Sedgley-based Baggeridge has scooped a coveted award from the Brick Development Association (BDA) which recognises and rewards architects excellence in design and construction using brick.

Baggeridge’s involvement in the prestigious Islington Square development in Manchester, designed by cutting edge architects FAT has seen the company win an award in the category for Best Public Housing project, commending the use of three different varieties of brick on the project including Florid Red Dragfaced, Kingsbury Smooth Cream and Original Blue Sovereign Stock.

Mark Morris, Baggeridge’s sales director, said: “Islington Square has pushed the boundaries of design, with its innovative features such as giant brick patterning, mock ornamental gables, cloud-like profiles and false windows.”

“As the primary brick supplier we were delighted to have assisted in such a radical building that is far from being purely functional but actually provokes a reaction - something that architecture should do.”

Islington Square is a 23-unit social-housing project in east Manchester designed for Manchester Methodist Housing Association as part of Urban Splash's New Islington project which replaced the Cardroom Estate with trendy canal-side apartments and community facilities.

Click here to read a previous Press Release on Inslington Square.