Decision soon on Accrington brickworks future (From Blackburn Citizen)

Decision soon on Accrington brickworks future

5:12pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

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A DECISION on the future of the under-threat Nori brick factory is to be made at the end of the month, bosses have confirmed.

The famous brickworks, between Accrington and Altham, re-opened temporarily in August in a three-month deal after a series of orders were placed.

The factory had been mothballed by parent company Hanson last year.

A spokesman for Hanson UK said management would make a decision on the factory’s future at the end of the month, based on the size of the forward order book.

He said: “We're going to sit down and review it over the next couple of weeks.

"The last three months have gone well, but what we need to look at is the orders going forward.

"What's quite heartening is the number of people in the town who are encouraging anyone building to specify Nori bricks.

"It's still very much a skeleton staff. The important thing is it’s still producing.”

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