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Acme Brick Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of brick and masonry-related construction products and materials. Founder, George E. Bennett (October 6, 1852–July 3, 1907), chartered the company in Alton, Illinois as the 'Acme Pressed Brick Company' on April 17, 1891. The company grew to become the largest American-owned brick manufacturer by the mid-20th century and was the first of its type to offer a 100-year limited guarantee to its customers. Acme Brick Company was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. on August 1, 2000
Engraved pavers from Acme Brick enable you and your group to make a lasting, personal contribution to any building project.
These beautiful units are made from natural shale and hard-fired for years of enduring beauty. Careful engraving adds your personal message.
The most common sizes for finished pavers are 7 5/8" x 3 5/8" (modular) size and 8" x 4" size. Engraving is available in a wide variety of designs and layouts. The illustration on this page, roughly half size, is an example of a modular paver with 3 lines of text (3/4" inch size) in the Vermarco typeface.
Build extra warmth into your home, with the energy-saving Country Flame Masonry fireplace.
Nothing adds warmth to a room like an all-brick woodburning fireplace. With the efficiency of the Country Flame Fireplace System, you can now take that warm feeling a giant step further.
This practical heating system has double wall construction on five sides, and includes heat collector plates to put the fire to work. Cool air passes into the heat exchanger, is warmed, and powerful blowers circulate the warmed air throughout your home. Connect this system to the ductwork of a central heating or cooling system, or install the system with its own ducts.
The Country Flame fireplace produces 10 times more heat than conventional fireplaces (up to 200,000 BTU/hr) and easily heats a 2,000- to 3,000-square-foot home. This means real home heating economy. Airtight doors keep warm air from escaping up the chimney, which results in fewer trips to the wood pile.
The Country Flame fireplace system is just one more way that Acme Brick Company strives to find new ways to help improve both the aesthetics and the operating efficiencies of America's homes.
Outstanding curb appeal and versatility have made Acme King Size Brick the best selling item in the Acme product line. Furthermore, their face dimensions make them cost-efficient. Compared with standard size brick, Acme King Size brick can lower total brick wall cost by as much as 30%.
Use of Acme King Size Brick results in lower labor cost, lower mortar cost, and faster construction time. Just as important, you can trust Acme Brick Company's record of reliability, color selection, and technical assistance. Mating quality with economy is what makes Acme Brick the best thing to have around your house.
Acme maintains close working relationships with a number of outstanding artists who work with clay brick. (A list is available on request.) Here are the steps involved in creating and installing a brick sculpture.
Architect and sculptor work together to plan the installation. The formal commission covers the details of designing the sculpture, executing it in brick, and supervising the installation.
After approval, the sculptor and Acme arrange for the manufacture of the brick units.
Acme technicians set the undried ("green") brick on a large "easel."
Using special tools, the sculptor carves the design into the green brick--which Acme keeps moist and workable.
Sculpted brick are then dried, glazed, hard-fired, and carefully numbered and packed for shipment.
The sculptor typically supervises installation at the job site.
For more information about custom brick sculpture, please contact an Acme Brick sales representative.
Acme Brick showrooms now offer VAST composite masonry products as an alternative for green building. VAST composite masonry products, made with up to 95% post-consumer recycled content:
Composite Landscape Pavers
Composite Permeable Pavers for stormwater management
Composite Deck Pavers
In a patented process, VAST transforms recycled car tires and post-consumer plastic containers into a new green building material that meets the demanding requirements of landscape and hardscape applications.
Light weight for easy handling
The VAST paver system weighs 2/3 less than its concrete equivalent. A worker needs only a wood saw to cut the pavers and the grids they sit in.
These units meet the most demanding requirements for aesthetics, durability, sustainability and installation efficiency. Award-winning VAST pavers deliver rich colors, superior slip resistance, colorfastness, and unbeatable strength. For detailed specifications, click here.
"Cradle to cradle" green
There is no scrap in the production process, and VAST pavers are 100 percent recyclable.
VAST is the first composite paver manufacturer with a closed-loop recycling program. Recovered VAST pavers are recycled back into the manufacturing process.
Compared with concrete pavers, the VAST manufacturing process releases 90% less carbon dioxide into the air.
The most LEED credits of any paver
VAST pavers can contribute credits in up to 4 LEED categories:
2.1, 2.2 - Construction Waste Management (MR Credit)
4.1, 4.2 - Recycled Content (MR Credit)
5.1, 5.2 - Regional Materials (MR Credit) for locations within 500 miles of Minneapolis, MN
6.1, 6.2 - Stormwater Design (SS Credit)
How much material can you
recycle with VAST Pavers?
