The Mortar Industry Association provides a range of informative resources on mortar mixes and applications.

  1 Factory-produced lime:sand mortar for masonry - 128 KB
  2 Factory-produced ready-to-use mortar for masonry - 132 KB
  3 Factory-produced silo mortar for masonry - 132 KB
  4 Factory-produced mortar for external rendering - 136 KB
  5 Factory-produced mortar for internal plastering - 136 KB
  6 Factory-produced lime:sand mortar for paving - 112 KB
  7 Factory-produced mortar for use at low/freezing temperatures - 116 KB
  8 Efflorescence and bloom on masonry - 128 KB
  9 Technical references for mortar and associated topics - 80 KB
10 Guide to remedial measures associated with internal plastering - 98 KB
11 The benefits of factory-produced lime:sand mortar for masonry - 105 KB
12 Guide to minimising rain penetration through masonry walls - 122 KB
13 Terms, descriptions and definitions - 136 KB
14 Guide to best practice for external rendering - 132 KB
15 Admixtures for mortar - 113 KB
16 Use of ground granulated blastfurnace slag and pulverized fuel ash in mortar - 68 KB
17 Pigments for mortar - 106 KB
18 The use of lime in mortar - 106 KB
19 New mortar standards - 140 KB
20 Health & Safety Guidelines - Factory Produced Mortar for Masonry & Render - 76 KB

"The reputation of our industry is based upon consistently producing projects of the highest quality - and that includes the mortar we use. We use factory-produced mortars widely and would not be able to maintain our position in the building industry without them.' A national brickwork contractor