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Brick Industry Statistics

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November 10, 2026Updated
Brick Industry Statistics
David KowalskiWritten by David Kowalski·Edited by Lukas Bauer·Fact-checked by Rajesh Patel
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01 Industry overview

The brick industry at a glance

The global concrete blocks and bricks market was valued at $444.02 billion in 2025, with Asia-Pacific accounting for 47.77% and construction activity remaining the primary demand driver.

$444.02B[68]
Global market size, 2025
6.30%[68]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
$5.92B[49]
U.S. shipments, 2024
47.77%[68]
Asia-Pacific market share, 2025
Market size
The global concrete blocks and bricks market was valued at $444.02 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $471.99 billion in 2026. U.S. concrete block and brick manufacturing shipments totaled $5.916 billion in 2024.[68][49]
Forecast & CAGR
The global market is forecast to reach $769.49 billion by 2034, representing a 6.30% CAGR from 2026 to 2034. The U.S. market is projected to reach $42.18 billion by 2032.[68]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific held 47.77% of the global market in 2025, equivalent to $212.12 billion. Europe is supported by renovation demand and carbon-neutral construction initiatives, while North America is linked to real-estate investment and adoption of higher-quality construction materials.[68]
Segmentation
The market is segmented by product into cement blocks and bricks; brick types include clay, fly-ash clay, sand-lime and other bricks. Applications are divided into residential, commercial and industrial construction, with the residential segment expected to hold a 21.9% share in 2026.[68]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Urbanization, residential construction, infrastructure development and demand for autoclaved aerated concrete are identified as growth drivers. Manufacturers also face environmental pressure from firing processes and competition from alternative materials such as carbon-reinforced products.[68]
M&A
In June 2025, Soul Patts and Brickworks announced a proposed merger to create a new ASX-listed company valued at approximately A$14 billion. In February 2026, wienerberger announced an agreement to acquire Italcer; Italcer generated approximately €350 million in annual revenue and employed nearly 1,200 people.[44][3]
Regulation
In the United States, the EPA’s Brick and Structural Clay Products NESHAP applies to affected tunnel and periodic kilns at major sources of hazardous-air-pollutant emissions. A major source is defined as emitting at least 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year in aggregate.[69]
Latest news
wienerberger reported €4.6 billion of group revenue and €754 million of operating EBITDA for 2025, while noting continued weakness in new residential construction across major European and North American markets. The company also announced that its Italcer acquisition was expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to approvals.[3]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Brick Industry

The leading companies in the brick industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 7, 2026 · Next review December 7, 2026

Verdict

wienerberger leads Gitnux's 2026 brick ranking with an Overall score of 9.0, with €4.6 billion group revenue in 2025. Brickworks is the runner-up at 8.5, with 15 brick plants across Australia and North America.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in clay bricks

    wienerberger

    AT

    Ranked #1 · 9.0 · Clay bricks

    Why we picked it: Its clay and building-envelope portfolio ties to electric kiln deployment and robotic capacity in the U.S.

    See in ranking ↓Visit wienerberger.com ↗

  2. Leader in masonry & hardscape

    Brampton Brick

    CA

    Ranked #4 · 8.4 · Masonry & hardscape

    Why we picked it: Its product mix covers clay brick, concrete masonry, and hardscape across two major markets.

    See in ranking ↓Visit bramptonbrick.com ↗

  3. Leader in blocks & precast

    Forterra

    GB

    Ranked #5 · 8.4 · Blocks & precast

    Why we picked it: Its UK bricks-and-blocks footprint supports scale, with output tied to eight factories in seven locations.

    See in ranking ↓Visit forterra.co.uk ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the brick industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

wienerberger

Clay bricks · AT

9.0
2

Brickworks

Clay bricks · AU

8.5
3

Ibstock

Clay bricks · GB

8.4
4

Brampton Brick

Masonry & hardscape · CA

8.4
5

Forterra

Blocks & precast · GB

8.4
6

Röben

Clinker bricks and building ceramics in Europe and the United States · DE

8.4
7

Vandersanden

Facing bricks and pavers across Western Europe · BE

8.4
8

Randers Tegl

Facing bricks and clay products in Northern Europe · DK

8.3
9

Belden Brick Company

Architectural clay brick and pavers in the United States · US

8.0
10

La Paloma Cerámicas

Facing and hollow bricks in Spain and Portugal · ES

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 7, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