Length ft.
Width ft.
Area sq. ft.
Recycled
content tires
plastic containers
VAST products are available at Acme Brick company sales locations in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico. For more information on VAST products,
Engraved pavers from Acme Brick enable you and your group to make a lasting, personal contribution to any building project.
These beautiful units are made from natural shale and hard-fired for years of enduring beauty. Careful engraving adds your personal message.
The most common sizes for finished pavers are 7 5/8" x 3 5/8" (modular) size and 8" x 4" size. Engraving is available in a wide variety of designs and layouts. The illustration on this page, roughly half size, is an example of a modular paver with 3 lines of text (3/4" inch size) in the Vermarco typeface.
Build extra warmth into your home, with the energy-saving Country Flame Masonry fireplace.
Nothing adds warmth to a room like an all-brick woodburning fireplace. With the efficiency of the Country Flame Fireplace System, you can now take that warm feeling a giant step further.
This practical heating system has double wall construction on five sides, and includes heat collector plates to put the fire to work. Cool air passes into the heat exchanger, is warmed, and powerful blowers circulate the warmed air throughout your home. Connect this system to the ductwork of a central heating or cooling system, or install the system with its own ducts.
The Country Flame fireplace produces 10 times more heat than conventional fireplaces (up to 200,000 BTU/hr) and easily heats a 2,000- to 3,000-square-foot home. This means real home heating economy. Airtight doors keep warm air from escaping up the chimney, which results in fewer trips to the wood pile.
The Country Flame fireplace system is just one more way that Acme Brick Company strives to find new ways to help improve both the aesthetics and the operating efficiencies of America's homes.
Outstanding curb appeal and versatility have made Acme King Size Brick the best selling item in the Acme product line. Furthermore, their face dimensions make them cost-efficient. Compared with standard size brick, Acme King Size brick can lower total brick wall cost by as much as 30%.
Use of Acme King Size Brick results in lower labor cost, lower mortar cost, and faster construction time. Just as important, you can trust Acme Brick Company's record of reliability, color selection, and technical assistance. Mating quality with economy is what makes Acme Brick the best thing to have around your house.
Acme maintains close working relationships with a number of outstanding artists who work with clay brick. (A list is available on request.) Here are the steps involved in creating and installing a brick sculpture.
Architect and sculptor work together to plan the installation. The formal commission covers the details of designing the sculpture, executing it in brick, and supervising the installation.
After approval, the sculptor and Acme arrange for the manufacture of the brick units.
Acme technicians set the undried ("green") brick on a large "easel."
Using special tools, the sculptor carves the design into the green brick--which Acme keeps moist and workable.
Sculpted brick are then dried, glazed, hard-fired, and carefully numbered and packed for shipment.
The sculptor typically supervises installation at the job site.
For more information about custom brick sculpture, please contact an Acme Brick sales representative.
Acme Brick showrooms now offer VAST composite masonry products as an alternative for green building. VAST composite masonry products, made with up to 95% post-consumer recycled content:
Composite Landscape Pavers
Composite Permeable Pavers for stormwater management
Composite Deck Pavers
In a patented process, VAST transforms recycled car tires and post-consumer plastic containers into a new green building material that meets the demanding requirements of landscape and hardscape applications.
Light weight for easy handling
The VAST paver system weighs 2/3 less than its concrete equivalent. A worker needs only a wood saw to cut the pavers and the grids they sit in.
These units meet the most demanding requirements for aesthetics, durability, sustainability and installation efficiency. Award-winning VAST pavers deliver rich colors, superior slip resistance, colorfastness, and unbeatable strength. For detailed specifications, click here.
"Cradle to cradle" green
There is no scrap in the production process, and VAST pavers are 100 percent recyclable.
VAST is the first composite paver manufacturer with a closed-loop recycling program. Recovered VAST pavers are recycled back into the manufacturing process.
Compared with concrete pavers, the VAST manufacturing process releases 90% less carbon dioxide into the air.
The most LEED credits of any paver
VAST pavers can contribute credits in up to 4 LEED categories:
2.1, 2.2 - Construction Waste Management (MR Credit)
4.1, 4.2 - Recycled Content (MR Credit)
5.1, 5.2 - Regional Materials (MR Credit) for locations within 500 miles of Minneapolis, MN
6.1, 6.2 - Stormwater Design (SS Credit)
How much material can you
recycle with VAST Pavers?
Length ft.
Width ft.
Area sq. ft.
Recycled
content tires
plastic containers
VAST products are available at Acme Brick company sales locations in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico. For more information on VAST products,