Hanson Brick boosts customer service in Columbia, S.C., market with
the addition of a field service representative
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 10, 2007
- Paul Elder to support sales team and provide outreach to builders
Hanson Brick, the largest brick manufacturer in North America, has hired Paul Elder as a field service representative in Columbia.
“Our objective is to provide our customers with top-level service,” said Hugh McLaurin IV, Columbia market manager for Hanson Brick. “Paul will focus his attention on customers who come to our Columbia showroom and provide value-added services such as last-minute jobsite deliveries and custom home physical take-offs.”
Elder, a Clemson University graduate, will be based in Hanson’s Columbia showroom, 5100 Brickyard Road.
In addition to his showroom service, Elder will conduct outreach to area builders and help customers find brick matches for older home renovations.
Hanson Brick is North America’s largest brick manufacturer, with approximately 1,600 employees and operations across the United States and Canada. The company provides its customers with superior selection and service, offering more than 1,000 styles of brick in five regional brick collections. Hanson Brick is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Hanson Brick is part of Hanson PLC (NYSE:HAN), an international building materials company, with more than 26,000 employees and operations in 15 countries. Hanson PLC is the largest producer of aggregates, the second largest producer of pipe and the third largest producer of brick in the world.
For more information:
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Dana Haydock 704-926-1301 dhaydock@wwlcreative.com |
Heather Tamol 704-926-1326 htamol@wwlcreative.com |
Notes:
Hanson is one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction industry, with revenues in 2006 of $7.9 billion. Our products fall into two categories: ‘aggregates’ (crushed rock, sand and gravel, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and cement related products) and ‘building products’ (concrete pipes, pre-cast products, concrete pavers, blocks, tiles and clay bricks). We employ 26,000 people, operating primarily in North America, the UK and Australia with further operations in Asia Pacific and Continental Europe.
