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Northampton-based building materials manufacturer Forterra matched the £22,462 raised by its colleagues over the course of 2025, to contribute a grand total of £40,677 towards Cancer Research UK. The donation was raised through several fundraising activities, including the Beaune Challenge, a 534-mile cycling challenge undertaken by group planning manager Ian …

(Left to Right) Mental Health First Aiders Michelle Francis (Head of Talent Management) and Sharron Harris (Head of Operational Human Resources)Northamptonshire-based building products manufacturer Forterra celebrated the inaugural Mental Health First Aider’s day on November 12 2025. According to the 2024 Burnout report by the organisation Mental Health UK, 9 …

Forterra’s work to decarbonise brickmaking is set to enter a new phase, as plans for the East Coast Hydrogen Pipeline — set to pass near the manufacturer’s Kirton brickworks — pave the way for an expansion of its hydrogen-fuel trials beyond its Measham factory. The infrastructure boost comes after two …

Building materials manufacturer Forterra saw a stronger than expected first half of 2025, with revenue of £195.1m up 20.4% compared with the same period a year ago. The increase was driven by strong volume growth and a slight increase in selling prices. Pre-tax profits dipped for £9.9m for the six …

 Sales of building materials at Forterra for the first quarter of 2025 were 22% ahead of last year at £124.1m, according to a trading update issued by the building materials giant. On the back of the demand increase, the company is preparing to increase production of bricks at its state-of-the-art …

Forterra has partnered with LKAB Minerals to pioneer the repurposing of crushed brick waste to produce approximately 35,000 tonnes of calcined clay per year as a low-carbon alternative to traditional cement. Derived from recycled brick waste, calcined clay can be used as a cement replacement, (Supplementary Cementitious Material) in accordance …

National Buying Group has appointed Stephen Harrison, formerly CEO of Forterra plc, as its new Non-Executive Chair, succeeding David Szymanski, who retired at the end of last year. Harrison has over 22 years’ experience in the building products sector, having having led Forterra from 2012, steering it through a divestment …

  Forterra has recently launched a load selector calculator to allow customers to tailor their brick orders to the precise mix of products they require. With the ability to choose the exact number of bricks they need from Forterra’s entire range of London Bricks, plus Ecostock’s Atherstone Red and Hampton …

Forterra has supported Stamford College’s annual inter-college skills challenge by donating bricks and providing an industry expert as a judge. As part of Forterra’s Construction Hubs programme, Stamford College benefits from material and educational support; it donated its London Bricks to the College. Tom Deignan, bricklaying lecturer and course co-ordinator …

Forterra announced it has installed almost 7,000 solar panels at its new factory in Desford, Leicestershire; it has a projected energy output of 2.6 megawatts, its solar panels will generate approximately 16% of it’s factory’s energy demands. The solar panels have been installed by Custom Solar, a company that designs, …