It’s been a rough year for Canadian brick manufacturers, and the new year has brought more bad news for them.In an update on the Brick Factory website, the company revealed that sales of its most popular bricks, the M2, are down 5 per cent this year compared to last.The M2 was a popular product for […]
The Brooklyn fireteam has fired two shots into the air in a show of defiance against a fire that destroyed a warehouse, a brick factory and a gypsum factory in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.The blaze started in a garbage truck on Sunday night at the warehouse on Fulton Street, a street that runs through the Brooklyn […]
The first thing to do when building a brick-making operation is to create a simple building plan.Once you have a plan, you can then design the bricks.The first step is to decide how many bricks you will need.Brick factory bricks are available in various shapes and sizes.A single brick weighs between 20 and 40 pounds, […]
Brick factory worker David Stelzer is one of the hundreds of brick factory workers striking in California, demanding better wages and benefits.Stelzers father-in-law, who owns a construction company in Los Angeles, said the company had been hit hard by the state’s recent cuts to the tax break.Stelazer, who also owns a local construction company, has […]
New York City has a thriving brick and mortar industry.But the Hamptons has been home to some of the most notable brick factory buildings in the country, and its history has also played a role in shaping the development of the city as a hub for manufacturing.Here are some of its most iconic buildings.Brick factory […]