Illinois Brick becomes critical link in Brickworks vertical integration

Brickworks Ltd., the ambitious New South Wales, Australia operator building a North American platform from a 2018 deal for Pennsylvania’s Glen-Gery Corp., will strengthen its Great Lakes region clay and concrete unit production and distribution footprint by acquiring certain assets of Palos Hill, Ill.-based Southfield Corp. At the heart of the $51 million transaction are Illinois Brick Co. and six…

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