THE award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played a pivotal role in the construction of one of the striking and distinctive modern houses in Hertfordshire.

York Handmade, based at Alne, supplied 20,000 long Maxima bricks to build Moses Dell, pictured, a luxurious and sophisticated 21st-century family home in woodland near Radlett.

David Armitage, chairman of York Handmade, said: “This was an absolutely fascinating commission, not least because the stunning Moses Dell was built on the site of an old brickworks and has been designed to reflect its interesting history.

“This commission has given us the chance to showcase our increasingly popular long Maxima bricks, which are rapidly becoming our USP. Maxima bricks are much-liked by architects because they lend themselves to innovative and bold designs.

“The unique flexibility of the production facility which York Handmade has in our factory at Alne enables us to manufacture bricks from 230mm up to 440mm in length and down to 40mm in thickness,” said Mr Armitage. “This puts us ahead of the game.”

Tom Mitchell, associate director of London-based architects Metropolitan Workshop, said: “Collaborating with York Handmade has been a pleasure, and we hope to work with them again soon.”