UK’s largest brickmaker hit by sales slump as housebuilding downturn deepens

<p>Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector</p><p>Sales at the UK’s largest brickmaker plunged by more than a fifth over the summer, as it criticised the government for not introducing fresh help for the housing sector faster.</p><p>Leicestershire-based Ibstock said on Monday that sales slumped by 22% below its expectations in the quarter to the end of September, prompting it to slash production levels by a fifth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/02/uk-largest-brickmaker-sales-slump-housebuilding-downturn-deepens-ibstock">Continue reading...</a>