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

Former brick works in October 2007

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.

References

  1. ↑ Companies House
  2. ↑ "South Staffordshire District Council Planning". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Baggeridge Brick plc". Building Value. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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