Habla Zig Zag Kilns is one of only 14 finalists for the inaugural Climate & Clean Air Awards. This is a major achievement for our project, being in the esteemed company of The State of California and The World Bank, to name but a...
Australian company with a global solution wins 2017 UNAA Business Climate Action Award UNAA Press Release: 8th June 2017 An Australian-owned company’s successful application of clean, clay brick firing technology in an overseas setting has made it the inaugural winner of the 2017 UNAA...
The Habla Zig-Zag Kiln (HZZK) is an environmentally friendly brick firing technology. With modest capital investment and attractive payback periods, the HZZK can reduce adverse environmental emissions and increase kiln profitability and cash flow through significant reduction in energy consumption. In 2016, HZZKI transferred...
Peter Drucker famously quoted, “What gets measured, gets managed.” By examining an activity we are forced to pay attention to it. By producing relevant and accurate measurements we can identify where improvements are possible, and then track progress against the benchmark. It was with...
The Colombian delegation made up of 11 men and 7 women brick manufacturers from the local association Anafalco and representative of the Chambers of Commerce of Bogota, arrived in South Africa on the 5th of October 2016 for a week of enlightenment. The purpose...
Nico and Simoné Marais of Worcester brick welcomed 35 CBA members and guests to see his recently completed Habla Kiln in action. The energy-efficient Habla Zig-Zag Kiln (HZZK) is the first in South Africa. With its modest capital investment and small footprint, the HZZK...
Habla Zig-Zag Kilns was recently invited to present the energy efficient Habla Technology at the recent Clay Brick Association, Annual General Meeting (AGM) in George, South Africa. Please watch Peter Habla’s (HZZK Managing Directors) presentation to the CBA.
In conjunction with Worcester Bakstene, the Habla Team recently (mid April 2016) completed construction of the first Habla kiln in South Africa. With construction complete, the Habla Kiln commissioning and continuous operation is scheduled for early May 2016. For more information on the Worcester...
“The 4,000 plus fixed chimney kilns form the largest stationary source of GHG emissions in Bangladesh which is around 5.4 million tonnes of CO2 annually. Besides the air pollution, brick making industries contributes to three other serious environmental concerns: land degradation, deforestation and depletion of...