Baggeridge Brick was a main British manufacturer of

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s, 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

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. It was incorporated on 7 April 1944. It first began making bricks in

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. It was headquartered in

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Ownership

In August 2007 the company was taken over for £89.2m by the Austrian company

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AG, the world’s largest producer of bricks, after the prospective bid had been referred to the UK Competition Commission.

Structure

The resulting company is now headquartered in south Manchester.

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Company history
Brick manufacturers British companies established in 1944 Companies based in Staffordshire Manufacturing companies established in 1944 South Staffordshire District 1944 establishments in England Building materials companies of the United Kingdom