Hydraform is a world leader in masonry construction and the manufacture of hydraulic block machines. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, nowadays Hydraform operates throughout Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa and Asia – yielding representation in over 50 countries worldwide.

Hydraform mass-produces high-quality precision parts using Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines. Hydraform has always placed a strong emphasis on providing clients with cutting-edge technologies. By conducting ongoing research and development, Hydraform continually strives to improve existing products and to create innovative and appropriate new offerings.

Hydraform specialises 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 Stabilized Soil Block (SSB) machines.

Hydraform also manufactures a range of conventional construction machinery to complement its 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, Hydraform creates and utilises 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.