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It’s the Battle of the Brickies at Super Trowel 2025!
|Date: 11 April, 2025

It’s the Battle of the Brickies at Super Trowel 2025!
The Super Trowel 2025 bricklaying competition is bigger than ever this year with regional heats around th ...
The Super Trowel 2025 bricklaying competition is bigger than ever this year with regional heats around the country before a final on August 13th & 14th at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. This mon ...
11 April, 2025
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Who is the UK’s fastest bricklayer? PB reports on Super Trowel 2024
|Date: 1 October, 2024

Who is the UK’s fastest bricklayer? PB reports on Super Trowel 2024
PB reports on the hottest new event in construction – Super Trowel and the event’s 2024 final. 12 of the ...
PB reports on the hottest new event in construction – Super Trowel and the event’s 2024 final. 12 of the best bricklayers in the country battled it out to determine who was the best. Read on to find o ...
1 October, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Super Trowel on finding the UK’s best bricklayer
|Date: 1 August, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Super Trowel on finding the UK’s best bricklayer
As an important part of British construction and British culture in general, it seems odd that there’s no ...
As an important part of British construction and British culture in general, it seems odd that there’s not really been much in the way of events celebrating bricklaying. It’s a trade that requires a l ...
1 August, 2024
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The best of the brickies
|Date: 1 June, 2024

The best of the brickies
Finley Cannon attends Super Trowel 2024 to hear about the growing event, the participants, and the hopes ...
Finley Cannon attends Super Trowel 2024 to hear about the growing event, the participants, and the hopes for the future of the trade. Bricklayers from across the UK have been competing against each ot ...
1 June, 2024
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BDA retires 1-star rating in “Better with Brick” Campaign
|Date: 12 May, 2024

BDA retires 1-star rating in “Better with Brick” Campaign
The Brick Development Association (BDA) has announced the removal of the 1-star rating from its Brickmake ...
The Brick Development Association (BDA) has announced the removal of the 1-star rating from its Brickmakers Quality Charter (BQC) scheme. The decision reflects a commitment to continuous improvement a ...
12 May, 2024
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Enter the 2024 Brick Awards Today!
|Date: 12 April, 2024

Enter the 2024 Brick Awards Today!
Have you completed a wonderful brick project in the last two years? What are you waiting for? Enter the 2 ...
Have you completed a wonderful brick project in the last two years? What are you waiting for? Enter the 2024 Brick Awards Today! The Brick Development Association is thrilled to receive projects demon ...
12 April, 2024
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Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
|Date: 14 February, 2024

Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and cont ...
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and contractors, Keyfix is proud to support apprentices through MentorMe and Keyskills training scheme ...
14 February, 2024
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Advertisement Feature: Click & Collect concrete, mortar and screed station comes to Yorkshire!
|Date: 24 October, 2023

Advertisement Feature: Click & Collect concrete, mortar and screed station comes to Yorkshire!
Family run Yorkshire business, Palmer Landscapes has launched Yorkshire’s first drive-thru service for co ...
Family run Yorkshire business, Palmer Landscapes has launched Yorkshire’s first drive-thru service for concrete, mortar and screed products. The revolutionary new service allows the likes of builders, ...
24 October, 2023
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The Cavity Tray Cleaner – A brickie’s best friend?
|Date: 8 September, 2023

The Cavity Tray Cleaner – A brickie’s best friend?
The Cavity Tray Cleaner could well be a brickie’s best friend. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out ...
The Cavity Tray Cleaner could well be a brickie’s best friend. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out more. Like so many inventions that have subsequently proven to be invaluable, the Cavity Tray ...
8 September, 2023
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ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
|Date: 29 August, 2023

ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps t ...
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps to tackle the UK's concerning shortage. As a member of the Association of Brickwork Contractors, ...
29 August, 2023
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Grayson proud to sponsor Guild of Bricklayers 2023 National Finals
|Date: 19 July, 2023

Grayson proud to sponsor Guild of Bricklayers 2023 National Finals
Construction consumables supplier Grayson recently sponsored and celebrated the Guild of Bricklayers’ 202 ...
Construction consumables supplier Grayson recently sponsored and celebrated the Guild of Bricklayers’ 2023 National Finals at the NHBC training centre in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Founded in 1932, the ...
19 July, 2023
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Keystone: Developing Bricklaying’s next generation
|Date: 15 May, 2023

Keystone: Developing Bricklaying’s next generation
The Keystone Group, the UK’s largest steel lintel manufacturer has launched a new and exciting education ...
The Keystone Group, the UK’s largest steel lintel manufacturer has launched a new and exciting education initiative to help cement the future of brickwork students across the UK and Ireland. Serving a ...
15 May, 2023
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Hodgkinson Builders, TV fame and the perception of tradespeople
|Date: 1 May, 2023

Hodgkinson Builders, TV fame and the perception of tradespeople
The bricklaying team at Hodgkinson Builders have found unexpected fame on the small screen. Professional ...
The bricklaying team at Hodgkinson Builders have found unexpected fame on the small screen. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the company’s MD – and one of the stars of the show – about their ...
1 May, 2023
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Why you should be considering concrete facing bricks
|Date: 1 August, 2022

Why you should be considering concrete facing bricks
What if your perception of concrete bricks is wrong? Marshalls explains why you should be considering con ...
What if your perception of concrete bricks is wrong? Marshalls explains why you should be considering concrete facing bricks You know the stories, “They’re too heavy and too slow to lay. They don’t cu ...
1 August, 2022
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