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Gerada/Hildebrand is a collaboration between two ceramic artists; Nina Gerada and Caz Hildebrand. Both Caz and Nina have experience in various design fields, including architecture, urban design, graphic design and creative direction. Their ceramic sculptures explore geometry and pattern and work at many scales. In 2020, they began a collaboration with us. This has included…

We are delighted to have again achieved ISO 14001:2015 for our careful approach to managing the potential environmental impact of producing our beautiful handmade bricks. The Certification covers both ‘Winning of Clay’ (the safe quarrying of our raw material) and the ‘Production of Clay Bricks’. In preparation for the assessment by Lucideon CICS Limited, we…

Teams and individuals from pony clubs in Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire competed in the 77th annual Gosling Cup One Day Event hosted by the Essex and Suffolk Pony Club at Stratford Hills. W H Collier are proud to have sponsored two of the jumps on the cross-country course. The young riders and their mounts…

We are delighted to invite you to download our new e-brochure. The brochure not only introduces our colours and product ranges but gives a ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse into how we make our beautiful bricks and introduces some of the people behind the magic. Don’t forget, if you are considering ordering our products we can supply a…

Our annual dig for the distinctive blue clay that produces our beautiful yellow and red bricks has produced approximately 2,290 tonnes of clay. Poor weather meant we had to cancel last year’s dig so we were particularly delighted with the run of dry weather we had this year. The clay is extracted from the quarry…

Through our association with local training establishments, W H Collier has a long-term commitment to supporting young apprentices to develop their bricklaying skills. We are annual sponsors of the Maurice Page Trophy at the Suffolk Show where teams from local colleges compete laying handmade bricks supplied by us. ‘It is really important that in learning…

We will be closed from 1pm on 23rd December until 9am on 9th January 2023. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

You may have seen the video on our home page. It was made over the summer of 2022 by Eric Orme of Place Photography and shows our handmade brick-making process in 1 minute 43 seconds. All of the action takes place at our brickworks in Marks Tey. We see a birds-eye view of the forklift…

The summer of 2022 has been an important time in the life of the venerable CGE ‘moving-hood’ kiln in which all of our bricks are fired. After many decades of heating and cooling the steel mesh roof of the kiln was rusting through so work was required. ‘Colchester Rewind and Repairs’ were commissioned to make…