Arriscraft, Canada Brick Celebrate Anniversaries

Arriscraft was founded by Ed Ratcliffe, who sought a better product than cement-based stone for residential construction. Radcliffe visited Europe in the late 1940s to learn more about calcium silicate stone, which combines two natural materials: sand and lime. Ratcliffe brought his learning home to Canada and, in 1949, founded Angelstone (later renamed Arriscraft).

Working the assembliy line at Canada Brick.

Arriscraft is turning 75 this year, while Canada Brick celebrates 70 years.

Through a continued spirit of providing better solutions, Arriscraft today offers an industry-leading stone product line for both residential and architectural markets.

Close by, in Streetsville, the first plant for Canada Brick was built in 1954. By the mid-1960s, the company was the largest clay brick manufacturing operation in North America at the time. Seventy years on, Canada Brick continues to build its legacy with various plants in the Burlington area, which service both residential and architectural customers.

Angelstone (renamed Arriscraft) was founded in 1949.

Their parallel histories connect these two companies culturally, notes Arriscraft’s Director of Marketing, Marta Zonneveld. “This year, we’re celebrating together—and most of all celebrating our dedicated employees, who have always been at the heart of our success.”