Manufacture of perforated bricks, plan bricks, acoustic bricks and prefabricated brick walls for solid construction
Ziegelwerk Pichler Wels GmbH
Wels · Neuhofen an der KremsNew on Amplifa
About klimabloc
Ziegelwerk Pichler Wels GmbH produces fired-clay bricks at its site in Wels, Upper Austria: standard bricks, plan bricks, acoustic bricks, special formats, U-shells and brick lintels under the klimabloc brand. Production includes the refinement and shaping of regional mineral raw materials, drying and firing in a tunnel kiln; plan grinding systems enable plan bricks up to 20 cm wall thickness. An adjacent redbloc precast plant manufactures massive brick wall modules fully automatically, which are delivered and installed after CAD design (Nemetschek Allplan). With around 25 employees, bricks for approximately 3,500 single-family homes are produced annually. Customers are residential construction and solid construction, predominantly in Austria. In addition to bricks, the company offers the DRY FIX extra connection system, accessories, technical consulting and structural design.
- Site
- Wels
- Processes
- Brick production (shaping, drying, firing), Plan brick production (plan grinding), Prefabricated brick component processing (redbloc brick precast plant, fully automated wall, Firing in tunnel kiln, Prefabricated brick components (redbloc prefabrication of brick walls), Technical consulting, DRY FIX extra connection system, Structural design via CAD (Nemetschek Allplan)
- Materials
- Brick (fired clay), Mineral raw materials (regionally sourced), Drying & Firing (Tunnel Kiln), Plan Grinding, redbloc Prefabricated Wall
- Certificates
- EN 771-1, CE Declaration / EU Construction Products Regulation No. 305/2011, Austrian Technical Approval (ÜA/ÖA), EN 771-1 (Notified Body 1661-CPR-0363), CE Declaration (EU CPR 305/2011), Austrian Technical Approval (ÜA/ÖA, OIB)
- Founded
- 1780
- Employees
- ca. 25
- Industries
- Residential construction/single-family home construction, Construction/solid construction, Brick manufacturing
- 01
Raw material extraction (regional, mineral)
- 02
Processing/refinement
- 03
Shaping
- 04
Drying
- 05
Firing in tunnel kiln
- 06
Plan grinding (plan bricks)
- 07
Packaging/delivery
- 08
Prefabricated wall production (redbloc)
- 09
On-site assembly
Materials & Processes
Brick (fired clay)
Perforated bricks and plan bricks with good thermal insulation, acoustic and fire protection properties for solid construction.
Drying & Firing (Tunnel Kiln)
Tunnel kiln since 1969 for the production of large-format perforated bricks.
Plan Grinding
Plan bricks up to 20 cm wall thickness with exactly level bearing surfaces since 2019.
redbloc Prefabricated Wall
Fully automated prefabrication of brick walls, shell construction of a single-family home in eight hours.
Sites
Wels
ATHeadquarters, production, redbloc precast plant
- Lot size
- Large series
- Materials
- Brick (fired clay)
- Tunnel kiln (1969)
- redbloc robotic brick precast system (2007)
Neuhofen an der Krems
ATProduction facility (since 2019)
- Lot size
- Large series
- Materials
- Brick (fired clay)
- Plan grinding system for plan bricks up to 20 cm
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick production (shaping, drying, firing)Casting | – | 500 mm × 500 mm × 249 mm | – | – | Brick (fired clay) |
| Plan brick production (plan grinding)Machining | – | 500 mm × 249 mm | – | – | Brick (fired clay) |
| Prefabricated brick component processing (redbloc brick precast plant, fully automated wallAssembly | – | – | – | – | Brick (fired clay) |
| Firing in tunnel kilnHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Clay/brick |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel kiln | – | 1 | – | 1969 | Wels |
| Plan grinding system | – | 1 | Plan bricks up to 20 cm | 2019 | Neuhofen an der Krems |
| Robotic brick precast system (redbloc) | – | – | – | 2007 | Wels |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
The products are tested according to EN 771-1, bear CE marking and hold the Austrian Technical Approval; internal and external monitoring as well as declarations of performance according to EU Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 complement the quality assurance.
| Evidence | Wels | Neuhofen an der Krems |
|---|---|---|
| EN 771-1 (Notified Body 1661-CPR-0363) | ||
| CE Declaration (EU CPR 305/2011) | ||
| Austrian Technical Approval (ÜA/ÖA, OIB) |
History
- 1780
Founding of the brickworks by Laurenz Pichler as a farm brickyard in Aschach an der Donau
- 1950
Transformation of the brickyard through the introduction of technology, involvement of Ruprecht Pichler
- 1952
Relocation of the company site to Wels
- 1969
Commissioning of a modern tunnel kiln, development of large-format perforated bricks
- 1992
Takeover of the family business by Markus Pichler in the sixth generation
- 1994
Fire destroys the production hall and machines; after 10 months of construction, restart with a state-of-the-art facility in December
- 2003
Development of the DRY FIX system by Markus Pichler
- 2007
Opening of the redbloc brick precast plant
- 2018
Claudia Pichler joins the management
- 2019
Takeover of the production facility in Neuhofen an der Krems with investment in a plan grinding system for plan bricks up to 20 cm