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The right materials for the job, cost efficiency and reduced site wastage and pilferage all follow on from the use of factory- produced mortars. More		   Ground workers and general builders
No matter the size of the job, the UK factory-produced mortar industry can supply a suitable product using the delivery method required. More		   Self build
Factory-produced mortars are a very simple, cost-effective way self-build developers can put their projects on a very firm footing. More		  

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Are we at the bottom? While few in the mortar supply industry claim to have seen ‘green shoots’ when asked about the economy, there does seem to be feeling that the fall in demand has at least bottomed out. More

Brick has top environmentsl rating. Forget ‘brick is beautiful’. Ignore its popularity with house buyers, designers and planners. Brick as a modern building material now stands firmly on its environmental credentials. More

  
  An estimated 80 per cent of mortars used in the UK today comes from
factory-produced sources as opposed to being mixed on site. Their use
reflects the ever-increasing demands for quality building products in
the development of our built environment.		  
 

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