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Brick Market In British Columbia Term Paper

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

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 *

Notes:

May not add up perfectly due to rounding

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Patterns Database, December 2005 http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/IDE/cis32733este.html

The table below indicates the number of employer establishments by employment size category and by province and territory in the Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing industry.

Number of Employer Establishments in Canada by Employment Size Category and Region

Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block Manufacturing

(NAICS 32733)

Province or Territory Employment Size Category

(Number of employees)

Micro

Small

Large

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon Territory

CANADA 38-110 6-0% Distribution * 24.7% 71.4% 3.9% 0.0% Notes:

May not add up perfectly due to rounding

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Patterns Database, December 2005 http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/IDE/cis32733este.html

Reference Links Used for This Analysis

Hanson (2007):

http://www.secinfo.com/d1Vyz.34u.htm

http://handson.workfutures.bc.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?site=graphic&noc=7281&lang=fr http://www.hanson.biz/files/presentations/2007/prelim06/slides.pdf

http://www.hanson.biz/index.asp?pageid=293

http://www.canadamasonrycentre.com/cmca/industry_strategies.asp http://www.masonrymagazine.com/index.html

http://www.bccassn.com/

http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/cbd/cbd169_e.html

http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/bus_stat/busind/mfg/mfg2003.pdf

http://www.cucbc.com/publications/economics/pdf/presentations/BCCR2007c.pdf

http://www.gov.bc.ca/keyinitiatives/economic_indicators.html

Brick Marketplace in British Columbia

Sources used in this document:
Reference Links Used for This Analysis

Hanson (2007):

http://www.secinfo.com/d1Vyz.34u.htm

http://handson.workfutures.bc.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?site=graphic&noc=7281&lang=fr http://www.hanson.biz/files/presentations/2007/prelim06/slides.pdf

http://www.hanson.biz/index.asp?pageid=293
http://www.canadamasonrycentre.com/cmca/industry_strategies.asp http://www.masonrymagazine.com/index.html
http://www.bccassn.com/
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/cbd/cbd169_e.html
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/bus_stat/busind/mfg/mfg2003.pdf
http://www.cucbc.com/publications/economics/pdf/presentations/BCCR2007c.pdf
http://www.gov.bc.ca/keyinitiatives/economic_indicators.html
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