A jubilee conference of the National Association of Manufacturers of Construction Materials CERBUD summing up 20 years of the organization's activity was held in Kraśnik on November 25. The event was held under the Honorary Patronage of the Marshal of the Lublin Province, the Mayor of Kraśnik and the Head of Kraśnik Municipality. The event was also supported by numerous manufacturers of ceramic building materials, including such well-known companies as LEIER Polska S.A. and ZCB Owczary.
The conference brought together more than sixty participants representing both the industry of manufacturers of ceramic building materials, as well as representatives of technical universities and representatives of industry organizations. The conference was attended, among others, by representatives of the Stanisław Staszic Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow, Lublin University of Technology, Rzeszów University of Technology and Białystok University of Technology. Also present were representatives of the Lublin and Podkarpacie District Chamber of Civil Engineers, among others.
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Very interesting and comprehensive lectures were presented at the conference. Prof. Dr. Piotr Wyszomirski, Eng. (PWSZ Tarnów, AGH Cracow) presented an interesting issue on red Triassic clays distinguished from clay raw materials. Eng. Ryszard Belak (CERBUD) presented in an interesting way the 850-year-old history of red ceramics in the Polish lands. Mr. Wojciech Owczarzak (OSBN) presented the issue of building with natural unfired clays, which is gaining more and more interest. Mr. Piotr Lasota, representing the Grodzka Gate - NN Theater Center in Lublin, presented an interesting and historically-oriented topic on the world of Lublin brick factories from the nineteenth century to the present, while Mr. Tomasz Rowiński (CERBUD) and Artur Stawski (ZCB Jarosty) in a short presentation signaled the most important challenges and threats facing the industry of small producers of building ceramics.
The conference was also an opportunity to summarize two decades of activity of the CERBUD Association. The most important achievements of the organization over the past 20 years were presented, people of merit for the Association and for the ceramic industry were honored. The beauty and versatility of traditional built ceramics were presented. In this part of the conference congratulations and wishes for further success to the organizers of the conference were personally offered by, among others, Mr. Zbigniew Wojciechowski, Deputy Marshal of the Lublin Province, Mr. Stanislaw Kruczek, Member of the Board of the Podkarpackie Province, Kraśnik District Governor Mr. Andrzej Rolla, Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraśnik Mr. Piotr Janczarek and Head of the Kraśnik Municipality Mr. Mirosław Chapski. The conference ended with an artistic performance by young talented singer Kinga Woloszyn and a festive banquet for conference participants.
During the conference, persons of merit for the Association and the ceramics industry were honored 
during the conference honored persons of merit for the Association and for the ceramic industry
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The organization, the course of the conference and its substantive content was rated very highly by its participants. It was emphasized that the conference topics allowed many participants to get to know or "refresh" long-forgotten issues and, importantly, to get to know the CERBUD Association as an efficient entity and partner for future cooperation.
It should be added that the CERBUD Association is a nationwide organization that for two decades has been bringing together small producers of traditional ceramic construction, good for their cause, and promoting natural, beautiful and healthy products, which are natural ceramic products, including mainly somewhat forgotten ceramic bricks.
We are pleased to add that Architecture & Business held media patronage over the CERBUD Association conference.
