Annual levels of brick production in Great Britain 2010-2022

Producers in Great Britain had manufactured less bricks in 2022 than in 2018. Nevertheless, the production of bricks is much higher than at the start of the 2010s decade. Bricks are an essential building material for the construction industry in the United Kingdom.

Most common uses

Bricks delivered in Great Britain were most commonly used for facings. Most bricks delivered were meant for surface work on walls, which made this the peak year for facing type bricks. Throughout the past years, the number of deliveries of bricks in Great Britain has remained relatively stable.

Development of the construction industry

After the gross value added of the construction industry in the UK fell in 2008 and 2009 due to the financial crisis that had started a couple of years earlier, the industry increased steadily for several years. That came to a halt in the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it recovered quickly from the lowest level reached in the second quarter of 2020.