Inside the Factory

Ketley Brick Company have recently made a £3m investment to further develop the Brick and Paver production and particularly to introduce a unique level of flexibility and range for the manufacture of specials.  At Ketley Brick Company we combine the traditional values embodied in our 100 year history with the determination to be a highly efficient manufacturer of consistently high quality product.

Ketley Brick is situated at the Dreadnought Works where Dreadnought Tiles have been made for over 200 years.  Throughout the company's history Ketley and Dreadnought have received widespread recognition for the quality of their products and the high level of service provided.

The images below show the process from clay preparation to the delivery of bricks ready for the driers.

Clay Preparation

Clay travelling on a conveyor belt to be crushed.

Extruder

A slug of clay exiting the extruder.

Slug and Special Bricks Cutter

The slug passing through the cutter which cuts slugs and special shapes automatically.

Multiwire Cutter

A slug entering the multiwire cutter

Cut Finished and Spaced Bricks

The cut bricks are finished and spaced, then delivered onto sticks in one action.

Ascender full of Bricks

The bricks on sticks are stacked in the ascender ready to be transported to the driers.

Finger/Transfer Car

The Finger/Transfer car lifts the bricks from the ascender to the finger car.

Finger Car

The automatic finger car transports the bricks to the next available drier and loads them in.

Brick Driers

Brick Driers with doors shut.  The driers remove moisture from the clay prior to firing.

Automated Transport

Transport of the dried bricks form the Driers to the setting robot.

Setting Robot

The setting robot lift bricks when they exit the driers and loads them on to the kiln cars