Photo: One of the completed houses at Sokhulumi Village in Bronkhorstspruit, ready to be handed over by the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Ms. Zoe Kota-Fredericks.

When South African Women in Construction (SAWIC) built houses for needy families as part of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Project, it approached Corobrik for assistance.

Allin Dangers, Corobrik director of sales: inland region, said: “We did not hesitate to donate 21 780 CoroJem bricks to the project, comprising 10 890 CoroJem Manor Blends and another 10 890 CoroJem Classic Blends, which were used in constructing four of the houses.

Corobrik’s CoroJem Wall is a ‘through-the-wall’ clay face brick walling system ideal for low cost housing. The National Building Regulations allow the external masonry walls of a minimum of 140 mm. Each house is constructed with single skin 150 mm x 222 mm x 73 mm walls. CoroJem is Corobrik’s response to the South African government’s challenge to provide sound, durable, maintenance-free materials within the budget constraints of the government housing subsidy industry.

Dangers stated:“The versatile CoroJem brick, which is available in four different colours, is light to transport and has been successfully used for countless single storey houses in the inland areas.”