Hanson Bricks
 

Stock Bricks

• Traditional type of brick with a slightly irregular shape.
• Made by using a mechanised moulding process known as soft mud moulding.
• A wide range of colours are available.
• In price, as well as style, stock bricks fall between the wirecuts and the handmades.
• Currently one of the most popular with self-builders.

Extruded or wirecut bricks

• Suitable for almost every type of application.
• Available in a wide range of colours and textures.
• Made by extrusion of a continuous column of clay which, as the name implies, is cut by the wire.
• Surface textures can be applied by additions of sand or texturing the face e.g. rusticated or dragfaced.
• Highly automated production process makes wirecuts relatively inexpensive compared to some other types of brick.

London bricks or Flettons

• Only manufactured by Hanson.
• Made from deposits of Oxford clay, require little fuel to fire them and so are one of the most economically priced bricks.
• Available in a wide range of colours and textures.
• Popular for matching existing brickwork.

Extruded tumbled bricks

• Distressed irregular shaped bricks.
• Made by extruding and then rolling in a drum, distressing the edges and giving an irregular feel with a rounder softer look to the brick.
• Offers a value for money natural look.

Engineering bricks

• Used for their performance characteristics rather than their appearance
• Most suited for groundworks, manholes and sewers, retaining walls and other situations where strength and resistance to frost attack and water are the most important factor.