Ibstock Innovators in Clay

Latest News

BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER

Welcome to Ibstock's new website. It's bigger, it's better, it's faster and it gives you instant access to our comprehensive product range and our latest innovations. It's now even easier and quicker to ordering samples, downloading our literature and accessing our extensive image library.

FIREBORN^® GOT BIGGER

Fireborn^®, the large format clay blocks, has extended its range. It is bigger in colour with the new Ochre colour, bigger in size with the 490mm Max II and bigger in texture with the new Riven and Lined textures. Click here for more information.

ELEMENTIX^® RAINSCREEN

Ibstock introduces Elementix^® Freedom and Elementix^® Express to add to the range and complement Elementix^® Colour. More colours, sizes and value with Ibstock's clay rainscreen cladding systems for an unrivalled choice of façade finishes. Click here for more information.

STUDENT LOUNGE

Ibstock has launched a website designed for the students in Architecture. The purpose-built site provides quick and easy access to practical information about brick and brickwork. Found out more by visiting www.ibstock.com/student-lounge.

AUTUMN DZINE MAGAZINE

The autumn edition of the Dzine Magazine is now available. This issue celebrates the diversity of design that can be achieved using bricks and features projects ranging from a semi-circular primary school through to new public conveniences in a Victorian style. The Back to Basics looks at Cavity Wall construction. Click here to order your copy.

BRICK AWARDS 2008 SHORTLIST

The annual Brick Awards is one of the most widely respected design awards in the UK. Organised by Building magazine and the Brick Development Association (BDA), the Awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick. 14 trophies and more than 50 certificates are issued to the successful projects acknowledging the architect/designer, brick manufacturer and specialist brickwork contractor. Click here for the Brick Awards 2008 Shortlist.

BRICK PRICES IN 2009

The unprecedented rise in the costs of gas and electricity used to make bricks and in the cost of diesel fuel for transport make brick price increases of between 15% and 20% inevitable at the year end. This is despite £55m invested by Ibstock over the past 5 years which has lowered costs and reduced the use of fossil fuels. Click here for more information.

Product News

TWO NEW RANGES FROM BIRTLEY

These two new products further extend the attractive range of traditional waterstruck bricks from Birtley. The Cumberland Blend combines both red and brown multi-coloured bricks. The Millhouse Blend is a subtle mix of buff multi and brown bricks giving the product a traditional northern cottage feel.
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TWO NEW RANGES FROM THROCKLEY

Two new exciting ranges are now available from Throckley. Two different textures have been used in a variety of colours to produce the Grainger and Milburn ranges of bricks targeted at the North East and North West markets.
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