Hand-made, extruded or standard brick slips, 16 to 24mm thick, are mechanically fixed to the Grade 18 concrete with threaded stainless steel rods embedded in the rear face of the brick.

Pull out values in excess of 2 kN per anchor are achieved. Special lime mortars ensure penetrating moisture is evacuated through the pointing joints.

Manufactured in rubber moulds, Ibstock Telling Brick Faced GRC can use any brick of an appropriate quality in stack, running and ‘Flemish’ bond with depth/style of pointing created from the in-house manufactured mould design. The weight of brick faced GRC is 40% of hand laid brick and 25% of precast.

A completed scheme on 160 Aldersgate in London is testimony to the quality and benefits of lightweight offsite manufactured brickwork.