Introducing Fine Cast Brick

A history of innovation. A guarantee to keep delivering.

AG have a long history as a manufacturer of the highest quality hard landscaping products – but our history with brick is even older. Over the decades we have built up an impressive track record of developing a broad range of innovative facing brick products into every market sector – and supplying tens of millions of them every year. Each of which is guaranteed for 60 years.

Timeless style meets cutting-edge technology.

Over time, we have created many new styles and finishes within our range – but tradition has always been accompanied by a focus on innovation. Embracing new technology, new production techniques and innovative additive and mix designs, we have been able to continually advance the quality and finish of our entire facing brick range, resulting in products that are a superior blend of technological advancement and strong aesthetic values.

BRICKS DESIGNED TO LAST A LIFETIME

THE BENEFITS OF FINE CAST BRICK

Handcrafted, quality assured bricks

There has often been a perception that cast bricks are characterless and overly uniform. However, AG’s advanced technology delivers all the charm and handcrafted style our customers expect – but with all the technical and environmental advantages of non-clay brick manufacturing.

A large range of specials with short lead times

If you love the character that brick specials can bring to a project, but simply can’t work with the impractical lead times often associated with clay specials, you’ll be happy to know that AG's large range of handcrafted specials can be produced to order with very reasonable lead times.

Sustainability credentials built in

The sustainability credentials of AG brick are second to none. Our bricks are cured rather than baked, which uses far less energy in production. The Lanxess pigments use recycled content – and the primary aggregates come from our own, local quarries.

Low water absorption + efflorescence – with high frost resistance

Our advanced manufacturing techniques deliver benefits that clay bricks can never match.

Each AG brick is truly unique – but its size is uniquely uniform

Specifiers and bricklayers love that our cast bricks have a much superior uniformity of size than fired clay bricks.

BRICKS DESIGNED TO LAST A LIFETIME

All AG bricks have been designed with durability in mind and we can therefore guarantee that our residential brick will withstand the UK’s weather to remain beautiful for at least 60 years. AG facing brick is manufactured to exceed the standards established by hEN 7713:2011 and we guarantee that all brick manufactured and sold by AG, provided it is installed correctly in compliance with the relevant British Standards, will not fail structurally due to non-compliance with hEN 771-3:2011. In no event will this limited guarantee exceed 60 years from the date of purchase.

THE SUSTAINABLE CHOICE WOODWARD

Housebuilders are facing increasing challenges – one of the most significant is how to build more homes than ever before whilst reducing carbon emissions at the same time.

WOODWARD BRICK

Locally manufactured

AG bricks are manufactured from locally sourced aggregates and graded to our precise requirements. All our production sites have been awarded ISO 14001 certification which means we take our environmental responsibility seriously. We monitor and measure our impact including energy usage, waste management, emissions and the sustainability of our products.

Recycled materials

AG use a range of recycled materials including reclaimed materials from AG’s on-site wash plant. The state-of-the-art aggregate washing plant reduces the huge energy requirement necessary for producing primary aggregates by recycling and re-using waste material.

Lower embodied carbon by design

Our R&D team have significantly reduced cement content in our facing bricks since their introduction almost 40 years ago. We are developing the use of innovative cement replacement materials which do not effect the strength or finish of the product.

Discover where and how Woodward fine cast brick outperforms clay

EXCEPTIONAL DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY LOWER WATER ABSORPTION BETTER DURABILITY, ACOUSTIC + THERMAL PERFORMANCE LOWER CO2 + EMISSIONS

Natural curing

Concrete facing bricks do not require fired in a kiln the way traditional fired clay bricks do. Concrete facings cure naturally due to their inherent properties, and exothermic action. Traditional fired clay bricks require a kiln at 1,000ºC+ which is constantly burning to cure the bricks making them extremely energy intensive to produce.

Helping to reduce environmental impact

AG’s products can significantly contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of the construction industry, while also helping governments achieve their house building targets. Do it Better, Faster, Safer with AG Facing Brick.