Masonry Magazine March 2005 Page. 38
Brick and BLOCK
Colen says that this capacity of production has helped to not only keep the materials coming, but also assists them in keeping a yard full of brick.
"In the last few years, we've had a rather large expansion," says Bill's son, Randy Colen, President of Bilco Brick. "We've increased our output - basically doubled it - and we're in the process of almost doubling it again." Colen says that this capacity of production has helped to not only keep the materials coming, but also assists them in keeping a yard full of brick - a month to a month-and-a-half worth of inventory stock-so they're prepared for customer orders. With this extra inventory on hand, Bilco can turn orders around in one or two days.
"Before this expansion, it used to be eight, 10 or 12 weeks out in selling to these builders, and they needed the product a whole lot faster," he explains. "So now we're able to produce a lot more per day, plus we have a tremendous inventory in the yard that keeps it going so they can have it immediately."
Bilco Brick has tailored itself to high-volume business, sticking to a set of 25 colors that change from time to time.
Colen adds, "With the expansion that should be finished in the next three to four months, we will be able to have that capacity to custom match colors for builders. Residential housing really doesn't do that; it's really more for the commercial.
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