Baggeridge Brick Explained

Baggeridge Brick was a main British manufacturer of bricks, and was the UK's fourth-largest manufacturer of bricks. It is now a subsidiary of Wienerberger AG.

History

Baggeridge Brick Company was founded near Baggeridge Country Park in Staffordshire. It was incorporated on 7 April 1944.^[1] It first began making bricks in Worcestershire.

It was headquartered in Gospel End in South Staffordshire.^[2]

Ownership

In August 2007 the company was taken over for £89.2m by the Austrian company Wienerberger AG, the world’s largest producer of bricks, after the prospective bid had been referred to the UK Competition Commission.^[3]

Structure

The resulting company is now headquartered in south Manchester.

External links

• Company history

Notes and References

1. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00386775 Companies House
2. Web site: South Staffordshire District Council Planning . 2017-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032108/http://www2.sstaffs.gov.uk:81/online-applications/propertyDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=0019O3OXLI000 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
3. Web site: Baggeridge Brick plc. Building Value. 28 November 2017.