Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of brick

Brick

A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...

s, and the second-largest European manufacturer of clay roof tiles. It is based in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. Founded in 1819, the company's shares have been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange

Wiener Börse

The Wiener Börse AG is the only stock exchange in Vienna, Austria, and one of the most established exchanges in Eastern- and Southeastern Europe.-History:...

 since 1869 and currently have a free float of 100%.

By June 2007, Wienerberger was in the process of acquiring a majority in the construction company, Baggeridge PLC. The takeover was cleared by the British Competition Commission

Competition Commission

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in May 2007.

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