Brick factory in Aldridge to start operations next year
Brick making group Ibstock will start operations at its new Atlas clay brick factory at Aldridge at the end of 2023.
Ibstock is investing £60 million in the factory at Stubbers Green Road as industry demand for bricks soars.
The adjacent Aldridge brick factory in Coppice Lane is also being upgraded.
The redeveloped facilities will deliver annual capacity of 115 million bricks – a net increase in current capacity of 75 million bricks.
Ibstock, which also has a site at Cheslyn Hay, has reported a strong trading performance supported by robust demand in the third quarter of its financial year to the end of September.
Trading was ahead of expectations and the board now expects 2022 performance to be above its previous expectations
In clay bricks sales volumes were marginally above the same three months a year earlier.
Ibstock said the new facilities at Aldridge will provide the group with efficient, low-cost capacity, support the diversification of its product range, and produce the UK’s first net-zero carbon bric
Chief executive Joe Hudson said: “Our strong trading in the first half of the year continued through the third quarter, supported by robust demand across our end markets.
“We remain focused on serving our customers, through providing high quality, sustainable products and solutions to create much-needed homes and spaces across the UK.”
