Firebriq Company Limited - Wakiso, Uganda

Our Briquettes are a direct substitute for charcoal and fire wood,they are fully carbonized though we supply an-carbonized stick and honey comb briquettes too. our briquettes are conveniently packaged in starting with 5kgs 10kgs 25kgs and 50kgs premium packs. Firebriq briquettes are the best on the market and this is why
• Less crack hence better strength for long burning[120 to 850 minutes] cooking time compared to 45 minutes with traditional charcoal
• Money saving, up to 40% usually spent on cooking and dust free
• No soot, no smoke guaranteed cleaner source pan after cooking for carbonized briquettes
• Minimum residual ash is formed (less than 5% of the original weight of the charcoal).
• Briquettes do not produce sparks as do the hardwood charcoal hence reducing incidences of fires or physical injuries
• Briquettes contain minimum evaporative substances, thus eliminating the possibility of odor.
• Briquettes can be made in a uniform size and shape and texture composition exhibiting faster heat release and greater heat value

NARRATIVE
The unprecedented number of unemployed youth and women in Uganda is alarming and this can be blamed on the sheer demographic force of the country’s increasing youth population, as well as the skills gap between education and the jobs of the country’s evolving workplace and the missed opportunities of the Ugandan government to promote informal sectors. This therefore calls for the need for systematic change beyond government policies to combat the unemployment issue head on
Basing on the former premises combined with intensive research, consultations and testing the directors of Firebriq company limited unanimous rubber-stamped the BEAT program in light that it would not only skill the youth but also empower them with the necessary financial literacy understanding to enable them run a renewable energy enterprise their by creating jobs, improving household livelihoods but also above all else protecting and conserve the environment
Program Objectives
• Sensitization and education, tackling environmental issues and global climate change.
• Production techniques, briquettes production, stoves and brooding kits fabrication.
• Hands-on skills, value addition and transformation of the traditional sector.
• Business management skills, micro enterprise management, accounting and marketing basics.
• Consultancy work, supply and value chain, drivers cost valuation, market penetration and strategy business development.
• Develop improved biomass stoves for use with developed biomass briquettes

Our Stoves are manufactured in different sizes; single, double, oven with cooking hobs (all portable) and commercial (inbuilt for institutions; schools, hospitals, prisons and restaurants).These are steel re-enforced clay stoves ranging from size 1 (serving up to 5 people) to size 4 (up to 30 people) for households and large institutional stoves serving up to 1000 people.

Why Firebriq Energy Solutions stoves;
• Energy efficient, Thermo efficiency of about 25% (the highest on the market) thanks to the great insulating materials and improved air flow.
• Money saving, up to 40% of money usually spent on cooking fuel.
• High durability, life span of 3 years thanks to a cross-cut between western and Ugandan technologies.
• Improved safety, smaller risk of domestic (domestic spill over), thanks to the increased insulation and stability.