Town of Cochrane Strategic Plan – Final Report October 2014
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Northern America of cement, aggregates, ready mix concrete, and other construction
materials, and serves markets in most of the USA and Canada except British Columbia,
NWT, Yukon, and Nunavut.
Jazbrick: A family owned and operated company, Jazbrick’s plants produce clay and
calcite (concrete) brick at two locations in Southern Ontario: Rexdale, Ontario (1998) and
Hamilton, Ontario (2000). Jazbrick services markets only in Southern Ontario.
Paisley Brick & Tile Co. Ltd: Paisley Brick and Tile is a family owned business located in
the heart of Southwestern Ontario. Paisley is the smallest of the five main clay brick
manufacturers in Canada, is located in Paisley, Ontario and services only Southern
Ontario.
Shaw Brick: Shaw Brick is a family owned and operated company founded in 1861 in
Lantz, Nova Scotia which services only New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
I-XL: A fourth generation family-owned company located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, I-XL
has been producing brick and stone products since 1912 and services markets in British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Mutual Materials: This firm currently operates 10 manufacturing facilities in Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia. The facilities include three brick plants, four block
plants, a paver plant, an architectural slab plant and a bagged mortar and grout plant. Brick
products are available throughout the United States and Canada. Concrete masonry and
hardscape products are available throughout British Columbia and the Northwest,
including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana.
McNear Brick & Block: McNear opened for business in 1868, based on the idea of
supplying clay brick, clay pavers, interlocking concrete pavers, retaining wall systems, and
fireplaces from a single source. McNear services British Columbia and Western US
(coastal).
Tri-County Brick: Tri-County Brick produces clay brick along with roofing, fireplaces and
block pavers. They are located in South-Western Ontario and serve their catchment area.
Employment & Revenues
In 2012, the breakdown of employer establishments in the Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block
Manufacturing industry was as follows: 17.1% of them were considered micro, employing less
than five employees. Small establishments accounted for 77.6% and medium-sized establishments
accounted for an additional 5.3% of the total number of establishments. Large employers, those
with more than five hundred persons on payroll, accounted for 0.0% of the total establishments in
the Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing industry.158
Note: In the above data, establishments are considered micro if they employ fewer than 5 people.
Above this threshold, a goods-producing firm is considered small if it has fewer than 100
employees, above that size, and up to 499 employees, a firm is considered medium-sized. The
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Government of Canada (2013). Canadian Industry Statistics (CIS): Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing
(NAICS 32733). Available at: http://tinyurl.com/kx4fg4y
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