brickwork Archives - Professional Builder

Using lintels to elevate builds
|Date: 7 February, 2025

Using lintels to elevate builds
Ciaran McAliskey, National Specification Manager for Keystone Lintels explains how cutting-edge lintel so ...
Ciaran McAliskey, National Specification Manager for Keystone Lintels explains how cutting-edge lintel solutions provide the flexibility to achieve distinctive architectural designs Modern steel linte ...
7 February, 2025
Read more
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
Read more
Tibby Singh reviews the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw
|Date: 19 February, 2024

Tibby Singh reviews the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw
Tibby Singh cuts a dash with the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw Although carpentry and joiner is my spec ...
Tibby Singh cuts a dash with the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw Although carpentry and joiner is my speciality, being self-employed means getting hands on with other trades. Recently, I’ve recently b ...
19 February, 2024
Read more
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
Read more
Metex charts the evolution of the Grindermate brick jig
|Date: 7 September, 2023

Metex charts the evolution of the Grindermate brick jig
As angle grinders and rotating saws are some of the most dangerous tools in construction, having a simple ...
As angle grinders and rotating saws are some of the most dangerous tools in construction, having a simple jig to avoid having to hold a brick in place with a foot and running a rotating blade right ne ...
7 September, 2023
Read more
ABC launches brickwork building safety compliance qualification
|Date: 5 September, 2023

ABC launches brickwork building safety compliance qualification
ABC introduces new qualification for brickwork technicians to enhance building safety compliance The Asso ...
ABC introduces new qualification for brickwork technicians to enhance building safety compliance The Association of Brickwork Contractors’ ABC Assessment Centre is delighted to announce the launch of ...
5 September, 2023
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more