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Statistics Show Brick Deliveries Rising
|Date: 4 August, 2016

Statistics Show Brick Deliveries Rising
New statistics released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show positive signs for the buil ...
New statistics released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show positive signs for the building industry. In the second quarter of 2016, brick deliveries were 10.4% higher than in the fi ...
4 August, 2016
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Brickmaker Ibstock’s Technology Investment
|Date: 27 July, 2016

Brickmaker Ibstock’s Technology Investment
With more than 80 per cent of new homes being built with brick, it is the number one cladding material fo ...
With more than 80 per cent of new homes being built with brick, it is the number one cladding material for buildings in the UK. To satisfy current demand and prepare for future growth, brickmakers hav ...
27 July, 2016
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Roger Bisby’s Back on the Brush with Cottam
|Date: 20 July, 2016

Roger Bisby’s Back on the Brush with Cottam
Roger Bisby has a brush with Cottam, makers of fine and coarse wire brushes for industry. Wire brushes co ...
Roger Bisby has a brush with Cottam, makers of fine and coarse wire brushes for industry. Wire brushes come in many different types but all too often the only type you see in the merchants is the wood ...
20 July, 2016
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Bricks of the Trade: Ibstock Shows Us How It’s Made
|Date: 14 July, 2016

Bricks of the Trade: Ibstock Shows Us How It’s Made
As Ibstock prepares to more than double its capacity at its Leicester brickworks, Professional Builder Le ...
As Ibstock prepares to more than double its capacity at its Leicester brickworks, Professional Builder Lee Jones visits a manufacturing facility that has helped to build Britain since 1825 With over 8 ...
14 July, 2016
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Watch: Draper Tools’ Guide to Repointing
|Date: 6 July, 2016

Watch: Draper Tools’ Guide to Repointing
The tutorial and guidance video from Draper Tools demonstrates how to repair and repoint damaged or broke ...
The tutorial and guidance video from Draper Tools demonstrates how to repair and repoint damaged or broken mortar joints in brickwork, helping to maintain a wall's strength and structure, but also kee ...
6 July, 2016
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The Pointsman: Pointing the Way Forward
|Date: 1 June, 2016

The Pointsman: Pointing the Way Forward
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a tradesman whose invention is pointing the way to success. “I’ ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a tradesman whose invention is pointing the way to success. “I’ve been in the trades for 45 years,” explains Phill Taylor as he treats us to a guided tour of ...
1 June, 2016
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BDA Provides Advice on Brick Longevity
|Date: 23 May, 2016

BDA Provides Advice on Brick Longevity
The Brick Development Association offers some advice on ensuring the longevity of brickwork In order to e ...
The Brick Development Association offers some advice on ensuring the longevity of brickwork In order to enhance durability, it is important when selecting and working with brick to consider its proper ...
23 May, 2016
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Ibstock and the Future of Bricklaying
|Date: 18 May, 2016

Ibstock and the Future of Bricklaying
Professional Builder talks to Andrew Halstead-Smith, Group Marketing Manager from Ibstock Brick, a ...
Professional Builder talks to Andrew Halstead-Smith, Group Marketing Manager from Ibstock Brick, about the future of building with brick. The new Ibstock Brick facility, which will produ ...
18 May, 2016
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Thompson’s: Waterproofing Masonry
|Date: 11 April, 2016

Thompson’s: Waterproofing Masonry
Thompson’s Development Chemist, Ross Sellars, offers some advice on tackling chimneys and the importance ...
Thompson’s Development Chemist, Ross Sellars, offers some advice on tackling chimneys and the importance of waterproofing. All masonry chimney construction materials will suffer accelerated deteriorat ...
11 April, 2016
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Internal Concrete Masonry
|Date: 11 March, 2016

Internal Concrete Masonry
John Lambert, Director & General Manager at Forticrete, discusses how concrete masonry can provide th ...
John Lambert, Director & General Manager at Forticrete, discusses how concrete masonry can provide the perfect solution for builders and clients looking to deliver awe-inspiring positive internal ...
11 March, 2016
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Brick Production at its Highest Level Since 2007
|Date: 12 February, 2016

Brick Production at its Highest Level Since 2007
Brick production in 2015 reached its highest level since 2007 according to the latest statistics from the ...
Brick production in 2015 reached its highest level since 2007 according to the latest statistics from the Department of Innovation and Skills (BIS). Almost 2 billion bricks were manufactured in the UK ...
12 February, 2016
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Watch: The BDA Visits #LOVEBRICK Roadshow
|Date: 12 January, 2016

Watch: The BDA Visits #LOVEBRICK Roadshow
The Brick Development Association (BDA) is bringing its #LOVEBRICK roadshow to colleges across the UK. T ...
The Brick Development Association (BDA) is bringing its #LOVEBRICK roadshow to colleges across the UK. The roadshow engages bricklaying students in workshops across the country. It encourages them to ...
12 January, 2016
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There’s more to blocks than structural soundness, according to Tarmac Building Products
|Date: 9 December, 2015

There’s more to blocks than structural soundness, according to Tarmac Building Products
Chris Mason, Blocks Technical Sales Manager at Tarmac’s Building Products division, tells us why there’s ...
Chris Mason, Blocks Technical Sales Manager at Tarmac’s Building Products division, tells us why there’s more to blocks than structural soundness ...
9 December, 2015
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Manufacturing Meets Increased Demand for Brick
|Date: 5 August, 2015

Manufacturing Meets Increased Demand for Brick
The latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics show brick production in the UK has re ...
The latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics show brick production in the UK has responded to the sudden surge in demand. The welcome stimulus of the Government’s Help to Buy sch ...
5 August, 2015
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New Research Reveals the UK’s Hardest Places to Find Work in Construction
|Date: 11 June, 2015

New Research Reveals the UK’s Hardest Places to Find Work in Construction
New research conducted by a leading business insurance website has revealed the areas within the UK where ...
New research conducted by a leading business insurance website has revealed the areas within the UK where particular construction workers are struggling the most to find regular work. The study found ...
11 June, 2015
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BDA Welcomes Anticipated Post-Election Housebuilding Boom
|Date: 14 May, 2015

BDA Welcomes Anticipated Post-Election Housebuilding Boom
The Brick Development Association (BDA) welcomes the renewed focus on private sector housebuilding result ...
The Brick Development Association (BDA) welcomes the renewed focus on private sector housebuilding resulting from the general election: an assurance of continued demand is precisely what is needed to ...
14 May, 2015
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