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Acme Brick Celebrates 128th Birthday

Acme Brick Co. recently celebrated its 128th year in business.

April 18, 2019

As part of the celebration, each Acme Brick office and plant hosted a birthday event with cake and refreshments, as well as a gift of heat-resistant kitchen utensils for each employee.

Builder Confidence Holds Steady in March

The HMI component charting sales expectations in the next six months rose three points to 71.

April 17, 2019

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Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes held steady at 62 in March, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

TCNA Announces Ceramic Alliance, Seeks to Maximize EHS Resources for Ceramic Industry

Through The Ceramic Alliance, members can share concerns, ideas, questions, solutions and expertise on topics where individual resources may be scarce.

April 12, 2019

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Tile Council of North America (TCNA) recently announced that it has launched The Ceramic Alliance to begin working with other associations and companies in the ceramic industry on interests common to all ceramic sectors, especially brick, refractories, roof tile, and ceramic tile.

Grohs Named Head of Corporate Communications at Wienerberger

Before joining Wienerberger, Grohs served as company spokesperson and head of group-wide corporate communications at A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria’s leading telecommunications company.

April 8, 2019

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Wienerberger Group recently announced that Barbara Grohs has been appointed head of Corporate Communications, effective April 1.

Housing Starts Rebound in January as Mortgage Rates Go Down

Single-family starts surged 25.1% to 926,000 units, while the multi-family sector increased 2.4% to 304,000.

March 29, 2019

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Total housing starts rose 18.6% in January 2019 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million units from a downwardly revised reading in December.

Wienerberger Enlarges Managing Board with Addition of Menard-Galli as Chief Performance Officer

Beginning on June 1, 2019, Menard-Galli will be responsible for the management of further steps to enhance the performance of the Wienerberger Group.

March 28, 2019

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Wienerberger AG recently announced that it will enlarge its managing board to include a third member with the appointment of Solveig Menard-Galli in the newly created position of chief performance officer (CPO).

New Home Sales End 2018 Up 1.5%

The inventory of new homes for sale continued to rise in December to 344,000 homes available for sale.

March 18, 2019

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Sales of newly built, single-family homes posted a yearly gain of 1.5% in 2018, according to recently released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Airports are Challenged with $128 Billion in Infrastructure Needs

A study estimates that airport infrastructure needs over the next five years total $128.1 billion, or $25.6 billion annualized, to accommodate increasing passenger and cargo traffic, rehabilitate existing facilities, and support aircraft innovation.

March 15, 2019

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Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), a trade association that represents commercial service airports in the U.S. and Canada, recently released a new report detailing the significant infrastructure needs of America’s airports.

Revenue Increases 11% for Forterra in 2018

Forterra’s 2018 brick production increased by 13% compared with 2017.

March 13, 2019

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Forterra plc recently announced revenue of £367.5 million (approximately $479.8 million) for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of over 11% compared to the prior year.

Ibstock Announces Revenue Growth in 2018, Outlines Future Plans

The company reports that revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA were in line with management’s expectations.

March 7, 2019

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Ibstock plc recently announced 2018 revenue of £391.4 million (approximately $517 million), an increase of 7.9% compared to 2017.

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