Brick manufacturers to close during coronavirus lockdown

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Announcement made by BDA whose members produce 80% of the UK’s clay bricks

The UK’s biggest brick manufacturers are closing their facilities as part of the coronavirus lockdown. They say there are millions of spare bricks already produced and in stock. 

The Brick Development Association (BDA) has confirmed that manufacturers across the country are responding to Boris Johnson’s instruction that only essential services be kept open by suspending their manufacturing facilities.

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