# UK’s largest brickmaker hit by sales slump as housebuilding downturn deepens

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:30:50+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/02/uk-largest-brickmaker-sales-slump-housebuilding-downturn-deepens-ibstock
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uk-s-largest-brickmaker-hit-by-sales-slump-as-housebuilding-downturn-d-3a5395/

Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector Sales at the UK’s largest brickmaker plunged by more than a fifth over the summer, as it criticised the government for not introducing fresh help for the housing sector faster. Leicestershire-based Ibstock said on Monday that sales slumped by 22% below its expectations in the quarter to the end

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