Building component of a settable material, with a plurality of facing members provided on a face thereof, and method of forming a building component

A method of forming a building component of a settable material, the method including:

• mounting a plurality of facing members on a base member using an apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of facing members provided on at least one face of the building component;
• a base member which can form part of a mould, the base member being in the form of a sheet of material with a regular array of through holes;
• and
• a plurality of clip members each with a body engageable in a required one of the regular array of through holes to retain each respective clip member in position, each clip member also including a head engageable against a facing member to urge the facing member against the base member, and to hold the facing member in position in a mould whilst the settable material is located in the mould and sets, such that a building component is formed with the facing members attached to the settable material, wherein each clip member further includes first and second opposite support faces engageable against respective adjacent facing members, and wherein the first and second opposite support faces are provided by opposite spaced strips, with an interconnecting web;
• forming a mould incorporating the base member;
• locating a settable material in the mould;
• and
• removing the formed building component from the mould once the settable material has set, the removing including breaking the plurality of clip members extending between the facing members and the base member.