The Southwest Brick Institute, the trade association representing all of the major brick manufacturing companies in the State of Texas, in recognition of Elgin’s significant annual brick manufacturing capacity which far exceeds any other city in the entire state of Texas, has named "Elgin the Brick Capital of the Southwest." Elgin is the proud home to three major brick manufacturing companies.

Elgin Butler Company has been manufacturing and distributing quality architectural products
since 1873, including Structural Glazed Brick and Tile, Architectural Trim Units, Ceramic Base
Wall Units, Decorative Tile, Stone, and much more. Their products provide the best of both
worlds – beautiful building materials that are durable, making them a cost-effective solution for
many designers and masons. Used in both load bearing or non-load bearing applications,
Elgin Butler products combine the beauty of ceramic glaze with the structural solidity of
masonry. [Read More]

On July 4, 2007, Acme Brick celebrated America’s birthday and Acme’s 116th year in a really big
way – in fact over 9,000 pounds big. “Baby Clay” the World’s Biggest Brick” as confirmed by
the Guinness Book of World Records™ weighs in at over 6,000 pounds and is 116 inches long -
that’s one inch each year Acme Brick has been in business. It took a lot of skill, patience, and
labor to “deliver” Baby Clay.

Hanson Brick is North America's largest brick manufacturer with a total capacity of more than
1.7 billion bricks. Hanson produces more than 1,000 styles of brick in five regional brick
collections. Its plants in the United States are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. In Canada, Hanson operates plants in
Ontario and Quebec.