Ibstock has launched a new colour in its Tradesman range, the Tradesman Tudor, offering industry a brick that delivers a perfect match according to the company.<br> <br> The Tradesman range has been specifically designed to blend in with "fletton"-type bricks that are made from characteristic Oxfordshire clays and widely used on UK housing built from the 1930s onwards, with the new Tudor a colour match for those manufactured in previous years.<br> <br> Ibstock says that one of the key commercial advantages that the Ibstock Tradesman range offers merchants is its competitive pricing, offering a boost to margins in the current climate. Additionally, the bricks have been subjected to rigorous testing that proves their quality and durability, the company claims.<br> <br> With nine of the colours in the Tradesman range manufactured at the same Walsall-based Atlas factory, it is also possible for merchants to order mixed loads, picking packs of several different colours, ideal for when a full load of one colour is not needed, Ibstock explains.