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Emanuele Scarabino, KTP associate with IG Masonry Support and Queens University Belfast was crowned winner of the ‘Engineering Excellence’ category at the National Knowledge Transfer Team (KTP) Awards, hosted by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).

Offsite construction is widely recognised as a time and cost-effective, accurate and sustainable method of building. More than simply an alternative to traditional build processes, offsite manufacturing drives the construction industry towards quality and also fills a huge gap in the sector’s skills shortage.

Innovation is key to IG Masonry Support’s continued success, as is the ongoing development of its production processes. The company’s commitment to new technology was the driving force behind the recent evolution of its manufacturing plant in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.

  Emanuele Scarabino KTP Associate at IG Masonry Support has been announced as a finalist in the Engineering Excellence category at the KTP Awards. The KTP initiative in partnership with Queens University Belfast has saw Emanuele develop a ground- breaking design of a calculation suite for designing masonry support systems helping IG Masonry Support to […]

The new Keyfix NC range of Non-Combustible Stainless Steel Cavity Trays provides an innovative solution which is fully complaint with the requirements of Document B in regards to fire safety in the external cavities of buildings over 18m high with a steel frame inner leaf. Designers and contractors alike are faced with the challenge of […]

  Following the implementation of strict social distancing measures throughout our operations in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, IG Masonry Support is continuing to upscale our operational capability responsibly. We are closely monitoring market demand and responding with the on-boarding of more production and logistics personnel to ensure that our business is best placed to […]

    IG Masonry Support is proud to launch the new innovative B.O.S.S.+ system. This BBA approved brick slip soffit system incorporates a robust mechanical fix. Passionate about innovation, IG is excited to be first to market in the UK with a mechanically fixed brick slip soffit system designed to be fitted to a masonry […]

IG Masonry Support is delighted to be once again sponsoring the Brick Awards. Now in its 43rd year, it is one of the most prestigious design awards in the UK. Celebrating a broad range of bold, unique and inspiring architectural works the annual Brick Awards showcases the very best examples of clay in the UK’s […]

  Specifying products from IG Masonry Support has never been easier. The company has made a significant investment enabling architects and specifiers to access its full range of masonry support products within the National Building Specification’s centralized NBS BIM and NBS Plus libraries. Dedicated to delivering intelligent engineering with offsite craftsmanship, IG Masonry Support are […]

We are delighted to announce IG Masonry Support has been awarded NSAI Accreditation for our steel structural products. Every product manufactured by IG Masonry Support is done so following strict quality control procedures to ensure we are providing our customers with products that meet the highest possible quality standards. This rigorous quality control system has […]

Congratulations to Claire Heyhoe-Russ, Project Administrator at IG Masonry Support who recently took on the ‘Brave the Shave’ Challenge shaving her head to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Claire explains why she decided to take part in the challenge and raise funds to help people affected by cancer. “I decided to take part in […]

IG Masonry Support is delighted to be once again sponsoring the Brick Awards – one of the most prestigious design awards in the UK. The annual Brick Awards celebrate the best examples of clay brick in our built environment. 2018 has seen a new record for entries to the Brick Awards, welcoming over 330 submissions […]

IG Masonry Support is delighted to have been awarded certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) for its Brick On Soffit System (B.O.S.S.). The B.O.S.S. range is an innovative masonry support system which makes achieving deep brick soffits and intricate brick patterns around window heads and openings quicker, easier and much more cost effective. […]

  As we continue to celebrate World Architecture Day, Kyle Alexander explains how the Stonebridge Park project gave him the opportunity to push the boundaries in design when developing the curved, stepped feature entrance to the Rotunda building. The Stonebridge Park Project is  £16.6 million development which created an entirely new neighbourhood, producing 117 new homes […]

  All this week in honour of World Architecture Day, we are celebrating our engineering team’s passion for creating beautiful architecture. Jonathan Lamb explains how the IG team used an existing product in a completely new way to meet the architects requirements, creating these impressive brick clad fins on the new Science and Health Building […]

