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J U N E 2 0 2 5 | 19 Landscape Products P H OTO G R A P H Y CO U RT E S Y B EL D EN B R I C K CO M PA N Y The Belden Brick Company of Ohio is a U.S. manufacturer of brick and masonry-related construction products and materials. Bob Belden, CEO and VP of operations, says, "Although we specialize in through-body colours, we've made investments in the last few years to decorate dry bricks, with chamber drying providing a more precise drying process compared to tunnel drying. We also coat the top and sides of the brick without the customer needing to specify that service." This three-sided application not only eliminates the need for separate quoin ordering, it also ensures consistent appearance across large-scale projects. The coatings Belden refers to are ceramics, which render the colours per- manent and able to withstand extreme cold and heat. "We offer a wide range of ceramic products," he says. "For example, our Luminescent series has a higher glass content, resulting in a premium brick featuring an exclusive coarse velour texture that maximizes its dynamic surface properties and responds to chang- ing light conditions throughout the day." When Belden was contacted to discuss his company in March, his crew was busy commissioning equipment that can digitally print patterns onto ceramic brick – a process that has become familiar in tile manufacturing. "A 3D printer has been installed past our chamber dryers and before the setting machine and kiln, and it can print any image you want: stone, wood, patterns of discontinued brick, with incredible fidelity. We've prepared our dealers for a 3D line of bricks, the specifica- tions of which we're still working out, and this really will take us to the next level in many areas, including the realm of matching bricks on existing buildings." Luminescent series premium bricks featuring a course velour texture. Luminescent brick production line. 416-932-0622 cmtrees.com Be Good to Your Trees. info@cmtrees.com - Air Spade Root Exploration - Root Pruning - Tree Removals & Pruning - Arborist Reports & Tree Inventories - Consulting Arborist - Tree Preservation Plans Full Service Arborist Support for all of Your Project Needs.