Mr Sikhosana decided to start up a brick yard. He looked at the competition in the area of his hometown. He found that there was a need for making M6 blocks. The cost of competing products was high because of the transport from other manufacturers that were not nearby.
To learn about making bricks, he decided to begin with a small brick machine - a hand mould. He ordered it and collected it from the factory in Nelson Mandela Bay and drove it home in his car.
He had arranged for a delivery of crushed stone from the quarry. He also purchased enough bags of cement for a week's worth of production. He had watched the instructional video on YouTube and had seen a demonstration at the factory. He started by mixing the materials according to the instructions and pressed out his first batch of blocks.
The next day, he picked up the products and stacked them together. He swept the floor to make it neat and clean. He started the process again, with the help of one other labourer. At the end of the work shift, they sprayed the bricks with water to help them harden - it would take two weeks before they could be used in construction.
This entrepreneur has managed to make and sell bricks for several weeks. In that time, he has learned all about the process including the business side of making bricks - purchasing, mixing, making, hardening & selling.
The brick-making business has become profitable and is ready to expand to larger machinery with more workers as the demand is high.
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