NEWS | Proud suppliers of 2024 Brick Awards shortlisted projects

After much anticipation, the annual Brick Development Association Brick Awards shortlist has been revealed, and we are very proud to learn that IG Masonry Support products feature in seven projects across six categories. 

The Brick Awards celebrate the pinnacle of brick architecture and craftsmanship. Each year, hundreds of projects are submitted by eminent architects, brickwork contractors, main contractors and developers. These projects span a diverse spectrum of creativity, showcasing an array of colors, shapes, and brick types, unfolding across 18 hotly-contested categories.

IG Masonry Support has supplied its products and services to 7 of the shortlisted projects, these include:

Large Housing Development

Urban Regeneration 

House Builder

  • Vistry Homes
    • Meridian One

Public

  • Aspen Wood Hospital

Specialist Brickwork Contractor

  • Chine Brickwork Ltd
    • King George’s Gate
  • Grangewood Brickwork Services Ltd
    • Marylebone House

Worldwide

  • Monaghan Peace Campus

Our Sales Director, Scott Denham shared his thoughts:

“We are pleased to hear that once again our products have been featured in the Brick Awards shortlisted projects with the brickwork solutions we have provided. This shortlisting showcases our commitment to engineering excellence through offsite craftsmanship. Our continued support of the annual Brick Development Association Brick Awards is something that we are very excited to be a part of.

We look forward to learning the winners of the Awards in early November and wish everyone involved in the projects, the very best of luck. 

The Brick Awards ceremony takes place on Wednesday 6th November 2024 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. For more information, please visit: www.brick.org.uk/brick-awards

NEWS | Sponsorship continues for The Association of Brickwork Contractors Awards 2024

IG Masonry Support is delighted to announce its continuous sponsorship of the Association of Brickwork Contractors Awards. 

The annual event, which celebrates the very best of the bricklaying industry, will be hosted at the St. Pancras Hotel in London on Friday 23rd February.

The finalists have been carefully selected by an esteemed panel of judges overseeing this year’s nominations those being Ian Wilson, Michael Driver, Mick Heir, and Gerard Lynch. The five award categories up for grabs are Supplier of the Year, Commitment to Training & Development, Project of the Year, Craftsperson of the Year, and Bricklaying Apprentice of the Year.

Scott Denham, Sales Director for IG Masonry Support, commented: “We are delighted to be continuing our sponsorship of the annual ABC Awards. We look forward to celebrating the exceptional talent and dedicated professionals within the bricklaying community who are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation and high craftsmanship.

“The Association of Brickwork Contractors serves as a hub of learning excellence with their continuous training and development opportunities aimed at advancing the careers of current and future bricklayers. We are pleased to be part of that journey.”

The distinguished panel of judges will reconvene in January to determine the deserving winners. The award ceremony promises to be a night of recognition, inspiration, and celebration of craftsmanship.

View the full Award Shortlist.

NEWS | Suppliers to best-in-class designs

Ten IG Masonry Support projects have made the shortlist for the 2023 AJ Architecture Awards, across six categories.

In its sixth year, the prestigious awards celebrate and reward design excellence in UK architecture and highlight the very best projects across 17+ categories from housing, health, and wellbeing to workplace and cultural projects.

With the shortlist being announced in August, IG Masonry Support is delighted to learn that it has supplied products and services to ten of the listed projects.

Health & Wellbeing

Housing Project (£20 million and over)

Housing Project (£5 million to £20 million)

Housing Project (up to £5 million)

Leisure Project

Mixed-use project

Scott Denham, Sales Director of IG Masonry Support said: “The AJ Architecture Awards demonstrate the exceptional level of architecture that we have in the UK.

We are proud to have supplied products and services to these shortlisted projects and worked with the talented architects involved.

On behalf of everyone at IG Masonry Support, we would like to wish all the finalists the best of luck and look forward to celebrating with them at the awards in November.”

The awards were open to all practices, regardless of size or scale. The winners will be revealed at a celebratory event that will take place on 22 November 2023 at the London Hilton Metropole. Visit awards.architectsjournal.co.uk to find out more.

NEWS | IG Masonry Support products feature in Brick Awards shortlisted projects

The annual Brick Development Association Brick Awards shortlist has been announced, and IG Masonry Support is proud to have supplied to nine of the shortlisted projects.

The Awards is one of the most prestigious brick architecture awards in the UK. It celebrates the very best examples of clay in the UK’s built environment and attracts a large number of exemplary projects from leading architects, housebuilders, developers, and contractors, across 17 categories.

This year, IG Masonry Support is sponsoring the Large Housing Development category, which recognises new-build, private, and public-sector residential developments, sited in the UK, which comprises 101 units or more.

With the shortlist being announced in July, IG Masonry Support is delighted to learn that it has supplied products and services to 9 of the listed projects. These include:

Small Housing Development

Medium Housing Development

Large Housing Development

Education

Innovation

Housebuilder

Craftsmanship

  • Ilona Rose House, London

Specialist Brickwork Contractor

All of these buildings demonstrate the craftsmanship and design value that can be achieved in brick – one of our oldest and most durable building materials.

Scott Denham, Sales Director of IG Masonry Support said: “We are pleased to be continuing our longstanding support and sponsorship for the annual Brick Development Association Brick Awards.

We are also delighted to have produced brickwork solutions for a total of 9 projects shortlisted, demonstrating our commitment to achieving engineering excellence with offsite craftsmanship.

On behalf of everyone at IG Masonry Support, I would like to wish all the finalists the best of luck and look forward to seeing them at the Awards.”

The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday 8th November 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Visit www.brick.org.uk/brick-awards to find out more.

NEWS | IG Masonry Support sponsors AJ Architecture Awards 2023

IG Masonry Support is proud to be sponsoring the AJ Architecture Awards for 2023.

In its sixth year, the prestigious awards celebrate and reward design excellence in UK architecture and highlight the very best projects across 17+ categories from housing, health, and wellbeing to workplace and cultural projects.

IG Masonry Support has chosen to sponsor the Masterplan category which rewards an overarching vision for a new development that creates a new building ensemble or neighbourhood.

Scott Denham, Sales Director of IG Masonry Support said: “IG Masonry Support is delighted to be sponsoring the AJ Architecture Awards for the first time. After visiting the awards ceremony in the past two years, we identified that these awards are a great opportunity to recognise the talented architects we have in the UK and whom we have the pleasure of working with on a range of projects.”

The shortlist is expected to be announced in August and the winners will be revealed at a celebratory event that will take place on 22 November 2023 at London Hilton Metropole.

To book your place for the event, visit www.awards.architectsjournal.co.uk.