David Kowalski. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the brick industry. In Brick Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/brick-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest brick companies

wienerberger leads with $5.0B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

wienerberger$5.0B
Brickworks$705M
Forterra$490M
Ibstock$472M
La Paloma Cerámicas$56M
source-verifiedeqs-news.com · investors.brickworks.com.au · forterra.cdn.cloud-infra.co.uk · ibstock.co.uk · elpais.com2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

This section highlights inspection, automation, and plant hardware change. It includes GeoAI verification results in Bihar and an unloading capacity of 38,500 bricks per hour from a robotic system in Rome, Georgia.

AI in the brick industry

  • 75% of brick kilns detected by GeoAI in Bihar, India, were operational when inspected in 2023.[1]
  • 96% of brick kilns detected by GeoAI in Bihar, India, were verified in the field at the detected location in 2023.[1]
  • 1,680 brick kilns across five Bihar districts were inspected to verify technologies, production capacity, fuel use and labor conditions using GeoAI-supported fieldwork in 2023.[1]
  • 65% of brick kilns were accurately classified by AI algorithms as zigzag or FCBTK kilns in Bihar, India, in 2023.[1]

Automation in the brick industry

  • 30% of surveyed Nepalese brick kilns had automatic clay-making machines in 2021.[2]
  • 67% of surveyed Nepalese brick kilns had excavators for digging earth or mud in 2021.[2]
  • 3% of surveyed Nepalese brick kilns had automated brick-moulding machines in 2021.[2]
  • 38,500 bricks per hour was the unloading capacity of Wienerberger’s robotic system in its Rome, Georgia, plant in 2022, compared with roughly 2,000 bricks per hour previously handled by up to 12 workers.[3]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[4]
  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[5]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[4]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[6]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[4]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[7]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[7]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[7]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[7]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[8]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[9]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[10]
  • Across global real estate owners and investors, 61% remain dependent on legacy technology infrastructures, according to Deloitte’s 2024 outlook survey.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[7]

IoT in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. construction SMBs, 30% identified connecting sensors or devices to analyze data as an investment priority for the next 12 months in early 2025.[11]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 35% were already using Internet-of-Things technology and smart sensors in 2024.[4]
  • Across construction-industry IoT stakeholders, approximately 70% rated IoT as important for construction over the next 5–10 years, according to a 2025 survey.[12]
  • Across smart-building technology adopters, 39% use cloud-based building-management or automation systems, while 20% use hybrid systems, in 2024.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

This section shows adoption friction across systems and governance readiness. It includes findings that 72% of respondents spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before analysis in 2026.

Data analytics in the brick industry

  • 3 categories of market data—Government, trade-association and confidential market data—are used by Forterra to assess its product markets.[14]
  • Scope 3 emissions measurement was expanded during Brickability’s 2023/24 financial year in response to customer requests for product and freight data.[15]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[16]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[18]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[16]
  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[19]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[18]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[20]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[21]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[21]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[21]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[21]

KPIs in the brick industry

  • 15% is Brickability’s target improvement in energy efficiency by 2030.[15]
  • 50% of Brickability’s electricity meters were reported as using renewable energy in 2023/24.[15]
  • 2030 is Brickability’s target year for net-zero carbon emissions in sales operations.[15]
  • 2050 is Brickability’s target year for net-zero carbon emissions across its supply chain.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

This section ties growth to M&A and product portfolio shifts. It includes wienerberger’s agreement to acquire Italcer and a projected close in the second quarter of 2026.

Growth in the brick industry

  • Wienerberger identified innovation, operational excellence and mergers and acquisitions as foundations of its growth strategy in 2026.[3]
  • Construction-brick sales volume at a Vietnamese issuer increased approximately 94%, from 84,000 square metres in fiscal 2024 to 163,000 square metres in fiscal 2025.[22]
  • Wienerberger invested approximately €23 million in research and development in 2025 to support product innovation and market expansion.[23]

Differentiation in the brick industry

  • Forterra was the only UK manufacturer of the Fletton brick sold under the London Brick brand in 2024.[24]
  • Acme Brick expanded beyond brick into diverse building-material solutions as buildings increasingly used up to five cladding materials, according to its 2024 report.[25]
  • Wienerberger offered product categories including clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, pavers, plastic pipes and ceramic pipes at the end of 2024.[23]
  • Hebron Brick produced more than 60 brick colors and three structural-brick finish choices for North American architectural markets.[26]

