wienerberger Belgium

Name

wienerberger Belgium

Legal name

Wienerberger NV/SA

Website

https://wienerberger.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clay Building Materials

NAICS

Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120), Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271)

SIC

Structural Clay Products (3250)

akta.pro primary industry

Clay Bricks (Facing & Common) (IMADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Masonry & Hardscapes Retail (Brick, Block, Pavers, Stone) (CRAIAEAF), Kaolin & Industrial Clay Mining (Bentonite, Ball Clay, Fuller’s Earth) (IMAKAGAJ)

Keywords

• Clay building materials
• Facing bricks
• Clay roof tiles
• Ceramic wall blocks
• Clay pavers

Headquarters

HQ city

Kortrijk (Courtrai)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clay Building Materials Sales: Sale of clay-based building materials including facing bricks, roof tiles, interior wall blocks, and clay pavers through distributor network and direct showroom sales.
2. Energy Solutions: Sale of Wevolt solar panels and related energy solutions for residential and commercial buildings.
3. Professional Services: Training programs for installers, on-site project start assistance, and technical consulting services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wienerberger Belgium manufactures and supplies clay-based building materials including facing bricks, roof tiles, interior wall blocks, and clay pavers for the Belgian construction market. The company operates 17 production sites and 18 clay quarries, producing branded product lines such as Terca, Koramic, Terreal, Creaton, and Porotherm, distributed through building material merchants, certified installers, and company showrooms.

Product overview

wienerberger Belgium is a building materials manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of ceramic construction solutions. The core product range includes Terca facing bricks, Koramic/Creaton/Terreal clay roof tiles, Porotherm interior wall bricks (including PLS glue blocks with mortar or Dryfix adhesive systems), and Wienerberger clay pavers. The company also provides sustainable energy solutions through the Wevolt brand (solar panels, X-Tile, X-Roof, X-Frame). Permeable paver solutions include Passaqua (with intelligent spacers for joint infiltration) and Pluviqua (ceramic grass pavers with 37% open space). Digital tools support professionals with BIM integration, U-value calculations, compression resistance (NRd) calculations, construction node analysis (Bouwknopenatlas), quantity calculators, and visualization tools. The company operates 17 production sites, 2 showrooms, and 18 clay quarries across Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terca: Facade bricks brand offering top-quality clay bricks.
• Koramic
• Terreal
• Creaton
• Porotherm
• Wevolt

Products and services

• Terca Facing Bricks

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster construction with Dryfix system - walls can be built to full floor height immediately and loaded the next day
• +3 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of Ghent (Universiteit Gent)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with University of Ghent for development of the Bouwknopenatlas (Construction Nodes Atlas), an online tool for calculating and solving approximately 150 construction nodes according to EPB-compliant method.
• Vlaams Energieagentschap (Flemish Energy Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultation with the Flemish Energy Agency in development of the Bouwknopenatlas for energy performance compliance calculations.
• VinçottecoreTechnology or IntegrationVinçotte provided approval for the NRd calculator, confirming that the tool's interpretation of Eurocode 6 calculations meets required standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain is a major French building materials group producing interior wall systems, insulation, and roofing products — competing broadly with Wienerberger Belgium across multiple product categories and through shared merchant channels.
• CRH plc: CRH is a global building materials conglomerate with European brick, concrete, and roofing assets that compete with Wienerberger's clay product portfolio in distribution channels and large construction projects across Belgium.
• Knauf Group: Knauf is a global building materials manufacturer specializing in plasterboard and insulation, competing with Porotherm interior wall blocks via lightweight dry-construction systems in the Belgian market.
• Etex Group: Etex is a Belgian building materials group making fibre cement cladding (Cedral), roofing, and plasterboard — serving the same architects, contractors, and distributors as Wienerberger Belgium though with a broader, non-clay portfolio.

Regional players

• Brickworks Limited: Brickworks is the largest Australian clay brick and building products manufacturer; comparable business model and product focus to Wienerberger Belgium but operating exclusively in Australia and not directly competing in Belgian or European markets.

Direct peers

• Nelissen Steenfabrieken: Nelissen is a Belgian facing-brick manufacturer producing clay bricks and brick slips, directly overlapping with wienerberger's Terca product line for residential and commercial facade applications.
• Xella Group (Ytong / Hebel): Xella manufactures autoclaved aerated concrete (Ytong, Hebel, Silka) interior wall systems that directly substitute for Wienerberger's Porotherm clay wall blocks on residential and commercial projects in Belgium.
• Desimpel Briekhoeve: Desimpel is a Belgian clay-brick producer with operations in Kortrijk-area Flanders, competing head-on with Wienerberger Belgium in the same distribution network and customer base.
• Vandersanden Group: Vandersanden is a family-owned Belgian/Dutch/German clay facing brick manufacturer with multiple production sites across Belgium — directly competing with Terca bricks in identical European distribution channels and product categories.
• BMI Group (Braas Monier): BMI Group (part of Standard Industries) is a major European pitched-roof and clay roof tile manufacturer competing directly with Wienerberger's Koramic, Terreal, and Creaton tile brands across Belgium and Western Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WienerbergerAG
• Facebookfacebook.com/WienerbergerBelgie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wienerberger-belgium

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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