The Latest Breaking News from Forterra

Washington family preserves nearly 40 acres of farmland after 70 years of farming

For more than seven decades, the Foster family has worked the same stretch of Washington farmland, raising dairy cattle, producing hay and opening its operation to visitors through agritourism. Now, nearly 40 acres of that family-owned property will remain farmland permanently, giving the land a future that extends well beyond…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Robot Ford F-250 Just Shot Down Drones, No Driver Needed

An experimental Ford F-250 testbed pairs Forterra’s AutoDrive breaching system with the Edda counter-drone turret to explore future work-truck defenses.

Motor1 · Aug 26

Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range

The US Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 23

Europe’s biggest brick factory opens as owner Forterra reports big fall in profits

Firm planning to temporarily cut production elsewhere due to market conditions, and mothball West Yorks brick factory

Birmingham Post · May 19, 2023

Production under way at biggest brick factory in Europe

The £95m Desford Forterra factory is capable of firing up to 185 million bricks a year – enough to build 24,000 homes

Birmingham Post · May 5, 2023

Latest jobs news from Barratt, BDO, Amazon, Shakespeare Martineau, Trentbarton, EMEC, MTMS, ValiRx and more

There have also been changes at Wilkin Chapman, Showcase Cinemas UK, OTB Legal, Hallam, Ibstock and Forterra

Birmingham Post · Mar 10, 2023

Britain’s two biggest brickmakers see profits jump – but warn of 2023 slowdown

Ibstock and Forterra both reported a 25 per cent jump in sales last year and even better profits growth

Birmingham Post · Mar 9, 2023

Europe’s biggest brick factory ready to go online as owner Forterra reports slowing sales

Despite strong results for 2022 demand has slowed in recent months as the UK housing market cooled

Birmingham Post · Jan 25, 2023

Joules, Roll-Royce, Raleigh, Derby County and Boots: 20 of the most read East Midlands stories of 2022

Stories about Boohoo, Octopus Energy, Poundstretcher, Next and Marks Electrical also proved popular

Birmingham Post · Dec 27, 2022

New CEO joining UK brick maker Forterra

Forterra says strong 2022 so far despite price rises, production capacity constraints and low inventory levels

Birmingham Post · Nov 22, 2022