Mergers and acquisitions in the brick industry

  • Brickworks North America’s acquisition history included Sioux City Brick, which produced and sold approximately 90 million bricks annually at the time of acquisition.[2]
  • The Brickworks acquisition of Southfield Corporation expanded its company-owned distribution network from 10 to 27 locations.[27]
  • Wienerberger completed its acquisition of Terreal at the beginning of 2024, expanding its building-envelope operations across Europe and North America.[23]
  • S&P Global reported that 2024 building-materials acquisition activity focused on the United States and Australia, where markets remained fragmented.[28]

Strategic partnerships in the brick industry

  • Brickworks entered a supply agreement with Brickability in October 2022 for export sales of bricks into the UK market.[14]
  • Forterra signed a 15-year power-purchase agreement for solar-farm electricity, with the agreement’s full financial benefit beginning in April 2025.[24]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

This section focuses on turnover, training, and engagement signals. It includes Wienerberger’s 3,961 leavers in 2024 and 19.16% employee turnover rate.

Hiring in the brick industry

  • Around 20,000 skilled colleagues worked at Wienerberger in 2024.[23]
  • 16 employees were enrolled in Brickworks’ Brew Crew early-career development program in 2024.[29]

Employee retention in the brick industry

  • Voluntary turnover at Brickworks’ Australian operations fell by 2.7% in FY2024.[30]
  • Voluntary turnover at Brickworks’ North American operations fell by 7.5% in FY2024.[30]
  • 25.0% was Brickworks’ global voluntary employee turnover in FY2023.[30]
  • 19.16% was Wienerberger’s employee turnover rate in 2024, representing 3,961 leavers.[23]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[32]
  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[33]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[8]
  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[17]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[31]

Upskilling in the brick industry

  • Approximately 9,600 installer-training hours had been delivered by Wienerberger from 2023 through 2024.[23]
  • Approximately 350 apprentices had been trained by Wienerberger from 2023 through 2024 toward its 2026 target.[23]
  • Two hours per week were encouraged for Brickworks employees to undertake training and development in FY2023.[14]
  • 23 hours was Wienerberger’s average training time per employee in 2024.[23]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[34]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[34]
  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[35]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[35]
  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[36]

DEI in the brick industry

  • 3 countries hosted Wienerberger diversity, equity and inclusion action-plan pilot workshops in 2024.[23]
  • 1 Diversity and Inclusion Committee was established by Brickworks in 2023.[29]

Change Management in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-two percent of U.S. specialty contractors reported cash-flow issues caused by untimely change-order processing in 2026.[37]
  • Eighty-three percent of U.S. general contractors still tracked change-order exposure on spreadsheets in 2026, even when financial software was available.[37]
  • Fifty-eight percent of U.S. specialty contractors reported rising change-order volume over the previous five years in 2026.[37]
  • Ninety-two percent of U.S. specialty contractors said their change orders were not always paid in full in 2026.[37]
  • Construction general contractors spent 36 hours per week per project on change-order administration in 2026, according to Clearstory and Dodge Construction Network.[37]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

This section quantifies digital conversion and lead capture. It includes Interstate Brick’s 177 AI Product Assistant conversations and a 10% conversion to qualified leads during a six-week 2026 campaign.

Customer experience in the brick industry

  • 10% of Interstate Brick’s 177 AI Product Assistant conversations converted to qualified leads during the six-week 2026 campaign.[38]
  • 116,000+ product impressions were generated for Interstate Brick through UpCodes Promoted Products during a six-week 2026 campaign.[38]
  • 177 AI Product Assistant conversations were recorded for Interstate Brick during a six-week 2026 campaign.[38]
  • 24% was the increase in Interstate Brick’s total website-generated leads after six weeks using UpCodes Promoted Products and AI Product Assistant conversations in 2026.[38]

Customer retention in the brick industry

  • 50+ sales locations were operated by Acme Brick in 2024 to serve and retain customers across its markets.[25]
  • 15 brick plants were operated by Acme Brick in 2024 as part of its customer-supply network.[25]

