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BES 6001 - VERY GOOD

Following an assessment by BSI on 9th April 2013, Lignacite Ltd have been awarded an overall performance rating of VERY GOOD fulfilling the requirements of BES 6001:... Read more

1st Genuine Carbon Negative Block

Lignacite introduces... The first GENUINE carbon negative block... We have evolved our original Lignacite mix to include C8Agg® material which has produced the first genuinely carbon... Read more

Lignacite 2012 Lecture

Lignacite 2012 Lecture

Lignacite 2012 Lecture - Biomimicry and the Ecological Age Lignacite held its annual Lecture on Thursday 27th September at the Royal College of Physicians in London... Read more

ISO14001

Lignacite Ltd achieved ISO14001 (EMS) accreditation in November 2009 in a record time of six months. In addition, 80% of our supply chain also holds an... Read more

Athlete's Village

Athlete's Village

This unique masonry was developed with Architects dRMM for use on the Athlete's Village. Manufactured from recycled glass and then planished, this revolutionary new product... Read more

Nestscapes

Nestscapes

The inclusion of wood gives Lignacite many useful properties and makes it an ideal material for nesting boxes, so much so that it has been... Read more

Grand Design - Passivhaus

Grand Design - Passivhaus

You may recently have seen this Stealth House being constructed on Grand Designs. Designed by its owner Helen Seymour-Smith, this has become the UK's first... Read more

Book Launch

Book Launch

"The Lignacite block is the only one that incorporates wood chip aggregate, which sequesters CO2 to make it the most eco-friendly block in the UK." David... Read more

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The Shard

The Shard

Lignacite blocks help The Shard with its green credentials. Designed by Renzo Piano and rising 72 stories, the 1016 foot Shard is the tallest... Read more

Lignacite wins Gold at the Oly…

Lignacite wins Gold at the Olympics

Lignacite have had some early wins at the Olympics, being specified on no fewer than 6 of the venues. On the main stadium... Read more

The Olympics

The Olympics

Pictured here is Tracey Emin relying for support on a pack of Lignacite blocks at the Stratford Retail Centre. Over 1,000,000 blocks have... Read more

Tower Festival Headlands Build…

Tower Festival Headlands Building - Blackpool

Designed by dRMM this pavilion will be built from solid timber and clad in gold coloured, stainless steel shingles. The blockwork will contain... Read more

One Hyde Park

One Hyde Park

Featuring bullet proof glass, SAS trained security guards and 600,000 Lignacite blocks, this luxury development is now complete and selling for £6,000/ft2. One... Read more

Bulgari Hotel

Bulgari Hotel

Designed by Squire and partners this luxury 78 room boutique hotel is being built on the site of the former Normandie Hotel in... Read more

Latest Innovations

AFM Cladding System

AFM Cladding System

High quality masonry facades created by combining Lignacite's AFM range and Gebrik's lightweight and insulated cladding system. A collaborative offering from Aquarian Cladding Systems and Lignacite Concrete Masonry products. Gebrik, invented in Belgium, is a proven brick cladding solution for either over-cladding existing buildings to improve the appearance, thermal... Read more

Roman Brick

Roman Brick

Lignacite's Roman Brick Smaller than a block, larger than a brick... Lignacite’s new range of ROMAN BRICK has been created to offer a contemporary design feature to Architects. This NEW product will enable your building design to stand out from the rest.With Lignacites ability to produce over... Read more

    Lignacite Ltd

    Architects, designers and contractors have been inspired to use Lignacite masonry products since 1947.

    Lignacite is a family run company that has been around for 65 years. The company is firmly founded on old fashioned values without being stuck in the past. It strives to combine a keen eye for design, a love of materials and a view to the future.

    With a desire to meet modern day requirements and to use natural, recycled and renewable products, Lignacite has become the market leader in concrete innovation and facing masonry.

    Our aim is to work alongside designers, engineers and contractors to produce world class buildings for future generations.

    Our products have been used in a number of iconic buildings, such as the Gherkin, Olympic Stadium, The Athletes Village, The Chapel (Blackpool’s new registry office) and both Heathrow and Stansted Airports.