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Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens
UK NewsBusiness•November 2, 2026 at 12:03 PMNational

Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens

By Mark Sweney•The Guardian - UK News

Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sectorSales 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 Monday that sales slumped by 22% below its expectations in the three months to the end of September, prompting it to slash production levels by a fifth. Continue reading...

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 Monday that sales slumped by 22% below its expectations in the three months to the end of September, prompting it to slash production levels by a fifth.

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