Customer acquisition in the brick industry

  • 116,000+ product impressions were generated for Interstate Brick through UpCodes Promoted Products during six weeks in 2026.[38]
  • 177 AI Product Assistant conversations were generated for Interstate Brick during six weeks in 2026.[38]
  • 24% was the increase in Interstate Brick’s total website-generated leads after six weeks of new digital acquisition channels in 2026.[38]
  • 10% of Interstate Brick’s AI Product Assistant conversations converted into qualified leads during six weeks in 2026.[38]

Lead generation in the brick industry

  • 24% was the increase in Interstate Brick’s total website-generated leads after six weeks using UpCodes Promoted Products and AI Product Assistant in 2026.[38]
  • 10% of Interstate Brick’s AI Product Assistant conversations converted to qualified leads during the six-week 2026 campaign.[38]
  • 177 AI Product Assistant conversations were recorded for Interstate Brick during a six-week 2026 lead-generation campaign.[38]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

This section connects brand channels to audience behavior. It includes Instagram and YouTube usage rates among residential construction workers in 2024.

Marketing in the brick industry

  • 50+ sales locations served Acme Brick’s marketing and distribution network in the United States in 2024.[25]
  • 15 brick plants supported Acme Brick’s product and sales operations in 2024.[25]

Branding in the brick industry

  • 60+ brick colors were produced by Hebron Brick Company at its North Dakota plant in 2026.[26]
  • 300+ core brick styles were offered across four regional brick collections by SummitBrick in the United States and Eastern Canada in 2014.[22]
  • More than 35 million bricks of annual production capacity supported Hebron Brick Company’s brand and dealer network in 2026.[26]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[39]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[40]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[41]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[40]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[41]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

This section centers on process modernization and energy/carbon outcomes. It includes 75% lower carbon emissions at the Uttendorf brick plant after replacing a gas kiln with an electric kiln in 2024.

Process optimization in the brick industry

  • 0.04156% process efficiency was recorded in a value-stream-mapping study of an Indian brick manufacturing plant in 2025.[42]
  • One-third less energy was used in brick production at wienerberger’s Uttendorf plant after its 2024 process modernization.[3]
  • 10% lower weight was achieved by wienerberger’s LESS facing bricks while retaining comparable compressive strength in 2023.[3]
  • 75% lower carbon emissions were achieved at wienerberger’s Uttendorf brick plant after replacing its gas kiln with an electric kiln in 2024.[3]

Operational efficiency in the brick industry

  • 16,000 megawatt-hours of renewable electricity were generated annually by two wind turbines at wienerberger’s Beerse brick plant in Belgium in 2025.[23]
  • 30% lower energy consumption was reported for wienerberger’s modernized Uttendorf brick-production process in 2024.[3]
  • 600 million bricks per year was Forterra’s installed production capacity across eight brick factories in seven UK locations in 2025.[43]
  • 8 North American brick plants were closed by Brickworks over six years through 2025 as part of its plant-rationalization program.[44]

Quality management in the brick industry

  • 100% of reported UK clay-brick and block production was covered by a certified Quality Management System in 2019.[45]
  • 100% of reported UK clay-brick and block production was covered by a certified Energy Management System in 2019.[45]
  • 100% of reported UK clay-brick and block production was covered by a certified Environmental Management System in 2019.[45]

Supply chain in the brick industry

  • 20% of UK brick consumption was supplied by imports in 2025.[43]
  • 70+ dealers formed Hebron Brick Company’s distribution network across North America in 2026.[26]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[46]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[5]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[5]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[5]
  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[5]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

This section reports margins, investment, and shipment values tied to brick and block operations. It includes U.S. shipments of $5.916 billion in 2024 and Forterra’s 18.5% adjusted EBITDA margin for 2024.

