Brickmakers announce plans to lay off 600 staff

By Joey Gardiner and Tom Lowe2020-06-03T07:12:00

Ibstock and Forterra both outline restructuring plans

Two of the UK’s largest brick makers, Ibstock and Forterra, have announced plans to lay off a total of 600 staff to cope with lower demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The job cuts are the latest to be announced by firms working in the industry in recent weeks with last month Wates and M&E contractor T Clarke saying they will axe close to 400 jobs between them.

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