SA Affordable Housing September / October 2018 // Issue: 72 | Page 22

ADVERTORIAL - COVER STORY
Federale Stene -
a sustainable legacy
Federale Stene has been part of the clay brick industry since 1958 and has
proved that it can comfortably be associated with industry leaders.
By Federale Stene | Photos by Federale Stene
F
ederale Stene product ranges include plaster, semi-face,
face and super bricks such as the maxi, quantum and jem,
which are all products produced on-site and from natural,
raw materials. The clay bricks are all SABS quality approved and
manufactured in accordance with ISO standards. Federale Stene
can confidently say that their hollow clay bricks are building a
sustainable future, one brick at a time.
Over its 60-year lifespan Federale Stene’s products have
been distributed throughout South Africa and featured in
countless projects that have been used by homeowners, small
contractors, low-cost rural developments, building material
merchants, hospitals, schools, developers and architects.
Possibly one of the largest projects to feature Federale
Stene’s clay bricks is the University of Mpumalanga. This project
was started in 2014 and is still ongoing. Completed buildings
have already started serving as spaces for classrooms,
laboratories, food courts, student living quarters, administrative
offices as well as alumni offices. The Plum Satin (FBS) face brick
was used for the entire project to date. The darker purplish
colour provides a beautiful aesthetic look that harmonises with
the surrounding area well.
Above: Federale Stene sales representative Shané Naudé (left) with
Naphtan Nkosi right from Naphtan Nkosi Construction stand in front
of one of the units his team built.
Below: The Gayles Estate in Evander, Mpumalanga is a project that
used Federale Stene’s Semiface Travetine (FBA) clay bricks.
See more on page 22.
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