Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Dumbarton area. This example is not in my possession. Scottish Dunbrik Ltd, Stannergate, Dundee. . . . .

(Note – SBH – I have added some mention of Siporex here as a matter of interest only. It was a purely cement-based brick – no clay of any description used). Below – 12/06/1959 – Wishaw Press – Costain Concrete Co Ltd will manufacture Siporex in Scotland from early 1960. Siporex is a lightweight autoclaved…

20/12/1955 – Aberdeen Evening Express – Two ‘decent men’ fined for theft and reset. A former brickworks foreman who stole 6 tons 6 cwt 3 qr, of scrap metal and 3 tons of cement from his employers was fined £2o to-day by Sheriff McDonald at Aberdeen. For resetting the cement another man was fined £10….

Graces Guide information. Graces Guide information. Below – 1881 – Advert David Colville and Sons Dalzell Steel and Iron Works, Motherwell. 23/02/1940 – Motherwell Times – I see from the February number on “Colvilles Magazine” an interesting article on “Foamed Slag” being a new product devised as a substitute for timber. Extracts from the article…

Below – 18/03/1863 – Glasgow Morning Journal – Houses for the working classes – Below – 19/06/1901 –  Aberdeen Press and Journal – Clinker and cement used to manufacture slabs and bricks in Aberdeen. Below – 22/11/1923 – The Scotsman – Article on ‘Building materials made of waste materials’ – clinker and cement. Crozite. 31/12/1924…

Found by Nick Shaw in the Dingwall area. These appear to have been manufactured from a concrete /cement mix. The manufacturer is unknown but find the location would suggest Scottish origins but … Due to the find location, it is possible they were made at the Lairg Quarry and Brick Company Ltd, Lairg, Sutherland. ….

Springbank Tile Company Ltd, Cairnhill Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Manufacturers of concrete roof tiles. 13/04/1934 – Motherwell Times – New industry for Airdrie. Manufacture of concrete tiles and slates. Negotiations have been completed for the starting of a new industry at Airdrie in the manufacture of concrete tiles and slates for roofing purposes. The Springbank…

Found in Carluke. I did not take possession of this example. Cement based roofing tile. Scotcem Roof Tiles Limited, Station Road, Cowie, Stirlingshire. . . .

This company appears to have been a subsidiary of Redland Tiles Limited, Cowie and may well have operated from the same site. They manufactured cement-based roofing tiles. 27/04/1998 – Incorporated. 21/01/2011 – Dissolution date.

Found by Ian Suddaby in Aberdeenshire. Redland Tiles. Ltd., Cowie, Stirlingshire. It is a cement based product. . . . . Below – The same stamp and roof tile but in a red colour. This is in the possession of Ian Suddaby and found near Macmerry, East Lothian. . Below – Ian has found the…