Ibstock Brick Takes the BDA Brick Awards by Storm

Online, November 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Proving once again that it is undoubtedly the number one choice for constructing award winning buildings, Ibstock Brick (http://www.ibstock.com) has dominated this year's prestigious Brick Development Association (BDA) Brick Awards - with its bricks used on four times as many winning projects as any other brickmaker.

The celebrated awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick, and after being shortlisted in 13 of the 15 categories, specifiers using Ibstock bricks were presented with an outstanding 9 awards in total, including the Best Public Building Award and the Supreme Winner Award 2011, both for the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Ibstock bricks have been used in seven out of the last ten Supreme Award Winning projects.

Andrew Halstead-Smith, Marketing Manager at Ibstock, commented on the news: "We have a strong track history at the BDA Brick Awards and so to once again do so well is fantastic news and we couldn't be happier - 9 out of 15 winning projects using Ibstock brick is outstanding by anyone's standards!

"We truly believe that our continued success at these prestigious industry awards is testament to our diverse range, unrivalled sustainability credentials, great value and unmatched quality, not to mention our excellent technical service and design advice - so it's safe to say that specifiers and architects looking to build award winning buildings needn't look further than Ibstock bricks."

Projects using Ibstock bricks also took home the Best Craftsman Award, the Best Housing Development Award - 1 to 5 units, the Best Housing Development Award - 6 to 25 units, the Best Housing Development Award - 26 units or more, the Best Refurbishment and Renovation Project Award and the Volume Housebuilding Award.

For further information on the BDA awards, please visit http://www.brick.org.uk/awards or www.ibstock.com/brickawards.

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Note to Editor:
At the 2010 BDA Brick Awards, Ibstock swept the board, taking home an impressive six awards, twice as many as any other brickmaker. As well as winning the Supreme Award and Best Public Building for the Olympic Substation, the company was shortlisted for 40 projects across 14 categories. In 2011, Ibstock did it again when the company took home 9 of the awards up for grabs - four times as many as any other brickmaker - including the Supreme Award for the Lyric Theatre.

The leading brickmaker was also awarded the highly coveted 'Brick and Block Supplier of the Year' award at this year's National Buying Group (NBG) Supplier Awards.

As the UK's largest brick manufacturer, Ibstock invests heavily in ensuring a more sustainable future through its manufacturing, its communities and its products - over £55 million since 2003.

Bolstering its commitment to sustainable business, Ibstock has also become the first UK brick manufacturer to be awarded a 'very good' rating for the responsible sourcing standard, BES 6001, which now applies to all of its brickworks across the UK.

The company offers an unrivalled choice of almost 500 different competitively priced products in its extensive range, which includes prefabricated brickwork components, rainscreens and a diverse selection of special shaped bricks and pavers.

All Ibstock's products are backed by its unique technical, design, stockist and site support services and comprehensive information - website and literature. Almost 300 years' brick making experience is sustained by Ibstock's national network of 22 factories and distribution centres.

www.ibstock.com

For further press information contact/reader enquires:
Nikki Poyser, IAS B2B Marketing, Clarence Mill, Clarence Road, Bollington, Cheshire, SK10 5JZ. Tel: 01625 578 578 Fax: 01625 578 579, email nicola.poyser@iasb2b.com.

For further product/technical information, contact:
Ibstock Brick at Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6HS. Tel: 01530 261999 Fax: 01530 257457.