Wienerberger

The five winning projects chosen out of 743 entries from 54 countries demonstrate the potential of brick architecture for sustainable and innovative construction.

The acquisition will enable Wienerberger to expand its range of innovative and environmentally friendly building envelope solutions aimed specifically at the building renovation segment.

The Austrian giant has closed the year 2023 with an acceptable decline in the light of the fall in demand across all its major markets.

The order involved the installation of modern automated handling equipment at one of the group’s Austrian facilities.

The shortlist of architectural projects has been drawn up for the 11th edition of the prestigious award.

With revenues of €5 billion (up 25% on 2021) and an operating EBITDA of more than €1 billion (+48%), the Group ended the year with very solid performance.

Wienerberger continues to focus on innovative, sustainable solutions that provide benefits in both renovation and new builds.

The Group strengthens its regional presence in North Rhine Westphalia in the field of high-thermal-insulation Poroton clay blocks.

A new automatic U-cassette loading/unloading line will be installed by Cosmec at one of the Austrian company’s Hungarian facilities.

After acquiring Terreal’s businesses located in France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the USA, the Austrian building materials giant will become Europe’s leading provider of sustainable roofing solutions.

The French company Eco-Tech Ceram has developed and patented Eco-Stock®, a sustainable and cost-effective solution that supports the energy transition by reducing industry’s energy consumption and carbon footprint.

The new production plant in Kanjiža, northern Serbia, will double the production capacity to 4.2 million square metres of roof tiles/year.

The Verona-based company, a reference point for the heavy clay sector, was contacted by the Austrian giant for the installation of automatic systems in two of its production plants.

The start-up of the new production line, the first ever in the sector to use zero energy from fossil sources, marks yet another milestone in Wienerberger’s ESG strategy aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030.

The Group’s turnover grew by 18% compared to 2020 to almost €4 billion. It strengthened its position in core markets through targeted acquisitions.

The Group posted record revenues of €1,867.5 million, up by approximately 14% from the previous year’s value

Fabio Baldassari takes up the position at the Italian branch of the prestigious Austrian group with the aim of driving innovation and strengthening customer care.

Robert Lang leaves his position as CFO of the Italian branch to take on the role of CEO. He replaces Gülnaz Atila

In 2018 the company registered record economic results with revenues of 3.3 billion euros (+6% on 2017) and an EBITDA of 470 billion euros (+15%).

With this operation, the Austrian group has broadened its market footprint in the important US market and in Canada