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Bricks for hospice wishing well
The wishing well made at the Suffolk Show with bricks donated by W H Collier has been installed in the grounds of St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich. Apprentices from Suffolk New College designed and built the well as part of a skills demonstration at the county show this year. They have now moved it to its…
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Well made!
A wishing well for the grounds of the St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich, constructed using handmade bricks donated by W H Collier, was one of the creative projects on display at the Suffolk Show last week. The well was one of the projects constructed during the show on the Suffolk New College stand. Young Apprentice bricklayers…
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Christmas Opening
Our office and yard will be closed from 1pm on Friday 20th until 9am on Monday 6th January. We wish all our customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Special Commission for Royal Hospital Chelsea
We are thrilled to share photographs of a recently completed commission of brick pavers for Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Chelsea Pensioners and the Chelsea Flower Show. Royal Hospital Chelsea commissioned the heritage specialists Peregrine Bryant Architects to restore and convert the old stable block into a cafe, museum, shop and visitor facility. They…
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Made from this Land
It’s over two years since we first welcomed artist Emma Edmondson to our historic brickworks at Marks Tey. She was at the start of a journey to learn about the heritage of handmade bricks which has now resulted in a series of new public artworks around the City of Southend-on-Sea. Emma was fascinated in the…
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Young Bricklayers Sponsored
We were delighted to again, support the trainee brickies from Suffolk New Collage as they demonstrated their skills at the Suffolk Show this year. Four teams built structures ranging from a show bench with planters to a fireplace and an Ipswich Town promotion wall. Each structure demonstrated a range of bricklaying skills and creative design…
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Creative Collaboration
Gerada/Hildebrand is a collaboration between two ceramic artists; Nina Gerada and Caz Hildebrand. Both Caz and Nina have experience in various design fields, including architecture, urban design, graphic design and creative direction. Their ceramic sculptures explore geometry and pattern and work at many scales. In 2020, they began a collaboration with us. This has included…
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Environmental Management Approved!
We are delighted to have again achieved ISO 14001:2015 for our careful approach to managing the potential environmental impact of producing our beautiful handmade bricks. The Certification covers both ‘Winning of Clay’ (the safe quarrying of our raw material) and the ‘Production of Clay Bricks’. In preparation for the assessment by Lucideon CICS Limited, we…
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Sponsors for the prestigious Gosling Cup
Teams and individuals from pony clubs in Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire competed in the 77th annual Gosling Cup One Day Event hosted by the Essex and Suffolk Pony Club at Stratford Hills. W H Collier are proud to have sponsored two of the jumps on the cross-country course. The young riders and their mounts…
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Download our new brochure!
We are delighted to invite you to download our new e-brochure. The brochure not only introduces our colours and product ranges but gives a ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse into how we make our beautiful bricks and introduces some of the people behind the magic. Don’t forget, if you are considering ordering our products we can supply a…
