ceramic / public space

**EcoLine Baksteenstrips**Ceramic brick strips · Utility construction (STOCK Haarlem XL)

**Motio façade cladding**Ceramic façade cladding · Residential construction

**Poriso interior wall bricks S200**Ceramic / interior wall

**Wevolt X-Tile**Energy roof system · Residential construction

Inside the production

Industries

ConstructionResidential/commercial constructionConversion/renovationPublic spaceGarden and landscape constructionBuilding material tradeRoofing tradeGarden/landscape constructionTrade (building material trade)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of facing bricks (Gevelbakstenen)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic, Bakstenen
Manufacture of ceramic roof tiles (Dakpannen, Koramic brand)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of ceramic interior wall bricks (Porotherm, Poriso)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of ceramic street/garden paving stones (Bestrating/Sierbestrating)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of ceramic façade cladding (Motio)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of slim facing bricks EcoBrick / ColourCrafted (production site Azewijn)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of brick strips (EcoLine handvorm baksteenstrips, Pearl Tahiti steenstrips)Casting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Manufacture of window sill bricks/RaamdorpelsCasting	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Cutting of paving stones to fit pieces (saw loss approx. 3 mm per stone, delivery time approx. 5Machining	–	–	–	–	Ceramic
Engineering services: planning and calculation modules, specification, anchoring andEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Testing: batch testing of every street brick batch; 30-year guarantee on compressive strength,Testing	–	–	–	–	Ceramic

Additional services

Sample orderBIM content and texture generatorsCalculation tools (roof planner, calculation model Eurocode 6, sound insulation details, fit-pieceSpecification service (STABU/RAW specification texts)MKI/LCA environmental profile calculationDownload centre (DoP, certificates, brochures)Dealer search/dealer locatorTechnical consultingProject support/commercial support

Reference customers

Actium (Assen project)Fresch Real Estate / STOCK Haarlem XL

Quality

Every batch of street bricks is tested separately. For roof tiles, Wienerberger grants a 30-year guarantee on compressive strength, water tightness and frost resistance; certificates and DoPs are available in the download centre.

Evidence	Azewijn
Batch testing of every street brick batch
30-year guarantee on roof tiles