PROJECT
exteriors
Made-To-Order Masonry For On-The-Go Food Sonic restaurant chain uses Echelon for new builds. New Sonic locations are fast-tracked to be completed and open for business in five weeks. Echelon Hillcrest stone thin veneer was used for a new build in Weaverville, NC.
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COMMERCI A L A RCHI T EC T URE
JUNE 2017
M
illions of customers are familiar with the Oklaho-
Oldcastle Architectural, Atlanta, experienced this dedication
ma City-based Sonic restaurant chain’s made-to-or-
first-hand when its Echelon Masonry brand was chosen to supply
der signature menu items and speedy service from
the construction materials for a new Sonic “dine in” concept in
friendly carhops, but they may not realize the behind-the-scenes
Weaverville, NC.
technology and attention to detail the company uses to deliver
“When Sonic opens a new restaurant, they fast-track it to be
their famous tots, burgers, and shakes to market. This unique fo-
completed and open for business five weeks from the time the
cus starts the moment the chain chooses to build a new location.
shovel goes into the ground,” said Gary Hensley, vice president of
commercialarchitecturemagazine.com
