Quality You Can Trust
We take the quality of our reclaimed bricks seriously. Our bricks come from a variety of sources, including demolition sites, renovation projects, older properties and heritage buildings, where bricks that are still suitable for reuse can be carefully recovered rather than discarded.
Our reclaimed Cheshire handmade bricks, reclaimed Accrington stock bricks and reclaimed Cheshire wire cut bricks are carefully cleaned, inspected and prepared before delivery.
Every batch of reclaimed bricks has its own history. Some may have spent decades forming part of an older building, while others may have been recovered from demolition projects where the original brickwork is no longer required. By carefully reclaiming suitable bricks, we give these materials another opportunity to be used in new building, renovation, restoration and landscaping projects.
However, recovering the bricks is only the beginning.
Before they reach our customers, every brick goes through our 3-step cleaning and quality-control process. Our team takes the time to clean, inspect and prepare the bricks so that we can remove those that don't meet our standards while preserving the natural character that makes reclaimed bricks so distinctive.
Our 3-Step Process
1. Thoroughly Cleaned by Hand
Once reclaimed bricks have been recovered from demolition sites, heritage buildings or other projects, they can still have old mortar and other material attached from their previous use.
Our team carefully removes this old mortar by hand using a chisel hammer.
It's a hands-on process that requires time and care. The aim is to properly clean the brick without unnecessarily damaging the original surface or removing the character that makes reclaimed brick so appealing.
We don't want to make our reclaimed bricks look brand new. The weathering, colour variation, texture and natural marks are part of their history and character.
Instead, we focus on removing unwanted old mortar and preparing the brick so its original appearance can be properly seen.
2. Individually Checked for Quality
Cleaning the brick is only the first stage. Once the old mortar has been removed, each brick is individually inspected.
Reclaimed bricks naturally vary in appearance, and small imperfections can be part of their charm. However, there is a difference between natural character and damage that makes a brick unsuitable.
During our inspection, we look for issues such as:
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Missing faces
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Badly damaged corners
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Excessively uneven corners
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Unsuitable or damaged edges
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Significant damage that affects the brick's suitability
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Bricks that don't meet our standards for quality and appearance
Bricks that don't meet our requirements are removed from the selection.
This means we're not simply taking every brick recovered from a demolition or heritage project and putting it onto a pallet. We carefully select the bricks that make it through our quality-control process.
3. Carefully Palletised
Once a brick has been cleaned and passed our inspection, it is ready for the final stage of our process.
The bricks are carefully palletised and prepared for delivery, allowing us to organise the finished selection and ensure it is ready to reach our customers safely and efficiently.
By the time the bricks leave us, they have already been through the full process — from initial recovery, through hand cleaning and individual inspection, to final palletisation.
Giving Old Bricks a New Life
One of the biggest advantages of reclaimed brick is that it allows a material with an existing history to be used again.
Bricks recovered from demolition sites and heritage buildings can often have decades of weathering and character that would be difficult to replicate with newly manufactured materials.
For customers working on renovations, extensions, restoration projects, garden walls or new brickwork, reclaimed bricks can provide an authentic appearance while giving an existing building material another life.
We believe that reclaiming bricks isn't simply about recovering as many bricks as possible. It's about recovering suitable bricks and preparing them properly for their next use.
Reclaimed Doesn't Mean Unchecked
We understand that when customers purchase reclaimed bricks, they're looking for character, but they're also looking for quality.
That's why our process is designed to maintain the balance between the two.
We preserve the character that makes reclaimed bricks unique while removing bricks that don't meet our standards.
Every brick that passes through our process has been:
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Cleaned by hand.
Old mortar is carefully removed using a chisel hammer. -
Checked individually.
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Prepared for delivery.
Bricks that meet our standards are carefully palletised and prepared for our customers.
Our Commitment to Quality
From demolition sites and heritage buildings to renovation projects and older properties, every reclaimed brick we handle has a story behind it.
Our job is to help give those bricks another chapter.
We don't just reclaim bricks. We reclaim them to a standard.
Every brick that leaves us has been cleaned, checked and selected with quality in mind, giving you confidence that the reclaimed bricks you're receiving have been carefully prepared for their next life.
Reducing Waste, Reclaiming More
We also believe strongly in minimising waste wherever possible. Reclaimed bricks are valuable building materials, and we don't believe a brick should automatically be discarded simply because it has some natural wear, minor imperfections or marks from its previous life. We've been informed by experienced bricklayers that where a brick retains a clean, clear face and is otherwise suitable, it can still be perfectly usable. That's why our quality-control process isn't about rejecting every imperfect brick, it's about identifying bricks that are genuinely unsuitable while allowing those with usable faces and natural character to be given a second life. For us, reclaiming bricks is not only about quality; it's also about reducing unnecessary waste and making the most of a material that can continue to be used for years to come.
