I-XL Industries Ltd. Brick Group
INTRODUCTION
Brick is one of man’s oldest manufactured products. No doubt the caveman noticed that where fire sat on a clay base it turned mud into a hard material. From there it was a short step to shape that mud and develop pottery which has been one of archeologists’ principal dating methods. Pottery is remarkable for its durability. except when dropped on my tile kitchen floor.
The evolution from pottery to brick no doubt developed as need to have a durable building product in those areas that lacked readily available wood or stone. The advantages of a rectangular building product over a rough stone product are obvious. The laying of brick certainly would be easier than the laying of stone…
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