Ibstock Brick Ltd - External Envelope
Address: Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6HS Tel: 01530 261999
Fax: 01530 261888
Company Profile
Ibstock takes its name from the original base in the village of Ibstock in Leicestershire, where the Company headquarters is still situated. Brickmaking has taken place on the site as far back as 1830. In 1899, the Company was registered as Ibstock Collieries Ltd. Its principal activity was coal mining as well as quarrying clay for the manufacture of bricks and pavers.
During the next 30 years, the trading emphasis changed from coal to manufacture of brick from its original Leicestershire base.
In 1963, following the acquisition of Himley Brick Company Ltd, near Wolverhampton, Ibstock shares were offered to the public for the first time. There then followed a major expansion programme in the UK designed to extend the products and services by the Company more widely throughout the country.
In 1970, The Ibstock Brick and Tile Company Ltd combined with Johnsen, Jorgensen & Wettre Ltd, whose business was the sale of wood pulp and newsprint in the UK and Western Europe, to form a new parent company, Ibstock Johnsen Ltd (which would become Ibstock plc). The increased resources of the new group were used to continue the programme of expansion of brick making facilities and services. During this time Ibstock Building Products Ltd was the first brick manufacturer to offer specialist brickwork design advice, through its Brickwork Design Centre in major cities and a national team of Design Advisors.
In 1990 Ibstock Building Products acquired two new companies; Hathernware Ltd and Ceba Ltd. Hathernware manufactured terracotta and architectural faience and Ceba manufacture architectural wet cast stone. Through continued expansion during the 1990s another three stone factories were added.
At the beginning of its Centennial year, 1999, Ibstock joined the CRH Group. The CRH Group has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, click here to go to their website.
In 1999, the stone factories were transferred to Forticrete, a sister company in CRH and the Ibstock Group was formed of Ibstock Brick Ltd and Forticrete Ltd.
In 2003, the Company changed to Ibstock – Innovators in Clay – reflecting the company’s changing emphasis on business excellence through innovation and another chapter in Ibstock’s history started.
Ibstock Ltd now has 24 brick and paver plants with a total annual capacity in excess of 900 million bricks. The Company employs a total of 1960 people across the UK and has the backing of one of the world’s largest building materials companies.
As market leader in the UK, Ibstock is well-placed in the market and continuous investment in manufacturing equipment and people will ensure that it will prosper for many years to come.
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Midlands brick
Now available to the Midlands building community is the new Burntwood Red Rustic from Ibstock Brick.
It combines a red colour shaded with orange and purple, a wire profile, and a textural contrast through its lightly weathered appearance.
Offered in a choice of 65mm and 73mm sizes, it is frost resistant with durable properties, high compressive strength, and a low water absorption rate.
This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Ibstock Brick Ltd directly for further details.Dark brick for the South
Suitable for housebuilders in the South and South East, Ibstock have launched the Bexhill Purple Multi stock brick to provide a darker brick for developments.
The product is frost resistant with durability rated at BS EN771-1 for a long working life, less than 15% water absorption, and 30N/mm? compressive strength. It is suitable for a range of internal or external applications.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Ibstock Brick Ltd directly for further details.Colour rains down on range
New glazing finishes and replacement tile fixing are available with the new Elementix rainscreen cladding system from Ibstock.
Based on high strength natural clay tiles, its colour range and ceramic glazes match other products from the company. The colour range extends from natural clay finishes in cream and terracotta to glazed finishes in graphite, copper, gold, silver, cobalt and bronze.
Suitable for co-ordination with standard brickwork and masonry, frost resistance with low water absorption ensures durability and low maintenance. Endorsed by Ceram Building Technology, it is tested to CWCT Standards. This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Ibstock Brick Ltd directly for further details.Bespoke Roman brick
Among the many design features that helped Paternoster House in the City of London win the BDA Brick Award for 2004 for Best Commercial Building is the use of Ibstock's Swanage brick in a purpose made size and blend of colours. The Swanage brick was selected because it resembled the original Roman bricks found extensively in the foundations of the buildings around this area. Ibstock also imitated the Roman dimensions of the originals, producing a brick that is 46mm high. This brick was combined with a 15mm mortar jointing and an unusual bond patter to create a distinctive texture to the main elevations.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Ibstock Brick Ltd directly for further details.
