- CEO
- Joseph Hudson
- Full Time Employees
- 1,951
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- Address
- Leicester Road Ibstock LE United Kingdom LE67 6HS
- IPO Date
- Nov 9, 2017
- Business
- Ibstock plc manufactures clay bricks and precast concrete building products for the UK construction industry; core offerings span clay bricks and masonry including facing and engineering bricks, brick slips, special shaped bricks, walling stone, cast stones, tile bricks, precast arches, architectural masonry, prefabricated components, eco-habitats, padstones, lintels and facade systems; roofing products such as roof tiles, accessories, concrete roof fittings, roofing fixings and chimneys; flooring and lintels encompassing beam and block flooring, insulated flooring and hollowcore screed rails; precast staircases and lift shafts; fencing and landscaping products like fence posts, copings, cappings, gravel boards, bollards, balustrades, path edging, gully surrounds and urban landscaping; retaining walls including stepoc, slopeloc and keystone; rail and infrastructure products comprising rail troughs, platform copers, cable theft protection, signal bases, utility ducts and inspection chambers; along with design and technical support services; products operate under brands including Forticrete, Supreme, Anderton, Longley, Coltman, Ibstock Brick, Ibstock Kevington, Generix, Ibstock Futures and G-Tech. The company, founded in 1825 with roots tracing to an Ibstock brickworks and headquartered at Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6HS, United Kingdom, structures operations into Ibstock Clay with 15 manufacturing sites and 15 quarries plus Ibstock Kevington; Ibstock Concrete across 13 sites; and Ibstock Futures, established in 2021 for Modern Methods of Construction and sustainable solutions from two locations, serving new-build residential, repair maintenance improvement, commercial, social housing, rail and infrastructure markets primarily in the UK. Recent developments include the acquisition of Coltman Precast in 2023 to expand precast concrete capabilities in hollowcore, staircases and structural products from a Sutton Coldfield facility; advancement of Phase 2 at Nostell for a ceramic facades systems factory following Phase 1 brick slips investment with positive market response and automated cutting line profitability; ramp-up at the Atlas pathfinder factory producing the UK's first externally-verified carbon neutral bricks with 50% lower emissions and potential green hydrogen integration; progression toward commercial roadmap for calcined clay as a low-carbon cement substitute after years of technical work with partner discussions underway; activation of 20% additional clay network capacity to 85% active state supporting market recovery; and Ibstock Futures revenue growth over 50% excluding ceased glass reinforced concrete operations, with new modular facades in commercial trials and new and sustainable products exceeding 20% of revenue.