A world leader in masonry construction and the manufacture of hydraulic block machines, Hydraform specializes in using soil cement Compressed Earth Block (CEB) technology to produce interlocking dry stacked Soil Cement Blocks (SCBs). The company’s core business is therefore the manufacture and sale of these Stabilized Soil Block (SSB) machines.
Found in over 50 countries worldwide and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Hydraform manufactures a range of conventional construction machinery to complement our block-making machines. These include soil crushers; mechanical screens; pan mixers; and conventional egg-layer and static block, brick and paving machines, branded Vibraform®.
Beyond machinery construction, Hydraform also sells and markets its Agrément-approved Hydraform Building System and the Hydraform Earthquake-Resistant Building System.
The global Hydraform team has made possible the construction of houses, schools, universities, community projects, factories, mosques and churches by NGOs, United Nations Aid (UNAID) agencies, property developers, businesspeople and entrepreneurs across the world.
At the same time, we at Hydraform pride ourselves on creating and utilizing eco-friendly building systems with low embodied energy. These green systems are cost-effective, labour-intensive, fast to use and equally ideal for both remote rural areas and high-density urban areas.

Hydraform in Kansas - United States
25 January 2010
With great excitement Hydraform sent its first block machine to Kansas in the United States.
The Hydraform Building System. The solution to three pivotal factors that ensure a truly successful housing project: cost efficiency, community upliftment and sustainability
03 June 2009
The benefits of local manufacture have far more than simply environmental value and this is owing to the portable nature of the Hydraform machine. It means that the blocks can be produced anywhere, training can take place on the job and rural development is easier as the machine can be transported to remote areas. While most housing systems require an influx of skilled workers, Hydraform housing requires a small team of trained operators commissioned to involve the local community’s semi-skilled and unskilled people. This leaves locals with additional skills and earning potential beyond the existing value of building their own house. The employment opportunities are considerable.
HYDRAFORM and VIBRAFORM are registered trade marks |

