PRODUCT Safety
Brickworks places the upmost importance on consumers health and safety.
CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY Building material choice can be the difference between a minor incident or a major, as witnessed during the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London. All our products are tested to meet quality standards, which are key in the prevention of involvement with defective building materials. Many building products on the market have proven to have weaknesses and fail the test of time, or hold safety concerns such as the recent case of non-compliant aluminium composite panels. Only through the passage of time do building products prove their long-term safety and durability. Bricks have been proven over centuries as a superior material choice as they are non-flammable, low maintenance, weatherproof, reusable,
recyclable, inert, have excellent acoustic properties, are colourfast and durable with a 100-year warranty lifetime.
ALL BRICKWORKS CLAY AND CONCRETE PRODUCTS ARE NON-COMBUSTIBLE Brickworks is committed to customer health and safety through product quality systems and testing. All Brickworks clay and concrete products are non-combustible and pass AS 1530.1, combustibility test for building materials. Some competitors claim compliance through an exemption when their products cannot pass the non-combustibility test. As the number of new products enter the market increases, many of these cannot pass the stringent non-
BENEFITS OF CLAY AND CONCRETE PRODUCTS BRICKS OFFER A LONG LIFE BRICK WALLS ARE ENERGY EFFICIENT
BRICKS ARE LOW MAINTENANCE BRICKS ARE FIRE RESISTANT
BRICKS ARE DURABLE
BRICK WALLS HAVE EXCELLENT ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES
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BRICKS ARE HEALTHY
BRICKS ARE REUSABLE
BRICKS ARE INERT
combustibility test (AS1530.1) but instead claim compliance through an exemption in the NCC (Vol 1 C1.9 (e)). This exemption allows products that cannot pass AS1530.1 to be used where a non-combustible material is required. Brickworks supports the growing calls from consumers and industry participants for tighter controls and increased compliance in relation to the use of building products in construction projects. Brickworks cladding products have all been tested and pass AS 1530.1, combustibility test for building materials. Our Terraçade Façade systems are made from fired clay tiles installed onto a railing system and hold a 100-year colourfast warranty. Inex Boards are made from low-carbon magnesium oxide and engineered cementitious composite. In addition to AS1530.1 compliance, they