Pricing strategy in the brick industry

  • 18.5% was Forterra’s 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin after overhead allocations for its bricks and blocks segment.[24]
  • 3%–4% EBITDA increases were reported by building-materials companies using data-driven customer microsegmentation and agile margin management.[47]
  • 82.4% was the increase in Forterra’s adjusted profit before tax for the six months ended June 2025 after modest price increases offset cost inflation.[48]
  • £25 million was Forterra’s targeted annual EBITDA from its factory-efficiency program under normalized 2022 market conditions.[24]

Cost reduction in the brick industry

  • 75% lower energy consumption, raw-material usage, and embodied carbon were estimated for Forterra’s Accrington brick-slip facility compared with traditional bricks in 2025.[48]
  • 7,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year could be saved by wienerberger’s electric-kiln process at Uttendorf in 2024.[3]
  • £60 million was invested in UK clay-brick and block plants and machinery in 2019, equivalent to about 10% of sector revenue.[45]
  • More than £250 million was invested by the UK clay-brick and block sector over the five years to 2019.[45]

Profitability in the brick industry

  • £31.2 million was Forterra’s 2024 operating profit before adjusted items across bricks and blocks and bespoke products.[24]
  • £52.0 million was Forterra’s 2024 EBITDA before adjusted items across bricks and blocks and bespoke products.[24]
  • £307.7 million was Forterra’s 2025 bricks-and-blocks revenue, 11.2% above 2024.[43]
  • $5.916 billion was the value of U.S. concrete block and brick manufacturing shipments in 2024.[49]

Financial planning in the brick industry

  • 20%–40% of free cash flow was wienerberger’s stated 2025 target range for dividends and share buybacks.[23]
  • A$408 million was Brickworks’ FY2025 Building Products North America revenue.[44]
  • A$1.068 billion was Brickworks’ FY2025 group revenue.[44]
  • €23 million was wienerberger’s research-and-development investment in 2025 to support cost and technology leadership.[23]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

This section reports service-life claims, capacity, and carbon-intensity context. It includes Forterra’s installed production capacity of 600 million bricks per year and a 100+ year service-life claim for Wienerberger products.

Product development in the brick industry

  • 50 million extruded brick slips per year is Forterra’s reported production capacity for its new volume-manufactured brick-slip product.[14]
  • Two new lightweight brick-facing systems, Thin Tech Plus and Tru-Brix, were launched by Austral Bricks in 2024.[44]

Product lifecycle in the brick industry

  • At least 100 years is the service life reported for Wienerberger brick products.[23]
  • 90% of clay-brick lifecycle carbon emissions occur during raw-material extraction and production in the UK industry lifecycle assessment.[45]
  • At least 150 years is the minimum service life reported for correctly installed and maintained UK clay bricks.[45]

After-sales in the brick industry

  • 8 brick factories across 7 UK locations provide Forterra’s reported brick manufacturing footprint and route-to-market support.[50]
  • 100 years is the Austral Bricks warranty for Tru-Brix bricks, while the associated rail system carries a warranty of up to 50 years.[44]
  • 100 years is the Austral Bricks warranty for colour fastness and durability, while its Thin Tech system carries a 50-year warranty.[44]

Value proposition in the brick industry

  • 40 kg CO₂e per square metre was the Australian industry’s reported whole-of-life cradle-to-grave impact for a brick wall.[51]
  • At least 100 years of service life and potential for reuse are reported as key value attributes of Wienerberger brick products.[23]
  • 26 kg of CO₂ per square metre of brickwork was the UK clay-brick industry average reported for 2022.[51]
  • 600 million bricks per year is Forterra’s approximate installed UK production capacity.[50]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

This section covers emissions reduction targets, renewable electricity, and circularity credits. It includes Brickworks’ 46% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions versus a 2005/06 baseline.

Sustainability in the brick industry

  • 6% of materials used in UK brick production were alternative, recycled or secondary-source materials in the 2021 industry report.[45]
  • 347 tonnes of CO₂e per year is the expected emissions reduction from PGH’s 377-kilowatt solar installation.[51]
  • 46% was Brickworks’ reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions compared with its 2005/06 base year.[51]
  • 21% was the reported reduction in UK clay-brick industry carbon emissions per square metre between 2021 and 2022.[51]

ESG in the brick industry

  • Net-zero carbon emissions in sales operations by 2030 is Brickability’s environmental target.[15]
  • 50% of Brickability’s electricity meters were reported as renewable-energy meters in 2023/24.[15]
  • Net-zero carbon emissions across the supply chain by 2050 is Brickability’s longer-term climate target.[15]

Circular economy in the brick industry

  • 150 years is the minimum service life reported for correctly installed and maintained clay bricks, supporting long-term reuse potential.[45]
  • 1,287 kg CO₂ per tonne is the estimated lifecycle emissions of fired clay-brick production in a European circular-economy study.[52]
  • 7% of clay-brick lifecycle carbon was credited to reuse and recycling in the UK industry lifecycle assessment.[45]
  • 6% of materials used in UK brick production were alternative, recycled or secondary-source materials in 2021.[45]