To celebrate World Architecture Day, we asked some of our engineers to describe their favourite architectural project. Harry Robinson explains how a bespoke design was required to form his favourite architectural feature on the Residence project – the impressive double arch at the entrance to the building. The Residence is a luxury residential development situated […]

  To celebrate World Architecture Day, we caught up with some of our IG Masonry Support engineering team to find out about their favourite architectural projects, the challenges they presented and the innovative solutions the team developed to achieve beautiful architectural features. Paul Graham explains the challenges of working on the Dawson Street development, which […]

Scott Denham from IG Masonry Support met with Design Director James Gott and Associate Director Artur Zontek of ESA Architects, the men behind the Oriana project. ESA Architecture is over 100 years old and was acquired by Capita in 2012. ESA is one of the UK’s leading architectural practices with over 90 staff and offices […]

To mark International Women in Engineering Day on 23rd June, Caterina Chiofalo, Technical Detailer at IG Masonry Support provides an interesting insight into the world of engineering. She shares how she developed a career in engineering to get hands-on experience in the construction industry after graduating as an architect. She also explains how she gets […]

  International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women engineers throughout the world. Sisi Liu, Senior Project Engineer at IG Masonry Support provides an insight into the day to day activities of an engineer and encourages young women to […]

IG Masonry Support achieves another first, with the industry’s first brick slip steel lintel achieving a two hour fire certificate. Having undergone fire resistance testing utilising BS EN 1363-1: 2012, we are delighted to announce that IG Masonry Support’s Brick Slip Lintels have achieved a two hour fire performance certificate. Fire testing generally falls into […]

IG’s Brick On Soffit System creates spectacular brick soffits, offering no limits to design creativity. IG Masonry Support created the original lightweight stainless steel Brick On Soffit System that is generating a step change in the use of brick. This revolutionary system is now the efficient way to achieve deep brick soffits and intricate bond […]

The Brick Awards took place on Thursday 9th November in The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London – and IG Masonry Support Projects were the big winners of the night. With Awards open to architects, house builders, brick contractors, manufacturers and developers, an IG Masonry Support project won Best Large Housing Development and the prestigious Supreme […]

Achieving deep brick soffits and intricate brick patterns around window heads and openings has become quicker, easier and more cost efficient to achieve, down to the lightweight Brick on Soffit System range developed by IG Masonry Support. IG’s B.O.S.S technology creates spectacular brick soffits and can accommodate a wide range of bond patterns. Installed to […]

We are delighted to announce The Keystone Group has won ‘Materials Supplier of the Year’ at the Construction News Awards ceremony held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane on 22nd March. The judges were extremely complimentary about the achievements of the company. In their press release, Construction News commented: ‘The judges were blown away […]

Having recently celebrated its 40th birthday, the annual Brick Awards celebrates brick in every aspect of design and construction. IG Masonry Support is once again sponsoring the longest and most widely respected design and construction awards in the UK. As sponsors of Worldwide Project 2017 we understand the importance of the use of brick in […]

2016 saw our customers help us get crafty with a competition to come up with a name for our very own Craft beer. The online competition, promoted via ezines and direct mail, had a great response with hundreds of entries submitted via our website. We had great fun reading through all of your ideas and […]

We are delighted to introduce our eagerly anticipated Signature Projects brochure showcasing a selection of prestigious projects which specified our innovative masonry support systems. IG’s brick slip masonry support systems enable architects to create a variety of brickwork features with offsite quality and intricate brick craftsmanship. This new 64 page brochure highlights the many unique […]

IG Masonry Support had the opportunity to design and construct a 3m tall brick structure in our factory for the 40th Anniversary of the Brick Awards

IG Masonry Support Systems has enjoyed success at this year’s British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards, winning the Product Design Innovation Award for its ground breaking Brick Slip Masonry Support System.