About Us
CBC specialises in furnace construction and refractory engineering. The company performs a complete refractory construction and repair service for furnace users.
CBC started its journey in Sheffield, UK, and has brought together management and personnel with the skills and knowledge to construct and repair furnace refractories.
With many years of industrial experience across the world, CBC possesses the resources to achieve quick and efficient construction targets and to achieve rapid emergency repairs to damaged and worn refractories.
CBC operates through two group companies CBC UK and CBC Polska. Both companies manage a permanent staff to cover emergency repair work and regular maintenance contracts. CBC brings together over 100 quality experienced refractory constructors to achieve completion targets on large contracts.
- Immediate response to emergencies;
- Optimum workforce available for large contracts;
- Experienced management team to plan and monitor all construction and repair work.
Experience
CBC has constructed and repaired some of the largest furnaces in the glass industry and a wide range of other industrial furnaces. The complex refractory constructions include a full range of furnace construction features:

- Forehearths
- Ports
- Arches
- Roof structures
- Channels
- Doors
- Chequers
- Rotary kilns/fixed units
Quality & Safety
CBC keeps abreast of, and operates to, industry regulations including CDM regulations.
Health & safety procedures are of paramount importance and we strive to continually improve performance.
We serve the following industries:
- Glass
- Iron & steel
- Petrochemical
- Water treatment
- Refractory manufacture
- Cement
- Electric furnace production
Our clients include:
- OI Europe
- Redfearn Glass
- Conoco
- Beatson Clark
- Allied Glass
- Thomas Bolton (copper production)
- INEOS SILICAS (silicate production)
- Zedtec
- Philips
- Rockware (Ardagh Glass)
- BP