Ibstock Brick Dominates the BDA Award Shortlist … Again

Leicester, United Kingdom, September 22, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Proving that it is still the number one choice for constructing award winning buildings, Ibstock (www.ibstock.com) has once again dominated this year’s Brick Development Association (BDA) Brick Awards shortlist, with an amazing 40 projects being shortlisted - almost half of all nominations.

The esteemed awards, now in its 31st year, recognise excellence in design and construction using brick and with a record breaking number of entries this year, competition has been extremely fierce.

Impressively, Ibstock has been shortlisted in each one of the 15 categories including Best Craftsmanship, Innovative Use of Brick and Clay Products and Best Education Building and has received more nominations than any other brickmaker.

Andrew Halstead-Smith, Marketing Manager at Ibstock, commented on the news: “We’ve enjoyed some incredible results at the BDA Brick awards in recent years and it’s great to be recognised so enthusiastically again this year.

“Year-on-year we continue to prove that we the number one choice for specifiers and architects looking to create award winning buildings and this is testament to our diverse range, fantastic service and unbeatable value, as well as our excellent technical service.”

Other categories for which Ibstock has been shortlisted are:
· Best Commercial Building
· Best Craftsmanship Award
· Best Education Building
· Best Housing Development - 1 to 5 units
· Best Housing Development - 26 units or more
· Best Housing Development - 6 to 25 units
· Best International Project
· Best Outdoor Space
· Best Public Building
· Best Refurbishment and Renovation Project
· Innovative Use of Brick and Clay Products
· Specialist Brickwork Contractor of the Year
· Volume Housebuilding Award
· Worldwide Brick

For further information on the BDA awards, visit http://www.brick.org.uk/awards.

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