Aliva is celebrating its second award win this month, after picking up a prestigious INCA award for its stunning work to transform the site of a 16th Century Shakespearean-era playhouse with an A1 accredited system.

Aliva is celebrating after scooping an industry renowned prize with a truly bespoke terracotta project – Elm House at the University of Brighton – in this year’s Façade Awards UK.

Aliva UK has been named as a finalist for a prestigious prize in the Façade Awards UK 2022.

Reports that the shortage in traditional brick supplies is causing significant problems across the industry are widespread. James Ormerod explains the role brick slips could play to combat the challenges the sector faces.

Quick to install, economical, versatile and sleek – it’s no wonder brick slips have been used by architects in Europe for the past 40 years.

In our Q&A, Aliva UK sales director James Ormerod, MD Aliva UK, shares his passion for clay, and tells our customers why it’s time to fall in love with it again.