Sixth, the brick forecast was derived.
British Columbia Brick Competitive Environment
The dominant competitors in British Columbia include Lafarge Canada, which has two processing plants in the southern region of the province, Hanson Canada, a multinational corporation that has operations in 24 countries including being the leading provider of bricks and building materials in the Quebec and British Columbia provinces. In addition, Boral, Acme (Berkshire/Hathaway), CRH and Wienerberger are multinational competitors with operations throughout British Columbia. In addition to these multinational companies there are 25 smaller manufacturers according to Statistics Canada. The table from the Statistics Canada website is shown below:
Number of Establishments in Canada by Type and Region
Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing
(NAICS 32733)
Province or Territory
Employers
Non-Employers/
Indeterminate of Canada *
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
CANADA
Percent Distribution *
Source: Statistics Canada, Business Patterns Database, December 2005 http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/IDE/cis32733este.html
The dominant competitors in British Columbia have varying business models and marketing strategies. BC Brick Supplies is primarily in the decorative brick market, concentrating on selling bricks for ornamentation and decoration of buildings. This is also true of Coast Masonry and Tristar Brick and Block. Competitors who concentrate on commercial construction including Fabrikem, Fero, LXL, Lafarge Canada, Lehigh Northwest Cementt (which produces bricks and block in addition to wholesaling cement), Interstate Brick and Kryton International.,
Appendix
Value of Production
Principal Establishments**
Manufacturing Shipments and Manufacturing Value-Added
Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing Industry
(NAICS 32733)
Measure of Production
Value in $millions
CAGR*
Change
Manufacturing Shipments
Manufacturing Value-Added
Notes:
Compound annual growth rate
** Incorporated establishments with employees, primarily engaged in manufacturing and with sales of manufactured goods equal or greater than $30,000
http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/IDE/cis32733prde.html
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