• 2005 Total value of building permits 24,103 ($ millions)
• Ranked as 7th largest state/province new home starts 2005 ahead of Illinois, Virginia and New York
• Averaged 79,581 new homes starts since 2000
• Full brick wraps are common in new home construction
• 12.5 million population

Why the O.S.B.A. ...

• 7 independently owned and operated firms
• Collectively average 31+ years in operation
• Collectively average annual sales of 4.75 million brick equivalents
• Focused on distribution of product - we do not manufacture our own competitive masonry veneers

The O.S.B.A. historically...

• Collective sales units of 1.3 billion brick equivalents
• Collective sales dollars of $ 1.285 billion