Meridian Brick plant manager Chris Egge, center, on Wednesday gave Mineral Wells Rotarians an interesting program on brick manufacturing and the local plant, which has been in operation on N.E. 14th Avenue since the early 1900s.

Using raw material quarried on site, Egge said the plant is assured of another 84 years of operation at its current manufacturing output before running out.

 

The plant makes around 240,000 brick per day, and the plant operates seven days a week year-round, including holidays. Egge said 42 truckloads of brick leave that plant every day, bound for distributors and builders as far away as Houston. His plant manufactures nine product lines for the company.

Between the plant in town and its sister plant east of Mineral Wells on U.S. Highway 180, the two plants combined produce well over 100 million brick per year locally. Egge said the Mineral Wells plant is the company's largest brick producer.

The plant in recent years was operated as Hanson Brick and then Forterra Brick. Forterra and Boral Bricks recently announced a joint venture and new name, Meridian Brick. Read the press release here.

Pictured with Egge are program chair Mary Braddock, left, and club President Jimmy Walker. Rotary Club of Mineral Wells meets every Wednesday at noon at Holiday Hills Country Club for lunch, updates on club projects and activities and a program of interest. Anyone is welcome to attend.