There is only one original Hampshire stock brick in the UK and it is produced by MBH PLC’s plant in Romsey. From the heart of the Test Valley comes a stock brick that has been manufactured for over 40 years. Handmade versions in a stunning pallet of colours and various enviable textures have been in production at this local plant for over 170 years. In order to make a lasting impression, designers and house builders are specifying this prestigious, unequalled, genuine Hampshire stock brick, to enhance the built environment for many generations to come. Used to compliment both traditional and contemporary architecture, self-builders have extensively built with MBH PLC’s Hampshire stock products that can be widely seen up and down the Country.
There is historical evidence which shows that bricks have been made at the Michelmersh site for almost 1000 years. This special Reading bed clay seam produces a wealth of colours from warm oranges to dark purples which are hand blended for colour and quality, offering over 5 standard blends across the range.
MBH PLC manufacture over 5,500,000 Hampshire stock facing bricks, 3,500,000 handmade bricks and 1,500,000 handmade roof tiles each year. This carefully blended product boasts fantastic physical and technical properties, including being fully frost resistant.
The British manufacturer’s unrivalled reputation for high quality products and meticulous customer service has resulted in an exhaustive list of projects in a variety of locations and styles, all specifying this distinctive clay product. Handmade Coarse Textured Plain Red stretchers and Grey Brown headers were blended for the contemporary home in Woodridge, Newbury designed by Tompkins Rygole Architects. Frequently specified by Octagon developments, Hampshire stocks are also featured on their award winning development, Long Walk Villas in Berkshire. This elegant terrace of classical townhouses and traditional villa style properties, in an enviable position overlooking Windsor’s Long Walk, the Castle and Great Park, are built to a high specification and faced in a very popular lighter toned Hampshire stock blend.
Often imitated, never equalled
Mark Wall, Southern Sales Director of MBH PLC said: “Our high quality Hampshire range continues a lifelong legacy, providing rich bespoke brick blends to enhance our built environment for generations. This product has often been imitated but can never be equalled as we endeavour to continue manufacturing the only genuine Hampshire stock brick in the UK. Our bespoke blends offer a brick with real character to compliment any style of architecture, ensuring that this product will continue to be desired and used for future generations. We are Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC, we are Britain’s Brick Specialist.”
