Forterra fires-up kilns as house building demand returns

Materials giant Forterra is boosting production to feed growing demand from house builders.
In a bullish trading statement the firm said revenue for the first quarter to April 30 was 22% ahead of last year at £124.1m.
Forterra said: “Trading saw continued positive momentum with the group benefitting from an improving demand environment, primarily driven by house building.“With demand recovering and inventories reducing we are actively managing production capacity to ensure we c