Brick maker hired for village family home scheme

Easingwold-based York Handmade Brick Company has supplied its products to a North Yorkshire residential housing development.

The independent brick maker provided £150,000 worth of bricks for the contemporary scheme at Ferrensby, near Harrogate.

The completed development, called Slingsby Vale, was constructed by Yorkshire-based builder Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd.

It features 18 houses, 16 of which have already been bought or are under offer. Properties are being marketed by the Harrogate office of property consultancy Carter Jonas.

Mark Laksevics, of York Handmade Brick, said: “It was a privilege to play a part in creating some beautiful family homes in Ferrensby. This is a very attractive development, which is providing much-needed local housing and enhancing the community.”

Carl Wright, director of Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd, said: “We wanted our houses to be special, which is why we chose York Handmade’s bricks.

“The quality of the bricks and their appearance are magnificent. We are so pleased with the finished product.

“We wanted to fit in with the Vale of York vernacular and create a bespoke product, which complemented and enhanced the village and I think we have achieved that.”

Laksevics added: “While we have recently completed some stunning commissions for residential and commercial developments in London and other UK cities, it is vitally important that we continue to provide our bricks to more local Yorkshire developers and for self-builders.

“We are deeply committed to North Yorkshire and the Vale of York, where we have been manufacturing bricks for the past 34 years, and it is a real pleasure to see our work being represented locally.”