Ibstock March Newsletter

Welcome to the March Edition of the Ibstock Newsletter. Every quarter we will bring you news on what is happening at Ibstock including new products, promotions and literature.

Terracotta rainscreen just got easier...

Elementix Express is the latest addition to our rainscreen cladding systems and has been specifically designed with ease and speed of construction in mind. Minimal components ensure cost effectiveness.

The range of natural clay colours and surface finishes adds definition and detailing to a façade in an instant.

- Natural Red
- Natural Blue
- Natural Cream

These colours also have the advantage of complementing our Fireborn Range, ideally suited for use at the base of the construction.

Elementix Express is made in Britain to guarantee excellent availability and the size of tiles can be tailored to suit your requirements up to a maximum of 225mm high x 500mm wide.

For more details click here

Harness the benefits of thermal mass in your building, even with lightweight timberframe construction by using the new CoolVault® flooring system from Ibstock:

- Quick and easy to install based on 'beam and block' techniques
- Ideal to add thermal mass to lightweight construction
- Light reflective natural cream clays require no decoration or finishing
- Suitable for use with underfloor heating
- Sustainable manufacture in the UK for low delivery mileage and incorporating recycled clays
- Innovative design – registration applied for

NBT ThermoPlan, the latest range of fired clay insulating blocks, are being launched at Ecobuild, on 3-5th March 2009. Why use ThermoPlan?

- Very simple, quick and robust construction method. Typically a ThermoPlan build is 3 or 4 times as fast as other masonry systems - with less potential for problems.
- Good overheating control due to thermal mass of block.
- Simple route to good, long-lasting airtightness.
- Breathing construction - improving indoor air quality.
- Sustainable, achieving BREEAM Green Guide A rating.
- MMC approved system.

NBT Thermoplan is marketed exclusively through Natural Building Technologies.

For more information visit the Natural Building Technologies website.

The spring edition of the Dzine magazine is now available. The first issue of 2009 is a little different to normal. We have talked to three architects about how they feel about using brick and looking at their favourite brick project, plus we have a four page feature on the 2008 Brick Awards, which were one of the most successful years ever for Ibstock. The 'Back to Basics' looks at exactly what a brick is!

Click here to order a copy.

Enter your project in the longest established and most widely respected design awards in the UK. For more details contact Marianne Jepson on 01530 257354 or download an entry form from www.brick.org.uk.

A number of our stock brick factories now offer bespoke blends enabling you to match up more closely with existing brickwork where planning requirements are more sensitive or allowing the designer more scope in terms of creative aesthetics. For more information about bespoke blended bricks click here.

New Waterstruck Range further extended

The Borrowdale Blend (2631) is a hand-blended waterstruck brick dominated with subtle red and brown multi but with hints of grey-buff throughout. Ideal for matching existing brickwork, the Borrowdale Blend is equally suitable as a stand alone brick on new small residential developments where the designer is looking to create a more traditional feel particularly in Northern England and Midlands.

To meet the many varied applications of this brick it is available in both 65mm and 73mm formats as standard.

For more information take a look at our Brick Selector

New Red Stocks from Leicester


Ivanhoe Red	Lombard Red

Leicester further extends its already strong range of plain red stock bricks, firstly with the Ivanhoe Red (0063). A plain red with a heavily creased texture, the product can be used as a main brick or as complementary detailing on all types of housing projects. It is expected that many residential developments around the country using Ivanhoe bricks with detailing or features will now benefit from the availability of this brick.

The Lombard Red (0071) is also a plain red identical in colour to the Ivanhoe Red. However the creased texture is much more subtle and more akin to a true handmade texture. This brick is targeting specification projects of all types, particularly in London and Southern England where a touch of sophistication achieved with handmade products is required.

For more information take a look at our Brick Selector

Two New Refurbishment Bricks for the West Midlands


Golden Brown Sandfaced	Tradesman Golden Multi Buff

The Golden Brown Sandfaced (0279) from Aldridge is available in both 65mm & 73mm formats targeting the refurbishment market in the Midlands and new build developments where an architect is looking to develop city infill developments that are required to blend with adjacent older properties. The product is light gingery brown in colour with a traditional smooth, sanded texture.

The Tradesman Golden Buff Multi (0304) from Atlas further extends our range of Tradesman bricks and has been added in response to a demand across the country to add further bricks to this popular range. Existing merchant customers already taking Tradesman bricks will be able to add this product as part of a mixed load or new merchant customers create a mixed load of any of the Tradesman Range from Atlas.

For more information take a look at our Brick Selector

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