The brick producer Wienerberger is under pressure to cut costs. Its CEO for Sovakia and the Czech Republic, Josef Kotek, told the server etrend.sk that the company has to increase its efficiency instead of hoping to keep its market share through low prices. He also said that taking over competing brickworks only to close them down was no longer an option. Sales were higher by 10 percent thanks to this year’s mild winter.
Wienerberger has decided to use alternative fuel in its plants in Zlaté Moravce and Boleráz. The company has bought lift trucks that use compressed gas and plans to operate its own filling station. The innovations will cost Wienerberger €250,000, and the investment is expected to return in two years.
