RESTON, Va., July 2, 2014 — The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honored the best in brick design across North America. Selected by an independent panel of judges, the 2014 Brick in Architecture Awards spiked this year with more than 150 entries. Established in 1989, the 40 winners in this 25th anniversary year span 22 …
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Brick Street Market, Bondurant, IA Features Whitacre Greer Dry-Pressed Brick
Check out this project! We don’t often have the opportunity to supply brick for vertical applications so we’re excited about this one. Jeff Patterson at Whitacre Greer’s Iowa distributor, Glen Gery worked on this project. His efforts resulted in the selection and specification of a Whitacre Greer dry-pressed modular solid brick for the construction of this market in Bondurant, Iowa. Its …
Whitacre Greer to Exhibit at 2014 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo – Denver
Visit Whitacre Greer in Denver, November 21-24, 2014, at the ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo. Sales personnel, Mic McAfee, Andy Karas, Rob Rollins and Michael Tyson will be on hand to answer questions regarding clay paver specification, product selection and installation. See new Whitacre Greer products and colors including: Old Chicago Cobble Boardwalk, 6 x 12 …
Alfred State College Holds Permeable Pavement Training Workshop
March 27th Alfred State College School of Applied Technology – Masonry Building Trades, Wellsville, NY, hosted a permeable pavement/stormwater management training workshop for masonry and heavy equipment students, design professionals and municipal officials. Associate Professor Stephen Richard organized the event. Andy Karas, Whitacre Greer Regional Sales Manager and Unilock’s Steve Simon provided permeable pavement design and construction …
John Miller Recognized as Brick Industry Association’s Volunteer of the Year
John Miller, Environmental, Health and Safety Engineering Manager at Whitacre Greer was recognized Wednesday, January 29th as the Brick Industry Association’s Volunteer of the Year. John’s commitment to the industry group’s activities promoting responsible emission and silica limits for the brick industry is second to none. The award was presented to John at the industry’s …
Altamanu Project Using Whitacre Greer Pavers Recognized for Excellence
Congratulations to Altamanu |Landscape Architecture + urban design + planning! The Congress for New Urbanism Illinois Charter Awards Jury awarded the company’s entry, “River Street Shared Street,” Best Street. The formal presentation will occur at the CNU Illinois Holiday Event on December 11 at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Avenue.
Whitacre Greer Receives $40,000 Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Safety Grant
Installation of Air Cannons in old storage hoppers Whitacre Greer is a century old, family owned manufacturer of dry pressed clay pavers and firebrick. Currently we have one plant in Alliance Ohio which operates on a 24/7 schedule. In May 2011 we had a lost time accident involving our largest clay storage bin – Bin …
Whitacre Greer Offers New Paver Shade
Whitacre Greer offers a new paver shade, #56 Desert Gray. Right now it is available for samples in a 4x8x2-1/4 and 3x9x3 paver. You can view photos of the new shade under the Products menu by clicking on the new paver shade heading.
Whitacre Greer Scheduled to Attend ASLA Meeting & Expo in Boston
Visit the Whitacre Greer sales team; Andy, Mic, Mike and Colby at booth number 617 to learn about exciting new developments at Whitacre Greer. Click on the photo above for more information about the ASLA Meeting & Expo.
Whitacre Greer Adds Regional Sales Manager, Expands Territory
We are pleased to announce that Michael Tyson has joined the Whitacre Greer sales team as Southeast Regional Sales Manager. Mike has a long history of promoting and selling Whitacre Greer products in the Atlanta area as a distributor sales representative. He will be managing sales of pavers and firebrick in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, …