Carbon footprint in the brick industry

  • 1.1 gigatonnes of CO₂e per year is an estimate for global fired-clay brick industry emissions.[53]
  • 0.48 kg CO₂e per kilogram is the estimated average global emissions intensity of fired-clay brick production.[53]
  • 990 ± 125 petajoules per year is the estimated energy consumption of India’s brick industry.[54]
  • 0.16 kg CO₂ per kilogram of bricks was the estimated emissions intensity for South Asian brick production in 2014.[53]
  • 60–65 million tonnes of CO₂ were emitted by India’s brick production in 2017, according to cited industry estimates.[53]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

This section maps geographic footprints and trade flows. It includes Wienerberger operating 210 production sites in 25 countries at end-2024 and UK imports of 316 million clay bricks in 2024.

Globalization in the brick industry

  • Wienerberger operated 210 production sites in 25 countries at the end of 2024.[23]
  • The UK imported 316 million clay bricks and exported 16 million in 2024.[64]
  • Bricks imported into the UK from outside the European Union increased from 3,088,902 in 2015 to 32,942,280 in 2019.[65]
  • Saudi Arabian brick exports rose from SAR21 million in 2023 to SAR34 million in 2024.[66]

Cultural adaptation in the brick industry

  • Nepal’s brick workforce included 16% workers from India and 32% internal Nepali migrants in the 2019 survey.[67]
  • Wienerberger operated one clay-block production site in India at the end of 2024, adapting its international footprint to the birthplace of mudbrick architecture.[23]
  • Hebron Brick produced more than 60 brick colors for architectural customers in the United States and Canada.[26]

Supplier management in the brick industry

  • Forterra had forward-purchased approximately 85% of its 2025 energy requirement by the end of 2024.[24]
  • Wienerberger’s Berca, Romania, brick-plant modernization was expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 4,000 tonnes annually.[3]
  • Forterra sourced clay locally because each of its eight UK brick factories was located adjacent to a supplying quarry in 2024.[24]
  • Brickability reported active discussions with brick suppliers on low-carbon production methods and alternative formats in 2025.[15]

Stakeholder management in the brick industry

  • The UK brick sector invested more than £88 million in 2023, with investment over the preceding decade reaching approximately £550 million.[45]
  • Acme Brick had nearly 2,000 associates and encouraged all locations to engage with local communities through giving and environmental stewardship in 2024.[25]

Distribution channels in the brick industry

  • Brickworks North America had 26 retail locations and more than 300 resellers supporting its architectural-brick distribution network.[2]
  • Acme Brick operated more than 50 sales locations alongside 15 brick plants and three concrete-block plants in 2024.[25]
  • Hebron Brick served North American customers through a network of more than 70 dealers in 2026.[26]
  • A Brickworks acquisition expanded company-owned distribution locations from 10 to 27 in the U.S. Midwest.[27]

Key questions about the Brick Industry

What was the global market size for concrete blocks and bricks in 2025?
The global concrete blocks and bricks market was valued at $444.02 billion in 2025.
How fast is the market expected to grow from 2026 to 2034?
The forecast CAGR for 2026–2034 is 6.30%, with the market projected to reach $769.49 billion by 2034.
Which companies lead the brick industry?
wienerberger leads Gitnux's 2026 brick ranking with an Overall score of 9.0, with €4.6 billion group revenue in 2025. Brickworks is the runner-up at 8.5, with 15 brick plants across Australia and North America.
What technology shifts are showing up in brick production monitoring?
GeoAI inspection results in Bihar showed 96% of brick kilns verified at detected locations in 2023, and AI algorithms classified 65% as zigzag or FCBTK kilns.
How is the market structured by region and share?
Asia-Pacific held 47.77% of the global market in 2025, equivalent to $212.12 billion, with demand supported by construction activity.
What regulatory coverage applies to U.S. brick and structural clay production kilns?
The EPA’s Brick and Structural Clay Products NESHAP applies to affected tunnel and periodic kilns at major sources of hazardous-air-pollutant emissions, where a major source is defined by 10 tons per year of any single HAP or 25 tons per year in aggregate.
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