11 Dec 2024
The need to take special precautions to protect against frost attack in newly laid masonry has been underlined in a warning from MPA Mortars.
08 Aug 2024
With our summer promising very hot temperatures we need to ensure both those working on site and the mortar and associated materials being used are carefully looked after.
02 Dec 2023
Mortar in poor condition can lead to a loss surface wall strength, although this is unlikely to result in overall loss in strength.
01 Dec 2023
31 Oct 2023
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Brian Carr, previously a director of John Carr Liverpool Limited.
29 Sep 2023
The latest Autumn Issue 35 editions of Mortar News can now be viewed.
05 May 2023
'Probably the best ever', was the overall verdict of those attending the 50th annual MPA Mortar lunch held at the Royal Over-Seas League, London, on 4 May.
01 May 2023
The latest Issue 34 editions of Mortar News can now be viewed.
30 Sep 2022
The latest Issue 33 editions of Mortar News can now be viewed.
02 May 2022
The latest Issue 32 editions of Mortar News can now be viewed.
01 Mar 2022
Devine Chemicals Limited and Cemken Limited have joined MPA Mortar as associate members.
02 Dec 2021
01 Sep 2021
The latest edition of Mortar News can now be viewed.
01 Jul 2021
28 May 2021
The Guild of Bricklayers East Midlands regional heat for its national competition has now been completed at Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge.
01 Feb 2021
Marshalls is to rebrand its division producing factory-produced mortars, screed and sand as ‘Marshalls Mortars & Screeds’ as from 1 March this year.
The need to take full account of frost and wind/rain exposure maps before specifying factory-produced mortars was underlined in a recent discussion at MPA Mortar’s technical committee.
01 Oct 2020
03 Feb 2020
MPA Mortar is the new name of the Mortar Industry Association (MIA).
01 Oct 2019
The latest edition of Mortar News can now be viewed below:
30 Jul 2019
Colleges in Yorkshire and Wiltshire supplied the senior and junior section winners in the final of the 2019 Guild of Bricklayers competition, sponsored by the Mortar Industry Association (MIA).
31 May 2017
The Wales heat of the Guild of Bricklayers 2017 competition has now been held at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham.
28 Apr 2017
Southern and the Notts/Lincolnshire regional heats of the Guild of Bricklayers competition for apprentices have now been held.
27 Apr 2017
Senior group winner was Jordan Ireland of Riverside College, while Oliver Ogden of Preston College took the junior title.
31 Mar 2017
First of the regional rounds of this year’s Guild of Bricklayers apprentice competition has been held at Bournville College, Birmingham.
02 Mar 2017
MIA is again sponsoring activities at the Concrete & Masonry Pavilion, Ecobuild 2017, being held at the Excel Centre, London from 7 - 9 March.
23 Jan 2017
Mortar Industry Association is to sponsor the Guild of Bricklayers annual skills competition for industry trainees for the third year in 2017.
30 Sep 2016
Autumn editions of Mortar News have been published and are available.
12 Sep 2016
Early registration for UK Construction Week 2016 exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, 16 – 18 October, means free entry.