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 Our business was founded by Henry George Matthews in 1923 and today is still run by his descendants. He was a great conservationist, believing that maintaining and restoring the landscape was essential. Today, we uphold those values vigorously and continue to develop production methods that minimise environmental pollution and energy use. Between April - October all bricks are dried naturally outside to save fuel and we collect rainwater to mix with clay for brickmaking. Our claypits once exhausted, are restored and planted with broad leaved woodland or turned into ponds to encourage the indigenous wildlife. To date over 20 acres of oak, beech, ash and cherry have been planted. We also promote the use of lime mortar which uses less energy to produce than cement and allows the bricks to be re-used at the end of the building's life. |
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