A brick making plant links the whole process into one line: sand, stone and cement are batched, a pan mixer mixes them, a conveyor feeds an automatic or hydraulic press, and finished bricks, blocks or pavers come out on pallets to a stacker and curing area. It is the step up from a single machine for yards supplying housing projects, merchants and contractors in volume. A plant needs three phase power, a large site, a trained team and steady orders. Tell us what you plan to make and independent plant suppliers will send free quotes, with no obligation.
What a brick making plant includes
- Batching: bins or a weigh batcher for sand, stone and cement, so every batch is the same.
- Mixing: a pan mixer sized to the press (see concrete mixers).
- Pressing: an automatic brick making machine or hydraulic brick making machine that vibrates and presses onto pallets.
- Handling: pallet feeders, conveyors and a stacker or curing racks.
Plants range from semi-automatic lines with some manual handling to fully automatic industrial lines.
Planning and choosing a plant
Start with the products and the market: cement bricks, blocks, pavers or kerbs, and who will buy them. Then look at the site: a level, drained yard, a curing area with shade or a curing chamber, room for sand and stone stockpiles, water, and three phase power of enough capacity. Ask each supplier what the line produces with your moulds, your aggregates and your shift pattern, and ask to see a similar plant working. Check how quickly moulds change between products.
Running a plant: quality and safety
A plant only pays its way if it runs steadily. Keep the batching consistent, test products regularly against SANS 1215 for bricks and blocks or SANS 1058 for pavers, and keep the results for buyers who ask. Cure every pallet properly before stacking. Train operators to isolate the power before clearing jams or changing moulds, and keep guards on conveyors and presses. Plan maintenance: hydraulics, vibrators, bearings and mould liners all wear, and a stopped line costs money every hour, so keep spares and a repairer on call.
Brick making plant prices and what to ask
New automatic or hydraulic production lines start around R760,000 and can exceed R1.2 million; used plants are advertised from about R220,000. The press, mixer, conveyors, stacker, moulds and the level of automation set the price. Ask each supplier:
- exactly what the line includes, from batcher to stacker
- the power, site and building it needs
- installation, commissioning and operator training
- the warranty, spares stock and service support
What to include in your request
- Products: bricks, blocks, pavers or kerbs
- Volume aimed for
- Semi or fully automatic
- Power and site available
- New or used plant
Brick Making Plants for different clients
- Homeowners: rarely needed for a house; plants supply the yards that homeowners buy from
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: a contractor setting up its own plant for a steady stream of large jobs
- Housing developers and complexes: an on-site or nearby plant supplying bricks and blocks for a large housing development
- Brickyards and block yards: moving from single machines to an automated line to meet bigger orders
- New brick-making businesses: a well funded venture with confirmed buyers, after starting smaller with one machine
- Farms and smallholdings: a plant on farm land with its own sand, supplying a growing district
- Municipalities, schools and public works: large public housing and infrastructure programmes needing tested units in volume
- Landscapers and paving teams: a paver plant supplying landscaping and paving contractors across a region
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Brick Making Plants by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Mthatha
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Mahikeng
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Kimberley
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg