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Champaign, Urbana protective of their brick supplies Sun, 05/23/2010 – 7:00am | Patrick Wade The News-Gazette CHAMPAIGN – City officials are not complaining about having been hit by about 1,300 tons of bricks. When Champaign public works staff in 1999 bought 292,800 bricks straight out of the ground of an East St. Louis stockyard, they …

Thursday, April 28th Whitacre Greer received two safety awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The Group Award recognized the Alliance-based manufacturer of paving and firebrick for the best safety record in its category – manufacturing. Whitacre Greer was also recognized for having no lost time accidents during the last year. John Miller, EHS …

We are pleased to announce that a permeable paver program is now available from Whitacre Greer. The PowerPoint-based program is technical in nature with plenty of information to please engineers, architects and landscape architects alike. The one-hour program covers the following topics: Permeable pavement definitions System benefits and limitations Types of exfiltration Basic system design …

Jan 28, 2011 12:39 ET RESTON, VA–(Marketwire – January 28, 2011) – The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has honored four U.S. brick manufacturers for their ingenuity in employee health and safety, environmental stewardship and one individual for a lifetime of dedicated service to the brick industry. This year’s deserving winners and their programs save lives, …

Wednesday, January 19th, Whitacre Greer was honored with an award recognizing its commitment to employee safety. The award was presented by the Brick Industry Association at the annual Carolina’s Brick Forum in Greensboro, NC. A summary of the safety program follows. Thank you John Miller, EHS Manager, for developing and implementing the program and thank …

By Philip Marcelo The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE –– To those attending the inauguration of Governor-elect Lincoln D. Chafee and other state officeholders on the State House steps on Jan. 4: that marble you’ll be standing on is new — and pricey. Most of the 107-year-old marble-and-brick plaza that stretches out from the State House toward …

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design is honoring the work of one of its professors with an exhibition this month. The exhibition features the work of Professor Hansjörg Göritz, who has been internationally recognized for the past 20 years. The exhibition, called Stones and Sketches, is on display now through Nov. …

The Hardscape North America Project Awards recognized three projects utilizing Whitacre Greer dry-pressed clay pavers at a ceremony during the Hardscape North America Show in Louisville Saturday, October 30th. Hardscape North America is for installers, owners, foremen, supervisors and key laborers. HNA began in 2007 and has grown every year since. Its focus is to …

Lakewood, OH’s Anchor Landscaping, (216) 226-0370 , created the beautiful clay paver patio pictured below. The repeating paver pattern utilizes 8x8x2-1/4, 4x8x2-1/4 and 4x8x2-1/4 Kerf (simulates two adjoining 4×4 pavers) in shades 50 Ivory, 52 Majestic and 53 Cimmerian. The installation pattern can be mimicked by following Random Paver Pattern #1, available here for download. …

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is currently revising the 20-year old New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential wood heaters. The existing NSPS exempted masonry fireplaces as decorative elements. Revisions to the NSPS may include site-built masonry fireplaces. The EPA and industry have created a test and certification program for appliances that burn wood; including wood …