Traditional brickworks: hand-crafted facing bricks, clinkers and bricks fired in the original coal-firing process in Gescher, Westphalia.
Ziegelwerk Schüring GmbH & Co. KG
Gescher (Ahauser Damm 77)New on Amplifa
About Ziegelwerk Schüring
The Ziegelwerk Schüring brickworks in Gescher near Münster has been producing bricks using traditional methods since 1938. The product range includes facing bricks and clinkers in the formats DF, EF, RF, Alt-RF and NF as solid and perforated bricks, manufactured as extruded bricks or as water-struck Westphalian bricks. The core of production is the original coal firing in the tunnel kiln at around 1,200 °C, which, together with special raw material blends, produces a broad, colour-fast colour spectrum without colour additives or chemical treatment. Surfaces are executed scraped, smooth, natural or rustic. In addition to series in high to very high volumes as stock goods, the works offers custom production for restoration and heritage conservation in any colour, shape and batch size. Reference projects include the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Drägerwerk in Lübeck (architect Max Dudler, around 150,000 bricks), Altenberg Cathedral and the Cultural History Centre in Vreden. Around 25 employees produce without high-tech automation in a modern manufactory; delivery is made on schedule to construction sites throughout Europe.
- Site
- Gescher
- Processes
- Coal firing (firing process in tunnel kiln, approx. 1,200 °C), Extruded brick / extrusion process, Water-struck – Westphalian brick, Facing brick / clinker production (formats DF, EF, RF, Alt-RF, NF; solid brick and perforated brick), Custom production / restoration and heritage conservation (bricks to order in any colour, shape and, Surface finishing: scraped, smooth, natural, rustic, Restoration and heritage conservation, Individual consultation
- Materials
- Clay (brick clay, natural material brick), Brick clay (natural material brick), Extruded brick, Water-struck – Westphalian brick, Original coal firing (tunnel kiln, approx. 1,200 °C), Scraped, smooth, natural, rustic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1938
- Employees
- 25
- Industries
- Architecture/Construction, Residential construction (urban villas, country house style, modern, Heritage conservation/Restoration, Building owners (urban villas, country house, modern architecture), Heritage conservation
- 01
Preparation of the clay/raw material blend
- 02
Shaping by extrusion or water-struck process
- 03
Drying
- 04
Coal firing in the tunnel kiln at approx. 1,200 °C
- 05
Surface finishing
- 06
Picking and logistics to the construction site
Material and Process
Brick clay (natural material brick)
Natural material without colour additives or chemical treatment; the colour spectrum results from the raw material blend and firing conditions.
Extruded brick
Modern shaping process, whose bricks are subsequently refined using the coal-firing process.
Water-struck – Westphalian brick
Traditional moulding process for the characterful Westphalian brick.
Original coal firing (tunnel kiln, approx. 1,200 °C)
Firing process that produces colour- and light-fast, weather-resistant bricks with a distinctive individual character.
Scraped, smooth, natural, rustic
Four surface finishes for different architectural styles.
Site
Gescher
DEProduction (brickworks), showroom and sales
- Lot size
- Custom production up to series in high to very high volumes (stock goods)
- Materials
- Brick clay
- Tunnel kiln (approx. 1,200 °C, coal firing)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal firing (firing process in tunnel kiln, approx. 1,200 °C)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Clay (brick raw material) |
| Extruded brick / extrusion processForming | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Water-struck – Westphalian brickForming | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Facing brick / clinker production (formats DF, EF, RF, Alt-RF, NF; solid brick and perforated brick)Casting | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Custom production / restoration and heritage conservation (bricks to order in any colour, shape andEngineering | – | – | – | – | Clay |
| Surface finishing: scraped, smooth, natural, rusticSurface | – | – | – | – | Clay |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel kiln (approx. 1,200 °C, coal firing) | – | – | – | – | Gescher |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The bricks are colour- and light-fast, weather-resistant and resistant to chemical attack from the atmosphere and rainwater; all work processes are coordinated with one another up to on-time delivery.
| Evidence | Gescher |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1938
Foundation – 'Hand craftsmanship since 1938'; traditional coal firing
PDF mentions '75-year history' (2013/14)