Austral Bricks: products and EPD coverage at a glance
Austral Bricks sits inside Brickworks’ multi‑brand family and sells a wide range of clay bricks and glazed facings used across residential and commercial projects. Specifiers keep asking one question: which of these products carry current, project‑ready EPDs, and where are the gaps that might still cost a bid?
Who they are
Austral Bricks is Brickworks’ flagship clay brick brand in Australia. The portfolio spans premium pressed bricks, standard face bricks, pavers, and thin brick facings, with imported designer ranges sold alongside locally made collections. Across colours, sizes, textures and finishes, the catalog runs into the hundreds of SKUs.
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Product range at a glance
Austral Bricks covers the core clay brick categories used in walls and pavements. Sister brands inside Brickworks round out adjacent use cases. Austral Masonry handles concrete masonry blocks, sleepers and pavers. UrbanStone focuses on wet‑cast concrete pavers. Brick cladding systems such as Thin Tech Plus and Tru‑Brix bring brick aesthetics to lightweight façades.
In practical spec terms this means Austral Bricks competes in at least four product families used across single‑family, multi‑res, education, healthcare and workplace projects. Choice inside each family is broad, with dozens to hundreds of selectable SKUs.
EPD coverage snapshot
Coverage on the Australian‑made clay brick lines is strong. Brickworks published plant‑specific EPDs for clay bricks and pavers from Bowral, Golden Grove, Horsley Park, Longford, Punchbowl, Rochedale and Wollert, registered on November 26, 2024, and valid to November 26, 2029 (EPD Australasia, 2025) (EPD Australasia, 2025).
Brick cladding systems have their own EPDs. Thin Tech Plus and Tru‑Brix were registered June 18, 2025 and are valid to June 18, 2030, giving façade teams clean documentation for wall assemblies that use these systems (EPD Australasia, 2025) (EPD Australasia, 2025).
Concrete segment coverage also improved in 2025. Austral Masonry issued EPDs for concrete pavers from Cairns and Rockhampton, plus separate EPDs for concrete sleepers, all registered June 19, 2025 and valid to June 19, 2030 (EPD Australasia, 2025) (EPD Australasia, 2025). UrbanStone’s wet‑cast pavers carry an EPD as well, with validity through 2030‑06‑19 (Environdec, 2025).
Where coverage is thin
Imported premium bricks marketed locally under names like San Selmo or La Paloma are popular showpieces. These appear outside the “made in Australia” plant EPD set, and we did not find EPDs for those imported lines published in the ANZ program at the time of writing. If a project requires a product‑specific EPD for a specific imported SKU, specifciers may either shift to a locally made Austral Bricks SKU covered by a plant EPD, or consider a competitor clay brick with an EN 15804 EPD from Europe (Environdec, 2025).
Main competitors and typical substitutes
Like‑kind brick competitors on Australian jobs often include PGH Bricks & Pavers for clay brick. In concrete masonry, Adbri Masonry is common and publishes EPDs covering architectural bricks, Besser blocks and pavers that can serve as substitutes in retaining walls, landscape hardscape or utility structures (EPD Australasia, 2023). On façades, substitutes can include fiber‑cement, precast concrete panels, or terracotta systems, many of which now offer EPDs via major program operators.
Why the EPD footprint matters commercially
On projects targeting carbon accounting or chasing LEED v5‑aligned procurement preferences, having a product‑specific, third‑party verified EPD removes penalties that come with generic data. It keeps an Austral Bricks SKU in the running without forcing a price‑only comparison. The cost of producing an EPD is often offset quickly when a product stays specified on even one mid‑sized project.
What good looks like from here
The core clay brick plants are covered through late 2029, and the newer façade and concrete EPDs run to mid‑2030. That is a healthy runway. Two moves would tighten the net. First, add EPDs for high‑volume imported brick ranges so design teams are not tempted to switch SKUs late in design. Second, keep renewal work queued a year ahead of expiry so there is no lull in publish status.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Austral Bricks have current EPDs for Australian-made clay bricks and pavers, and how long are they valid?
Yes. Brickworks lists plant-specific EPDs for clay bricks and pavers at multiple Austral Bricks sites, all registered on 2024-11-26 and valid until 2029-11-26 (EPD Australasia, 2025).
Are Austral Bricks’ brick cladding systems covered by EPDs?
Yes. Thin Tech Plus and Tru-Brix have EPDs registered on 2025-06-18 and valid until 2030-06-18 (EPD Australasia, 2025).
Which adjacent Brickworks products also carry EPDs today?
Austral Masonry concrete pavers and concrete sleepers gained EPDs on 2025-06-19 valid to 2030-06-19, and UrbanStone wet-cast pavers are covered to 2030-06-19 (EPD Australasia, 2025; Environdec, 2025).
Where are the notable EPD gaps for Austral Bricks today?
Imported premium lines such as San Selmo or La Paloma appear outside the Australia-made EPD set. If a project demands a product-specific EPD for an imported SKU, switching to a covered local plant SKU or a competitor’s EN 15804 EPD may be necessary (Environdec, 2025).
About the Author
John brings a clear, research-driven perspective on the EPD, LCA and HPD space and keeps a close pulse on environmental trends and standards in North America, helping clients understand where the industry is heading and how to get there.
