(openPR) - Following the overwhelming success of its original ‘Brick Selector’, Ibstock Brick has released yet another volume of this comprehensive, inspirational and easy to follow guide to brick matching and brick selection.

First launched in 2009, this flagship brochure, which is in now in its third edition, is packed full of even more inspired ideas and solutions to help professional builders, self builders and the general public get inventive with brick.

Featuring the UK’s largest range of clay facing bricks, including 15 new product additions, Ibstock’s new ‘Brick Selector’ includes improved information on the sustainability of bricks, as well as key comment on the recent changes to Part L.

It also features updated ‘in-situ’ product shots and new index pages with even more technical information, including pack sizes, to ensure readers have everything they could possibly need when specifying brick.

For the first time the guide also includes two ‘brick calculators’, for both single and double skin walls, which can be used to determine how many bricks are needed for different lengths of wall and different brick heights.

Key topics for the third issue of the ‘Brick Selector’ include Ibstock’s TradesmanTM Range which has been specifically designed with the smaller builder in mind and is ideally suited for matching up existing brickwork, including boundary walls and wall capping.

Andrew Halstead-Smith, marketing manager at Ibstock, commented: “Our inspirational ‘Brick Selector’ has proven to be one of our most popular brochures to date and we continue to receive incredibly positive feedback from our customers.

“Therefore it is important that we continue to update and improve this industry leading literature to ensure our customers are always kept up-to-date with the latest developments in brick and brick design. And to help stockists of our literature, we have developed a new dispenser pack which allows the guide to be easily displayed on counters.

“Our third edition of the ‘Brick Selector’ is extremely easy to use and looks great. We are really excited for our customers to see the new additions to the brochure and the inspirational solutions within the guide for themselves.”

For further information or to order a copy of Ibstock’s Brick Selector, call 0844 800 4875. Alternatively visit www.ibstock.com for all the latest news.

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Note to Editor:
At the 2010 BDA Brick Awards, Ibstock swept the board, taking home an impressive six awards, twice as many as any other brickmaker. As well as winning the Supreme Award and Best Public Building for the Olympic Substation, the company was shortlisted for 40 projects across 14 categories.

The leading brickmaker was also awarded the highly coveted ‘Brick and Block Supplier of the Year’ award at this year’s National Buying Group (NBG) Supplier Awards.

As the UK’s largest brick manufacturer, Ibstock invests heavily in ensuring a more sustainable future through its manufacturing, its communities and its products - over £55 million since 2003.

Bolstering its commitment to sustainable business, Ibstock has also become the first UK brick manufacturer to be awarded a ‘very good’ rating for the responsible sourcing standard, BES 6001.

The company offers an unrivalled choice of almost 500 different competitively priced products in its extensive range, which includes prefabricated brickwork components, rainscreens and a diverse selection of special shaped bricks and pavers.

All Ibstock’s products are backed by its unique technical, design, stockist and site support services and comprehensive information - website and literature. Almost 300 years’ brick making experience is sustained by Ibstock’s national network of 22 factories and distribution centres.

www.ibstock.com

For further press information contact/reader enquires:
Nikki Poyser, IAS B2B Marketing, Clarence Mill, Clarence Road, Bollington, Cheshire, SK10 5JZ. Tel: 01625 578 578 Fax: 01625 578 579, email nicola.poyser@iasb2b.com.

For further product/technical information, contact:
Ibstock Brick at Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6HS. Tel: 01530 261999 Fax: 01530 257457.