[3][4] Subsequently, in 1947, using second hand bricks, the brothers built their first square updraft kiln and, using war-surplus materials and equipment, made their own machinery.

[4][5] In 1953 the brothers established Midland Brick Co. Pty Ltd.[3] Ten years later, following a trip to the United States, they began to plan and build a new and more efficient tunnel kiln.

[6] The nine kilns that came with the acquisition made the firm the world's largest brick producer on one site, which was recognised in the 1996 edition of the Guinness Book of Records.

The kiln is more environmentally friendly, using less gas with fewer emissions and less waste and able to produce a greater range of bricks.

[11] In August 2019, Boral agreed terms to sell Midland Brick to the Buckeridge Group of Companies (BGC).