Forterra plc
| Public | |
| Industry | Construction Materials |
| Headquarters | Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
Key people |
Stephen Harrison, CEO Shatish Dasani, Chief Finance Officer Benjamin Guyatt, Director of Finance & Company secretary Matthew Clay, Managing Director Bespoke Products Adam Smith, Commercial Director George Stewart, Operations Director |
| £290 million | |
Number of employees | 1,600 |
| Website |
www |
Forterra is a manufacturer of building products for the UK’s construction industry.
The company own brands such as
- Thermalite blocks
- London Brick
- Ecostock
- Cradley
- Formpave
- Jetfloor
History
Forterra plc was formerly Hanson plc's building products division, which was founded in the early 1960s by James Hanson, later Lord Hanson, and Gordon White, later Baron White of Hull, who set up Hanson Trust in 1964.[1]
Hanson's acquisitions, included The Butterley Company Ltd in 1968, London Brick PLC in 1984, Marshalls Flooring in 2002, Marshalls Clay Products Ltd and Thermalite Ltd in 2005, Red Bank Manufacturing Company Ltd and Formpave Holdings Ltd in 2006.
In September 2007, Hanson was acquired by the HeidelbergCement and in March 2015, HeidelbergCement sold the Company and Hanson’s North American building products business to Lone Star Funds.[2][3][4]
In October 2015, the Company re-branded under the name Forterra plc
The Company gained admission to the London Stock Exchange as an independent listed company in April 2016.[5][6]