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 | Hailing Brick Awards Success of ‘Highly Articulated’ Mixed-Use Development

We are proud to announce that Kindred House, a 25-storey mixed-use development in Croydon, benefitted from our innovative masonry support and brick slip systems, and was judged winner of the ‘Large Housing Development’ category at the 2023 Brick Development Association (BDA) Brick Awards.

Our bespoke products were deemed integral to the building’s high-quality brickwork finish to create a façade described as ‘highly articulated’ by judges.

Scott Denham, our Sales Director, said: “As a proud sponsor of the Large Housing Development category at the 2023 BDA Brick Awards, we’re delighted at Kindred House’s success. The project is an outstanding example of the striking, imaginative designs that can be fulfilled with brick, thanks in part to the evolution of evermore innovative masonry support. Congratulations to all involved.”

Kindred House, designed by Pitman Tozer Architects, is built on the site of a former car park adjacent to a flyover in Central Croydon. It comprises 128 apartments, 60 of which are affordable accommodation. Retail and public space, and 10,000sqft of office accommodation also form part of the development, which was constructed using more than half a million Zircon bricks manufactured by Wienerberger.

The building’s standout stepped form was instrumental in breaking up the building’s mass and creating an attractive composition of adjoining slender proportions. The building’s distinctive silhouette heralds a gateway to south Croydon’s Old Town.

Scott Denham continued: “We’re proud of our involvement with this outstanding project. It’s a credit to the ingenuity and collaborative efforts of each stakeholder that its execution earned the plaudits of the BDA Brick Awards esteemed judges.”

To read about our full product package for this project, view our case study.