Bulmer bricks are made from the finest London Clays, dug from our seams almost continually since Tudor times. All Bulmer bricks are hand made, using traditional methods of making, drying and are fired in a coal burning, down draught kiln. This helps to give the distinctive finish that blends so well with the originals. The process takes time - something to consider at the project planning stage.

We are a small family business continuing the traditions of brickmaking on this site dating back to the Middle Ages. Our facings and specials can be made with almost any texture, from coarse veined to smooth with some 150 different sizes o facing and a range of over 5000 special shapes, including all standard plinths, squints and copings, and extends to purpose made chimney bricks, terracotta, mullions, jambs, floor bricks, pamments, decorative plaques, garden edgings and a full range of rubbing blocks.

We work on large projects for the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces, but are just as proud of some of the small private work undertaken by individuals.

Lambs is an established family-owned supplier of fine bricks and natural stone. For five generations, we have been assisting architects, planning and conservation officers, building conservationists, builders, developers, homeowners, and merchants create and restore remarkable buildings.

WHERE TRADITION MEETS TECHNOLOGY- Originally known as WT Lamb, then Lambs Bricks and Arches, today Lambs designs and makes gauged arches, facing bricks and specials at our brickworks in Sussex. In our Sussex quarry we extract natural stone, and design and craft architectural masonry in a number of vernacular finishes.

A SOURCE OF DISTINCTIVE MATERIALS - We are the sole manufacturers of authentic TLB Red Rubbers and Handmade Imperial Rubber Range bricks which are supplied for the restoration of listed buildings and historic properties. We operate the only surviving large quarry for Wealden Sussex Sandstone (also known as Tunbridge Wells Sandstone). And we are the sole suppliers of Port Lime and Port Regent, natural limestones sourced from some of Europe’s finest historic quarries.

COMBINING MANUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - Members of The Guild of Master Craftsmen, we owe the quality of our products to the honed skills of our red masons and stone masons (some of whom are third-generation craftsmen at Lambs). Although some of our tools and techniques date back to the 16th Century, we use the latest technology in our design processes, enabling us to deliver precise working drawings and 3D visualisations.

EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO PROJECTS OF ANY SIZE - We are more than happy to share our knowledge of using traditional and natural materials with you. Whether you need a single brick or stone lintel, or tonnes of a distinctive bricks or stone for a contemporary building, call our sales team to arrange a visit to discuss your options.

Manufacturers of clay pavers and 'Class A' bricks for both facing and engineering applications in Staffordshire blue, brown brindle and red as well as a wide range of bricks slips, special bricks and paver fittings and accessories. Our expertise and flexibility allows us to tackle all kinds of projects from bespoke clay products and special shapes to standard engineering as well as class a special bricks, in large or small volumes.

H G Matthews is a family run brickworks, producing traditional hand-made and machine-made bricks, in Buckinghamshire England. The business was founded in 1923 by Henry George Matthews and is still run by his decendants today.

Like most industries brickmaking has seen production concentrated in fewer and fewer but much larger factories. Smaller brickworks have closed by the hundred since the second world war. This has led to a sad decline in local character and distinctiveness of buildings, with rustic bricks being replaced by those that are mass produced.

H G Matthews has managed to thrive despite this trend as its consistant service and quality have meant that its bricks have always been in demand. The company has retained its traditional skills and techniques enabling its bricks to be used with confidence in high-end new builds and also in the conservation sector.

Coleford brickworks is situated on the site of an old tin plating works. Originally, the majority of the brickworks production was used by the prolific coal mining industry in and around the Royal Forest of Dean. Inevitably the coal was exhausted and the market for the bricks broadened to include the general building industry. Still family owned, it serves this market to this day.

The Personal Service - Large or small, standard or bespoke, every order receives the same careful individual attention. Whether you are building the house of your dreams or renovating an historic classic, Coleford provides a service on which you can trust.

Longevity - All our products are F2 & S2 rated (frost resistant and nil efflorescence), making them a perfect choice for projects that require durable materials or for the developer / restorer that wants their projects to be there to stay!

Gryphonn Group - Coleford Brick & Tile forms part of the Gryphonn Group of companies. A family owned business established in 1972 initially to produce concrete building blocks, the Gryphonn Group has expanded it’s production facilities and strengthened it’s product portfolio to encompass many aspects of the building products supply chain.

Contained within Gryphonn are three separate working units:

- Gryphonn Concrete Products
- Gryphonn Quarries
- Coleford Brick & Tile

The York Handmade Brick Company is based in Alne just North of York and has been making bricks here for over 70 years. Since 1988 when the company was established, we have spent almost £2million in building and maintaining the most up-to-date facilities for producing our individual, handmade products.

- York Handmade Brick has excellent credentials in supplying bricks to high quality self build homes. Choosing the correct cladding for your property is vital to achieving the appearance for the house that you have in mind. By using a genuine handmade brick you can ensure the building has all the charm and character of traditional buildings of the past. Our Maxima Range of long bricks are in strong demand for self builds of a more contemporary design.

- York Handmade Brick have the capability to either replicate or make to design bricks of all shapes and sizes in a variety of colours and textures to match or create the product required. We are fortunate enough to have manufactured bricks for several award winning heritage projects conserving the glory of the buildings for generations to come.

- Our Maxima range or long format bricks have been in great demand in commercial and public type buildings. We can make these bricks to the architects specification in terms of size, colour, texture and shape as we have in the jobs shown in this gallery