Hanson pulls plug on two brickworks

Hanson is closing down two more brickworks in response to the housebuilding downturn.

The plant at Measham is to close from September with the loss of 50 jobs.

And the plant at Stairfoot, near Barnsley, is closing at the end of August with the loss of 76 jobs.

This follows the mothballing earlier this year of two other plants.

In addition, Hanson is cutting one shift at its major Kings Dyke plant, near Peterborough and consulting on possible redundancies.