The communities we serve are incredibly important to us, as they are home to our employees and future team members. Many Forterra employees are deeply involved in their communities, organizing and participating in a variety of activities and events. These range from local conservation efforts and charity fundraisers to community volunteering.
For many years, we have championed construction colleges, providing much-needed materials for bricklaying courses to support the next generation of bricklayers. We are now taking this one step further and are inviting colleges to apply to become one of our Construction Hubs. As well as receiving a donation of bricks, they will also receive London Brick branded merchandise and the opportunity for their students to gain valuable exposure to some of the industry’s leading experts. Read more about our Construction Hubs here.
This World Environment Day (5th June), Forterra is celebrating the presence of a vulnerable butterfly species, the dingy skipper, which has found a home at the company’s Kirton Brickworks site in Nottinghamshire. Forterra has worked with ecologists since 2007 to monitor and manage biodiversity across several of its sites across... read more
Taking a major step forward in its sustainability journey, Forterra has partnered with LKAB Minerals, part of the international mining and minerals group LKAB, to pioneer the repurposing of crushed brick waste to produce calcined clay as a low-carbon alternative to... read more
Bricks have a huge cultural significance that has shaped our built environment for centuries. In many of our older cities, towns and villages, the challenge for architects is how can they take this cue to match their surroundings while creating their own design statement that will become part of tomorrow’s heritage. read more
