The Manufacture of Clay and Concrete Bricks 2016
Price
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 120.50 (USD)*
Report Coverage
The Manufacture of Clay Bricks and Concrete Masonry Units describes the industry in South Africa, highlights current conditions and discusses the factors influencing the success of the sector. Twenty eight industry players are profiled, including leaders in the concrete sector Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd which manufactures 55 million paving blocks per annum and the Echo Group, the market leader in volume and sales of prestressed precast hollowcore slabs. Also profiled is clay brick maker Corobrik (Pty) Ltd, which employs 2,550 people and manufactures 820 million bricks per annum, and small enterprise, A B Brickworks (Pty) Ltd which employs 50 people at its plant in Gauteng
The Manufacture of Clay Bricks and Concrete Masonry Units
This report focuses on the manufacture of clay bricks and concrete masonry units, an important component of the building and construction industry. Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) figures show that the building and construction industry recorded an income of R395bn in 2014 and that the formal and informal clay brick sectors employed approximately 20,000 people. With proposed government infrastructure spending of R816bn on various construction projects as well as the need for more than 1.5 million RDP houses between 2016 and 2020 at a cost of R30bn per annum, positive growth and significant demand for bricks are expected.
A Varied Sector
There are an estimated 112 formal industrialised clay brick making units that operate in the major urban areas each producing between 0.5 million and 60 million bricks per month. There are also a large number of small to medium players with easy to use, entry-level brick machines designed for operation by unskilled labourers, particularly in rural and informal settlement areas. In the concrete masonry unit sector, 69 manufacturers located throughout the country produce concrete bricks and slabs. As far as specialised prefabricated concrete products are concerned, there is increased demand for prestressed precast hollowcore slabs, which are lighter than those produced on site and which reduce construction time by several weeks.
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 2 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 4 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 5 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 |
| 4.1. | Local | 10 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 16 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 16 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 19 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 20 |
| 4.3. | International | 22 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 23 |
| 5.1. | Increasing Urbanisation and the Need for Housing | 23 |
| 5.2. | Government Intervention | 24 |
| 5.3. | Rising Input Costs | 25 |
| 5.4. | Labour | 27 |
| 5.5. | Cyclicality | 29 |
| 5.6. | Economic Environment | 30 |
| 5.7. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 30 |
| 5.8. | Environmental Concerns | 32 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 34 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 36 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 37 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 37 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 38 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 39 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 39 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 40 |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 42 | |
| A B Brickworks (Pty) Ltd | 42 | |
| Afrimat Ltd | 43 | |
| Apollo Brick (Pty) Ltd | 49 | |
| Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd | 52 | |
| Cape Concrete Works (Pty) Ltd | 58 | |
| Corobrik (Pty) Ltd | 59 | |
| Deranco Blocks (Pty) Ltd | 63 | |
| Echo Floors (Pty) Ltd | 65 | |
| Echo Prestress (Durban) (Pty) Ltd | 67 | |
| Echo Prestress (Pty) Ltd | 69 | |
| Elematic SA (Pty) Ltd | 71 | |
| Grahamstown Brick (Pty) Ltd | 73 | |
| Good Hope Brick (Pty) Ltd | 75 | |
| Infrastructure Specialist Group (Pty) Ltd | 79 | |
| J J Bricks (Pty) Ltd | 82 | |
| Langkloof Steenwerwe (Pty) Ltd | 85 | |
| Ngqura Brick (Pty) Ltd | 90 | |
| Rheebok Brick Operations (Pty) Ltd | 94 | |
| West End Claybrick (Pty) Ltd | 102 | |
| Worcester Bakstene (Pty) Ltd | 104 |
