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New yellow multi stock brick for the refurbishment market from Wienerberger(27/09/2011)
Expected to be popular in the refurbishment market or projects where an old-style appearance is required, Wienerberger's Smeed Dean Reclaimed Yellow mixture is a genuine alternative to reclaimed bricks, having the same aesthetic look of a pre used product but with the technical guarantees of its modern counterpart. The mixture of the weathered yellow brick combined with black and white accents is particularly popular across London and the Sou... [more]
Lancashire Eco School children get hands on with natural and thermally efficient building materials(08/09/2011)
St John’s Southworth RC in Nelson, East Lancashire, is an Eco School. The designer, Emma Palmer from Campbell Driver Partnership, has specified building materials which come from natural sources and is keen for the children to have an understanding of the construction process from beginning to end. Children from St John’s Southworth RC Primary School have been learning about the natural and thermally efficient building materials which are bein... [more]
Wienerberger's Sevenoaks Blend offers a bespoke colour pallet of rustic bricks(14/06/2011)
Wienerberger's Rudgwick bricks are manufactured using local weald clay in one of the last remaining clamp-fired kilns in Europe. The bricks are burnt slowly to create flashes of distinct colour from reds and purples to blues and yellows with a rough, textured finish. Wienerberger's new heritage-style blend from its Rudgwick factory mixes traditional Rudgwick red with a yellow multi stock, to create a bespoke colour pallet of beautiful rustic b... [more]
Wienerberger's Telford Brindle offers a tonal range from deep blue through to purple and blue brown(15/04/2011)
Wienerberger has launched Telford Brindle, a new Baggeridge Blue architectural facing brick, which now includes subtle colour options in a variety of sizes, and is expected to be popular for architectural schemes, and infrastructure, civic and commercial property projects. Designed for architects and specifiers, the smooth-finished Telford Brindle offers a tonal range from deep blue through to purple and blue / brown, with in-built sustainability... [more]
Wienerberger launches a weathered yellow multi stock brick for blending with existing buildings in renovation projects(06/04/2011)
True yellow bricks are in high demand, especially in London and South East England where buildings have traditionally been built from yellow stocks. Architects and specifiers have often found the choice to be limited as the tone is dependent upon the colour of the raw clay. Wienerberger has launched a new imperial-size yellow stock brick. The Smeed Dean Orchard Blend Imperial is a weathered yellow multi stock brick manufactured at Wienerberge... [more]
Wienerberger bricks recognised in the annual Brick Development Awards(27/01/2011)
The BDA awards celebrate the use of brick and recognise best practice, excellence, professionalism and innovation within the industry. This year more than 296 projects were entered with 85 shortlisted across 15 categories. Wenerberger was recognised in the construction of two residential schemes, winners of Best Housing Development – 26 units or more, and Best Housing Development – Six to 25 units. Wienerberger’s traditional Smeed Dean London ... [more]
Wienerberger demonstrates Porotherm clay block walling system(07/12/2010)
At this year's Built Environment Solutions & Technologies Show (BEST) exhibition in Birmingham, more than 1,300 people had the opportunity to meet with experts from Wienerberger and discus the wide range of sustainable solutions offered through its comprehensive range of brick, block and roof tile products. A demonstration of the Porotherm clay block walling system and a debate on supply chain solutions were two of the highlights for Wienerberger... [more]
The humble brick is where architecture begins(09/11/2010)
At the last in the current series of Wienerberger lectures, architectural critic, author and Honorary RIBA member Jonathan Glancey made a passionate and persuasive case for brick as the cornerstone of civilisation. Opening with a quote from Mies van der Rohe “architecture begins when two bricks come together well”, Jonathan illustrated his talk by introducing two ‘shy and inarticulate’ assistants manufactured close to his Suffolk home. Referri... [more]
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