UK’s largest brickmaker hit by sales slump as housebuilding downturn deepens
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector Sales at the UK’s largest brickmaker plunged by more than a fifth over the summer, as it criticised the government for not introducing fresh help for the housing sector faster. Leicestershire-based Ibstock said on…
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- 02 November 2026 · 11:30 UTC
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- 02 November 2026 · 11:45 UTC
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- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/02/uk-largest-brickmaker-sales-slump-housebuilding-downturn-deepens-ibstock
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