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Apprentice show off their skills at bricklaying contest

|Date: 4 August, 2022

Apprentice show off their skills at bricklaying contest

After a successful launch in 2021, the second Forterra London Apprentice Challenge recently took place at ...

After a successful launch in 2021, the second Forterra London Apprentice Challenge recently took place at Lewisham College. The contest saw 18 London-based apprentice bricklayers compete to show off t ...

4 August, 2022
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Brick Development Association: clay VS concrete bricks

|Date: 16 August, 2021

Brick Development Association: clay VS concrete bricks

Sean Wilkins, Technical Manager at the Brick Development Association, looks at the differences between cl ...

Sean Wilkins, Technical Manager at the Brick Development Association, looks at the differences between clay and concrete bricks. The UK has a long history of using bricks and mortar in housing, since ...

16 August, 2021
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ABC Assessment Centre’s latest training programme

|Date: 5 August, 2021

ABC Assessment Centre’s latest training programme

ABC Assessment Centre offers a ‘win-win’ outcome for trainee brickies and potential employer. The trade a ...

ABC Assessment Centre offers a ‘win-win’ outcome for trainee brickies and potential employer. The trade association for the brick industry has launched a training programme aimed at upskilling candida ...

5 August, 2021
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Benefits of AG’s Concrete Facing Brick

|Date: 4 August, 2021

Benefits of AG’s Concrete Facing Brick

The Concrete Facing Brick has now truly come of age, according to Michael Davies, Technical Manager from ...

The Concrete Facing Brick has now truly come of age, according to Michael Davies, Technical Manager from AG. Ask any design purist what they’re looking for in a Facing Brick and they’ll probably tell ...

4 August, 2021
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Using hempcrete blocks as a sustainable method of construction

|Date: 7 July, 2021

Using hempcrete blocks as a sustainable method of construction

The Hemp Block Company is pointing the way to a healthier and more sustainable method of construction. Ma ...

The Hemp Block Company is pointing the way to a healthier and more sustainable method of construction. Many ‘green’ consumers may be unaware that buildings are responsible for around half of total gre ...

7 July, 2021
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Female representation in Lee Marley Brickwork

|Date: 3 February, 2021

Female representation in Lee Marley Brickwork

Female representation in the wet trades is still a rarity but Naomi Hamilton is a bricklayer who’s on cou ...

Female representation in the wet trades is still a rarity but Naomi Hamilton is a bricklayer who’s on course for big things. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the apprentice about her burgeoni ...

3 February, 2021
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