Brickworks North America Corporation acquires Sioux City Brick

Brickworks North America Corporation (Brickworks N.A.), the parent company of Glen-Gery Corporation, has acquired Sioux City Brick, an Iowa-based brick manufacturer. Sioux City Brick will become a premium brand of Glen-Gery.

Brickworks N.A. is the North American holding company for Brickworks Limited, Australia‘s largest brickmaker and one of that country‘s premier building products companies. Brickworks Limited acquired Glen-Gery, a leading North American brick and stone manufacturer, in 2018. Sioux City Brick, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, is a respected manufacturer of clay bricks and a distributor of related masonry products with a strong brand and leading market position in the Midwest. The company has been family-owned and -operated since 1913, with the company‘s leadership spanning four generations with the fifth generation involved and supporting the business.

Mark Ellenor, President, Brickworks N.A., praised Sioux City‘s strong Midwest geographic presence and modern manufacturing plants. With Glen-Gery and the new acquisition of Sioux City Brick, Brickworks is expanding the creative potential for brick, especially for design-driven building professionals.

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