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In 2019, the company embarked on the construction of the largest and most efficient brick facility in Europe, which it shall soon be completing. The £95 million investment is set to double the size of its Desford facility and increase the plant’s capacity to 180 million bricks per annum, or in layman’s terms, enough to build 24,000 family homes. As a result, the business’ overall output will exceed 700 million bricks per year, but notably, in a more environmentally friendly fashion. The new site incorporates state-of-the-art processes that minimise the environmental impact of brick production, in the form of two cutting edge kilns that reduce both energy consumption and emissions. This is just one of many developments culminating towards the hundreds of millions of pounds worth of capital that Forterra has been reinvesting to increase its productivity and capabilities. Elsewhere, it has used £27 million to modernise its Wilnecote location and a further 12 to bring automation to its Accrington factory.

The organisation currently employs over 1800 people across its 17 manufacturing sites and operates on a nationwide basis. Fuelled by its expertise in building supplies composed of concrete and clay, Forterra is famed for its bricks and blocks, as well as its precast, roofing, paving and façade products. The company prides itself on hosting a senior

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Learn more at vibrantz.com team with a wealth of diversity, in terms of background and industries, which enables it to combine the best tools, techniques and knowledge in operating with the utmost efficiency and resultant success. This portfolio also boosts the business’ customer service abilities and general understanding of the wider requirements of the construction industry. For example, through implementing developments from the aerospace industry, Forterra has begun to introduce intelligent computer systems to provide its clients with real-time feedback.

The business has placed great importance on reducing its environmental impact and highlighting its green strategies. In doing so, Forterra has created a reporting framework to set out a balanced approach composed of the three following pillars: planet, product and people. Within these categories it has devised key future targets and reporting metrics to ensure it continues to be a good neighbour and responsible employer for many years to come. ‘Planet’ outlines the company’s support of the UK’s target of Net Zero by 2050, ‘product’ refers to the longevity of the structures built with Forterra’s supplies, and under ‘people’, the health and wellbeing of all employees is first and foremost. With regards to tangible changes, the organisation has successfully reduced its plastic wrap usage by 84 per cent annually, through working closely with its engineering department and packaging suppliers to develop a pack format that’s almost entirely plastic-free. It has also invested £40 million on 200 trucks that run on hydrotreated vegetable oil, £2 million on the necessary infrastructure to support them, and purchased a fleet of fully electrified cars. Elsewhere in its ESG policies, Forterra takes great pride in the support it extends to its local communities, where its current and future employees live. Besides establishing the Forterra Community Fund, designed to make it easier for local charities, clubs and groups to apply for funding, the company has also started to invite the local construction colleges to become one of its Construction Hubs. With the aim of furthering the ongoing materials donations to these institutes, the hub initiative provides members with London Brick branded merchandise and opportunities for students to gain exposure to some of the industry’s leading experts. Charity and care in the community are both clearly very close to the heart of the business, and driven through everything it does. ■ www.forterra.co.uk