Wienerberger UK and Ireland is excited to launch Manufactured Brick Slips a brand-new manufactured brick slip which provides ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite System) and EWI (External Wall Insulation) suppliers, pre-cast producers and modular system manufacturers with precision made brick slips. This façade option allows for a significant reduction in material wastage in comparison to cut brick slips helping to meet new legislative requirements.
What exactly are manufactured brick slips?
Manufactured clay brick slips are a superior brick slip with low water absorption and tight tolerances providing extremely high levels of reliability through the entire build process. Manufactured brick slips are not manufactured by cutting from standard bricks, they're alternatively made specifically to precise dimensions. Because of this manufacturing method, the amount of raw material required per square metre of façade is greatly reduced. Additionally, this creates a reduction in upfront embodied carbon per square metre of brickwork, making manufactured brick slips a more ecologically friendly façade choice than standard brick.
What's the difference between cut and manufactured brick slips?
Along with the environmental advantages offered by upfront embodied carbon and less natural material required, manufactured brick slips are precision made so they are both lighter in weight and thinner than traditional bricks making them easier to transport in comparison to a traditionally cut brick slip (which is cut from a whole brick) this in turn reduces vehicle emissions per square metre of brickwork.
Wienerberger's manufactured brick slips conform to EN14411 and achieve a very tight size tolerance (+/-2mm) which is ideal for both off-site and on-site installations where productivity and labour costs are important. With over 34 colours and different textures to choose from, the range can match the vast majority of local UK building facades. The brick slips are made from clay, which is a popular façade option in the UK, giving manufactured brick slips an added advantage over other alternatives.
Who are the best customers to take advantage of manufactured slips?
Manufactured Brick Slips are an ideal solution as an external facade for EWI (External Wall Insulation) ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite System) suppliers, pre-cast producers and modular system manufacturers. The brick slips are precision manufactured, leading to a reduction in raw material usage in comparison to traditional brick slips.
Benefits such as using less mortar (not factoring in the glue to secure the slip to any backing - a 9mm slip would use 91% less mortar than an EF brick and a 14mm slip would use 86% less) and a consequent reduction in water consumption in the construction process, the manufactured brick slip build up provides a much cleaner build in comparison against standard bricks.
The slips offer the highest fire rating possible (A1) and can achieve very tight size tolerances (+/-2mm) making them an ideal choice for both off-site and on-site installations where productivity and labour costs are important. The slips offer outstanding environmental and technical benefits compared to traditional brick and with reduced build times and strong performance gains it could well be worth including them within your next project…
Source: - https://www.wienerberger.co.uk/products/facades/manufactured-extruded-brick-slips.html
