Keene Building Products tries to give a little back to everyone they do business with, finding solutions from a
different angle than others. Solutions come by placing seemingly
dissimilar things close to one another and looking for their synergy. Keene says it
solves construction problems by incorporating a vast knowledge of
building applications with a materials awareness. The company has many
patents issued and more pending.
Keene says the backbone of America is
small business. Small businesses can make decisions vastly different
than large corporations. Since Keene is controlled collectively by a
family, the company isn't looking for today's profit return. Instead, they are looking to
the long run success of their operation. Keene says it isn't moving offshore to save
a few pennies in labor and overhead; and they don't just make a product, they market it by understanding the place
where materials are used. The folks at Keene have become experts in the field of use,
while manufacturing the product.
People are the difference, says Keene, and the company has a special team of people who join for a challenge, who
look for the next solution, and who aren't satisfied with the present
solution, since there is always something better. Keene is working on the
incremental difference, not trying to get the last penny and wants want to
share the dollar with its customers, its people, and its charities.
Masonry is not just about laying bricks together in a pattern, there is indeed a certain skill, technique, and precision to laying stone. It is harder then most imagine. You must perfect physical placement, as if playing the world's most intense game of jenga.
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Brickwork Bronx