Ibstock to shut factory as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s profit

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Cost of closing site will include £1.5m on redundancy payments

Weakening demand in the new build housing and RMI sectors sent income and profit down at brickmaker Ibstock in the first half with the firm planning to close one of its factories as a result.

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