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WE'RE EXHIBITING AT ECOBUILD
Ibstock are exhibiting at this year's Ecobuild exhibition which is taking place between Tuesday 20th - Thursday 22nd March at the ExCel, London. Make sure you don't miss your opportunity to come and see us at stand N1110 by registering for your free tickets.
Ibstock, the UK's largest brickmaker, has revitalised its popular stand at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre with a complete make-over, giving visitors to the exhibition the chance to see more inspirational brick solutions for the self-build market, than ever before.
Read more about Ibstock at the National Self Build Centre.
Heritage Red Blend stock bricks from Ibstock, the UK’s largest brickmaker, have been specified by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects for the state of the art re-build of Belfast’s award-winning Lyric Theatre – continuing the multi-million pound re-generation of the city.
Read more about Ibstock Stock Bricks.
Proving once again that it is undoubtedly the number one choice for constructing award winning buildings, Ibstock has dominated this year’s prestigious Brick Development Association (BDA) Brick Awards – with its bricks used on four times as many winning projects as any other brickmaker.
Read more about The BDA Brick Awards 2011.
To mark 300 years of continuous brick making at our Chailey factory we have produced a video which details its history and shows the traditional clamp-fired manufacturing process.
Read more about Chailey factory video
Following the overwhelming success of its popular ‘Brick Selector’ guides, Ibstock has released a new issue of this comprehensive, inspirational and easy to follow guide to brick matching and brick selection from the UK’s widest range of clay facing bricks.
Read more about Ibstock Updates Popular Brick Selector
As the UK's largest brickmaker, with a product range in excess of 400 bricks, Ibstock has long been at the forefront of environmental solutions and as such, has launched its "Sustainable Product Guide", a new brochure specifically designed to showcase the very latest in sustainable brick solutions, acting as a guide for builders looking for inspirational and environmentally friendly solutions when building with brick.
Read more about Ibstocks' launch of their sustainability guide
Adding a new dimension to building design in the UK, the new 'Exclusives Range' from leading brick manufacturer, Ibstock, has been specifically developed to offer architects and specifiers exciting and inspirational bricks that are like nothing else currently on the market.
Read more about the new Ibstock Exclusives range
With over 50% of shortlisted projects featuring the company’s bricks, Ibstock has once again dominated the Brick Development Association’s (BDA) Brick Awards shortlist, taking home a massive 43 nominations.
Read more about Ibstock leading the way on the 2011 BDA Brick Award shortlist
Uncertainty in the security of the energy supply is causing continued upward pressure on costs. This is being driven by largely unforeseen global events:
Read more about Customer Advice – Increasing Energy Costs
Demonstrating the company's ongoing dedication to sustainable building, the UK's largest brick manufacturer, Ibstock, has been awarded a rating of ‘very good’ across all of its brickworks for the responsible sourcing standard, BES 6001.
In 2010, Ibstock became the first UK brick manufacturer to achieve a level of ‘very good’ for the important standard when its Dorket Head factory in Nottingham was assessed.
Click here to learn more about Ibstock achieving BES 6001 across the board
Flying the flag for UK manufacturing, Ibstock is celebrating 300 years of continuous brick making at the same location – the longest in the UK – at its factory in Chailey.
Damian Descombes, Chailey Factory Manager, commented: “Brick has long been the material of choice for the construction industry due to its excellent eco–credentials, inherent thermal mass, durability and longevity.”
Click here to learn more about how Ibstock’s Chailey Factory will be celebrating 300 years in brick making.
