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Architectual Student of the Year - 2009

National Awards: Guy Ailion’s project, 'Everywhere is here - Architecture and a Developing Information Society' Scoops 2009 Corobrik Architectural Student Award Guy Ailion of the University of...

Corobrik products selected for energy efficient office park

Situated in Ballyclare Drive, the attractive upmarket Ballyoaks Office Park comprises custom-built space of varying sizes in a decentralised area of Johannesburg. Architect Frits Schuite of...

ALL BRICK ROADS LEAD TO KINDLEWOOD ESTATE

“The residential market in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly the Kindlewood Estate development north of Durban is displaying visible movement after a depressed market,” says Greg Veerasamy, Development...

COROBRIK FREE STATE TEAM GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

In September 2008 the Department of Education awarded contracts to three construction companies to each build five schools in the Free State. Gary Westwood commented, “It has been a long time since...

COROBRIK PHESANTEKRAAL ACHIEVES ISO 9001 : 2000 CERTIFICATION

Corobrik Phesantekraal achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification on the 10 December 2008, making it the fifth ISO 9001:2000 registered factory in Corobrik after Rietvlei, Midrand, Springs and Driefontein...

COROBRIK LAUNCHES AN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME

In January 2009 Corobrik launched its new apprenticeship training programme with the appointment of four apprentices. The programme was introduced due to the critical shortage of skilled artisans...

COROBRIK TRAINS BRICKLAYERS FOR KING SHAKA AIRPORT

As part of the service deal for purchasing bricks from Corobrik, the Corobrik Building Training Centre trained ten Bricklayers from Ilembe Construction. The nine week course was held at the Building...

COROBRIK DRIVES TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH

Corobrik Building Training Centre in conjunction with an organisation known as Kolping Society of South Africa have held a third successful training course when twelve unemployed youth learned to...

COROBRIK PRESENTATION TO MINISTER BUYELWA SONJICA

In yet another of a series of milestones, Corobrik executives met with Minister of Minerals and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica, to present her with a commemorative record of the company’s recently acquired...

COROBRIK CARBON EMISSIONS

Through reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its Lawley factory, Corobrik, has become the first company in South Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa to be awarded carbon credits by the United Nations...