Baggeridge Brick
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.
References[]
- ^ Companies House
- ^ "South Staffordshire District Council Planning". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Baggeridge Brick plc". Building Value. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 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