Ziegelei Götz produces Terra Forma® clay building materials such as clay bricks, clay plaster, clay backfill and rammed earth from regional clay.
Ziegelei Götz e.K.
ReckendorfNew on Amplifa
About Ziegelei Götz
Ziegelei Götz e.K. in Reckendorf (Bamberg district, Upper Franconia) produces clay building materials under the registered trademark Terra Forma®. The company processes clay with a high clay content, which is extracted predominantly from its own clay pit located directly adjacent to the production hall; in addition, the company takes in excavated construction clay from the region for processing. The product portfolio includes clay bricks, clay plaster, clay mortar, clay backfill, rammed earth, clay wall heating, insulation, clay building panels, clay paints, specialty clays, upcycling products and accessories. The clay bricks are kneaded, shaped in a strut extruder, cut and air-dried; for plasters, backfills and upcycling products, the clay is dried, crushed, sieved and mixed with sands, flax shives, miscanthus, spelt husks, recycled cork, hazelnut shells or coffee grounds. Customers include tradespeople, architects and private clients in the fields of clay building, ecological construction, renovation and new construction. In addition, the company offers seminars, workshops and building biology consulting; the production hall's electricity supply comes from its own photovoltaic system.
- Site
- Reckendorf
- Processes
- Clay building material production (processing: drying, crushing, sieving, mixing), Clay brick production (kneading, extrusion, cutting, air drying), Upcycled clay product manufacturing, Terra Forma clay brick production, Clay backfill production, Products: clay bricks, clay plaster, clay mortar, clay backfill, rammed earth, clay wall heating,, Seminars and workshops on the subject of clay, Consulting by a building biologist (IBN)
- Materials
- Clay (high clay content), Construction clay (excavated material), Sand, Flax shives, Miscanthus, Spelt husks, Recycled cork, Hazelnut shells
- Certificates
- Certificates
- Founded
- 1840
- Industries
- Clay building, Ecological construction, Renovation, New construction
- 01
Clay extraction from own clay pit or acceptance of excavated construction clay
- 02
Raw material testing and selection of suitable clays
- 03
Storage of the clay for at least one year (sun and frost)
- 04
Processing: drying, crushing, sieving, mixing with aggregates
- 05
Shaping: kneading, extrusion and cutting (clay bricks)
- 06
Air drying of the clay bricks
- 07
Distribution of Terra Forma® products, consulting, seminars and workshops
Raw Materials and Processes
Clay (high clay content)
Main raw material from the company's own clay pit; the high clay content provides heat storage capacity, sorption capacity and surface stability.
Construction clay (excavated material)
Regional excavated material is accepted as a raw material, tested and processed into suitable clay building materials.
Sand
Aggregate sourced regionally wherever possible for plasters and backfills.
Flax shives
Biogenic aggregate for lighter clay building materials and insulation products.
Miscanthus
Plant-based aggregate for mixing depending on the application.
Spelt husks
By-product from agriculture, used in upcycled clay products.
Recycled cork
Reused raw material for upcycled clay products.
Hazelnut shells
Biogenic aggregate for upcycled clay products.
Coffee grounds
Processing of a residual material as an aggregate for upcycled clay products.
Straw chaff
Regionally sourced biogenic aggregate for clay building materials.
Location
Reckendorf
DEProduction site with own clay pit, sales office and exhibition house
- Materials
- Clay (high clay content), construction clay, sand, flax shives, miscanthus, spelt husks, recycled cork, hazelnut shells
- Strut extruder
- Photovoltaic system (self-supply of the production hall)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay building material production (processing: drying, crushing, sieving, mixing)Other | – | – | – | – | Clay, Sand, Flax shives, Miscanthus, Spelt husks, Recycled cork, Hazelnut shells, Coffee grounds, Straw chaff |
| Clay brick production (kneading, extrusion, cutting, air drying)Forming | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Upcycled clay product manufacturingOther | – | – | – | – | Clay, Spelt husks, Recycled cork, Hazelnut shells, Coffee grounds |
| Terra Forma clay brick productionForming | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Clay backfill productionOther | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Products: clay bricks, clay plaster, clay mortar, clay backfill, rammed earth, clay wall heating,Other | – | – | – | – | Clay, Clay (kaolin) |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strut extruder | – | – | – | – | Reckendorf |
| Photovoltaic system (self-supply of the production hall) | – | – | – | – | Reckendorf |
Additional services
Quality and Sustainability
The clay from the company's own pit is exposed to sun and frost for at least one year before processing; from it, Terra Forma® products with a high clay content and thus high heat storage capacity, sorption capacity and surface stability are created. Not every construction clay is suitable for every clay building material – testing and processing of the natural material is the core of quality assurance.
| Evidence | Reckendorf |
|---|---|
| Certificates |
History
- vor 1840
The company site looks back on around 250 years of history; the brickworks already exists.
- 1840
Georg Götz acquires the brickworks; it has been in family ownership ever since.
- 1926
Renovation, presumably the creation of the wall niche with Mary and the infant Jesus in the exhibition house.
- 1998
Discontinuation of fired products (roof tiles, wall bricks, perforated bricks); switch to clay building materials.
- 2012
Gabriele Götz leads the company in the 6th generation.
- 2017–2023
Renovation of an 1860 building with clay into the new sales office (occupancy 06.01.2023).
- 2022
On 21.06.2022 the brickworks chimney is fitted with a stork's nest.
- 2024
Photo exhibition by Nikos Georgiou (28.04.–14.09.2024); sales cabinet by Nina Oberst since May 2024.