Ibstock plc manufactures and sells clay and concrete building products and solutions to customers in the residential construction sector in the United Kingdom. It operates through Clay and Concrete segments. The company offers bricks and masonry, which includes facing and engineering bricks, brick slips, special shaped bricks, walling stone, cast stones, tile bricks, precast arches, architectural masonry, prefabricated components, eco-habitats, and padstones and lintels, as well as façade systems; roofing products comprising roof tiles and accessories, concrete roof fittings, roofing fixing specs, and chimneys; and flooring and lintels, such as beam and block flooring, insulated flooring, and hollowcore screed rails. It also provides precast staircases and lift shafts; fencing and landscaping products, including fence posts, copings and cappings, gravel boards, bollards, balustrades, path edging, gully surrounds, and urban landscaping; and retaining walls, such as stepoc, slopeloc, and keystone. In addition, the company offers rail and infrastructure products, which includes rail troughs, platform copers, cable theft protection, signal bases, utility ducts, and inspection chambers; and design and technical support services. Further, it manufactures and supplies glass reinforced, precast, and prestressed concrete products. The company offers its products and services under the Forticrete, Supreme, Anderton, Longley, Coltman, Ibstock Brick, Ibstock Kevington, Generix, Ibstock Futures, and G-Tech brands. Ibstock plc was founded in 1825 and is headquartered in Ibstock, the United Kingdom.
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The Materials sector gained 3.5% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 14% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum. Market details ›