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Aggregates - landscaping	Concrete
Asphalt	Contracting
Block paving & SUDS	Flooring & staircases
Blocks	Mortars
Bricks	Precast concrete
Cements	Sustainabilty
Chimney and roofing	Walling systems
Cladding

Aggregates for landscaping

	Inspirational landscaping, 15.7MB Inspirational garden design ideas featuring our range of garden landscaping products.
	Product guide, 6MB A handy pocket guide to our range of decorative aggregates, bagged sands & gravels and DIY and building products.

Asphalt

Asphalt solutions, 974KB

A guide to our range of asphalt surfacing solutions for major civil engineering projects, to domestic driveways and paths.

Block paving and SUDS

	Distinctive driveways and patios, 2.2MB A guide to our blockpaving for domestic projects, including permeable paving and water harvesting systems.
	Driveway maintenance, 650KB Maintenance advice for the Aqualflow® permeable paving system.
	Product directory, 11.9MB A complete guide to our range of standard concrete block paving.
	Formpave Sustainable Urban Drainage system, 10MB Complete information on our sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) systems.

Blocks

	Aggregate block technical manual, 2.55MB A complete guide to our aggregate block products, including full technical details and advice on building regulations.
	Aggregate block pocket guide, 1.3MB A handy pocket guide to the aggregate block range.
	Hanson Slot Block, 580KB Find out about our new unique lightweight aggregate block.
	Aircrete block green guide ratings, 10KB Find out more about our Thermalite® aircrete block Green Guide ratings and Code for Sustainable Homes Credits.
	Aircrete block technical manual, 5.9MB A comprehensive guide to our Thermalite® aircrete block products, including full technical details and advice on building regulations.

	Aircrete block product guide, 1.2MB A pocket guide to our Thermalite® aircrete block range.
	Aircrete block Trenchblock Tongue & Groove, 1.2MB Find out about the benefits of Trenchblock® Tongue & Groove, for faster foundations.
	Aircrete block site guide to thin joint masonry, 3.5MB A useful guide to the Thermalite® thin joint masonry system.

Bricks

	Guide to brick and clay products, 21.4MB A comprehensive guide to our brick range. We've organised the bricks by colour and texture to make it easy to use.
	Guide to London bricks, 5.6MB A pocket guide to our famous London range of bricks.
	London brick, 130 years of history, 5.2MB Find out about the history of our London brick products.
	Guide to brick specials, 11.7MB A comprehensive guide to our complete range of brick specials.
	Cradley special bricks, the art of brick, 2.3MB A guide to the range of special bricks, from Cradley.
	The Highland brick range, 3MB A guide to our new Highland brick range designed specifically for the Scottish market.
	Terrablock masonry blocks, 179KB Information on our large format terracotta masonry blocks.

Cements

	Hanson Cement, 782KB A guide to the Hanson Cement products - the broadest range of sustainable cement products in the UK.
	Castle cement packed products guide, 1.2MB A guide to the complete range of packed products from Castle Cement.
	Castle cement ready bag range, 1.9MB A guide to the ready bag range of dry mix products from Castle Cement
	Castle cement lightweight aggregate, 2.1MB A guide to our Maxit lightweight aggregate (LWA) product, hardcore and insulation in one.
	Castle cement conservation range, 1.2MB Comprehensive details on our conservation range of limes, renders, plasters and mortars.
	Castle cement sustainability review, 3.4MB A report on Castle cement's sustainability performance.
	Castle cement tradical hemcrete, 584KB Find out more about our highly tradical hemcrete product.
	Castle cement, white cement, 784KB A complete guide to our white cement products.

Chimney and roofing

	Air bricks and ducts, 273KB A guide to our Red Bank range of air bricks and ducts.
	Chimney pots and gas flue terminals, 1.8MB Full details on the extensive Red Bank range of chimney pots and gas flue terminals.
	Clay flue liners, 3.4MB A complete guide to the range of class 1 clay flue liners for multi fuel applications.
	Concrete flue liners, 2.4MB Find out more about the range of concrete flue liners from Red Bank.
	Pumice based concrete flue linings, 2MB A guide to our new high performance pumice based concrete flue linings.
	Redi-ridge, 115KB Full details on the Redi-ridge dry fix clay ridge system.
	Rediflow™ installation guide, 668KB An easy installation guide for the Rediflow™ concrete gas flue system from Red Bank.
	Ridge and finials, 579KB A complete guide to the Red Bank range of clay ridge products and finials.
	Ridge ventilation system, 782KB A comprehensive guide to our Red Bank ridge ventilation systems.

Cladding

	Wonderwall® cladding system, 2MB A guide to our Wonderwall® lightweight cladding system.
	Lockclad, 550KB Comprehensive details on our Lockclad terracotta rainscreen cladding system.

Concrete

	Ready_mixed concrete solutions, 296KB A guide to our ready-mixed concrete for a variety of applications.
	Ready-mixed concrete - home range, 332KB Comprehensive information on our ready-mixed concrete for domestic applications.
	Ready mixed concrete - farm range, 420KB A guide to our ready mixed concrete for farm applications such as yards, livestock flooring and waste management.
	Dry mix selector, 2.07MB A handy pocket guide to our bagged dry mix concretes and mortars.

Contracting

Building solutions, 1.02MB

An overview of our complete building solutions for the housebuilder.

Flooring & staircases

	Beam and block flooring, 2.2MB Information on our beam and block flooring systems including Jefloor®.
	Hollowcore flooring, 1.9MB A guide to our pre-stressed hollowcore flooring for suspended flooring applications.
	Staircases and landings, 1.8MB A complete guide to our precast concrete staircases and landings.

Mortars

	Dry silo mortar, 1.04MB Information on our dry silo mortar solutions.
	Dry mix selector, 2.07MB A handy pocket guide to our ready bagged dry mix mortars and concretes.
	Ready-mixed mortar, 1.25MB Complete information on our ready-mixed mortars.
	Ready-mixed mortar colour guide, 377KB A guide to the mortar colours available with our ready-mixed mortar range.

Precast concrete

	Precast concrete box culverts, 1.04MB A guide to our precast concrete box culverts for civil engineering applications.
	Precast concrete basements, 1.9MB Full details on our precast concrete basement solutions.

Walling systems

Hanson EcoHouse™, 2.4MB

Find out more about the QuickBuild™ walling system which was used to construct our EcoHouse™.

Sustainability

	Thermal mass, it works, 3.5MB Find out how the Hanson EcoHouse™ is proving that thermal mass works.
	Hanson Cityscape, 7MB Find out more about the Hanson Cityscape.
	Part L solutions, 5.7MB A guide to hanson masonry solutions to meet Part L of the building regulations.
	Meeting the code, 1.4MB Information on Hanson's solutions to meeting the code for sustainable homes.
	Sustainability strategy document, 1.8MB Find out about our sustainability pollicy and strategy for the future.
	Health & safety and environmental policies, 862KB Details of our health & safety and environmental policies.
	Biodiversity and geodiversity action plans, 294KB Find out more about our biodiversity and geodiversity action plans.

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Guide to brick specials, 11.7MB



Ready mixed concrete - farm range, 420KB


Thermal mass, it works, 3.5MB



Hanson Cityscape, 7MB