Arriscraft
Arriscraft manufactures premium calcium silicate stone, brick, thin masonry, and limestone products for North American residential and commercial construction, sold exclusively through a dealer network of nearly 400 locations from plants in Ontario and Georgia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1928
- HeadquartersCambridge, Canada
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Arriscraft does
Arriscraft is a North American manufacturer of premium manufactured stone, calcium silicate brick, thin masonry, and natural limestone building products, serving both residential and commercial construction markets. The company's core technology is a calcium silicate (sand and lime) manufacturing process that replicates natural stone formation, producing building stone, thin masonry, brick, and limestone products with authentic profiles, grain, and color. It complements its proprietary products with the ProGUARD DP insulated cement board wall system, distributed under exclusive North American rights, which integrates drainage plane, insulation, wire lathe, and mortar bed into a single code-compliant assembly. Manufacturing is concentrated at two plants in Cambridge, Ontario and Fort Valley, Georgia.
Arriscraft operates a brand-only model within General Shale, Inc., the US subsidiary of Wienerberger Group, and reaches customers exclusively through a dealer and distributor network of nearly 400 locations across the US and Canada. The portfolio spans full-bed building stone (Edge Rock, Fresco, Citadel, Shadow Stone, Urban Ledgestone, Highfalls Ledgestone, Metropolitan), Renaissance and Evolution masonry units, Adair Limestone (quarried in Ontario), thin masonry systems (ARRIS-CLIP, ARRIS-TILE, Elevation Thin Brick, Midtown, Stack, Coastal), calcium silicate brick (Architectural Linear Series Brick, Avanti, Contemporary Brick, Tumbled Georgia and Vintage lines), cast stone, and architectural accessories. End users include residential homeowners, custom builders, and architectural firms specifying premium exterior and interior masonry.
Revenue is generated through one-time product sales to contractors, builders, and homeowners via the dealer channel, with pricing set at the dealer level and not publicly disclosed. The company invests in architectural specification channels—CADD libraries, AIA continuing education, technical bulletins, and project galleries—alongside content marketing, organic social, and influencer partnerships. Brand is positioned on authenticity (calcium silicate vs. cement-based synthetic stone), durability (lifetime warranty), and installation efficiency (ProGUARD DP labor reduction).
Arriscraft firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Arriscraft
- Legal name
- Arriscraft (brand operated by General Shale, Inc.)
- Website
- https://arriscraft.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1928
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Arriscraft manufactures premium calcium silicate stone, brick, thin masonry, and limestone products for North American residential and commercial construction, sold exclusively through a dealer network of nearly 400 locations from plants in Ontario and Georgia.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Arriscraft industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Manufactured Building Stone and Masonry Products
- NAICS
- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327)
- SIC
- Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Calcium Silicate Bricks & Blocks (IMADABAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Sand-Lime / Fly-Ash Bricks & Blocks (IMADABAF), Manufactured/Engineered Stone & Agglomerates (Quartz, Terrazzo, Sintered Stone) (IMAKAHAG)
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Where Arriscraft is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cambridge
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Arriscraft business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Building Materials Sales: One-time product sales of manufactured stone, brick, limestone, and masonry products through dealer/distributor network. Products are sold to contractors, builders, and homeowners for residential and commercial construction projects.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Arriscraft product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Arriscraft manufactures and sells premium calcium silicate-based building stone, brick, masonry units, and thin masonry products for residential and commercial construction. The company operates two manufacturing plants (Cambridge, Ontario and Fort Valley, Georgia) and distributes products through a North American dealer network. It also distributes the ProGUARD DP insulated cement board wall system under exclusive North American rights.
Product overview
Arriscraft is a manufacturer of premium manufactured stone and natural limestone building materials. The company's product portfolio includes full-bed building stone products (such as Edge Rock, Fresco, Citadel, Shadow Stone, Urban Ledgestone, and Metropolitan Building Stone), natural Adair Limestone from Ontario quarries, thin masonry products (including ARRIS-CLIP and ARRIS-TILE systems, Elevation Thin Brick, and various thin stone options), calcium silicate brick products (Architectural Linear Series Brick, Contemporary Brick, Avanti, and tumbled brick lines), cast stone, and architectural accessories (keystones, address stones, quoins, sills). Arriscraft also distributes the ProGUARD DP insulated cement board wall system under exclusive North American distribution rights. Products are manufactured at company plants in Cambridge, Ontario and Fort Valley, Georgia, with a network of nearly 400 dealer locations across North America.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Adair Limestone: Natural limestone products quarried in Ontario
- ProGUARD DP
- ARRIS-CLIP / ARRIS-TILE
- Renaissance Masonry Units
- Citadel Building Stone
- Fresco Building Stone
- Edge Rock
- Shadow Stone
- Urban Ledgestone
- Contemporary Brick
- Architectural Linear Series Brick (ALSB)
- Evolution Masonry Units
- Cast Stone (ARRIS-Cast)
- Midtown Thin Building Stone
- Stack Thin Building Stone
Products and services
- Arriscraft Building Stone (Full Bed Stone) Premium manufactured full-depth calcium silicate building stone product line including Edge Rock, Fresco, Laurier, Shadow Stone, Urban Ledgestone, Citadel, Highfalls Ledgestone, Matterhorn, Old Country, Renaissance, Evolution, and Metropolitan variants. Designed for residential and commercial full-bed masonry installation with authentic profiles, genuine grain, and natural colors comparable to quarried stone.
- Adair Limestone Natural limestone products quarried in Ontario and finished into floor tiles, wall tiles, landscape stone, and architectural cuts. Includes Parliament, Studio, and Georgian Blend variants for interior and exterior architectural applications.
- Thin Masonry Products
- Brick Products Calcium silicate brick products (not clay brick) with natural fine-grain appearance, including Architectural Linear Series Brick (ALSB), Avanti Brick, Contemporary Brick, Tumbled Georgia Brick, and Tumbled Vintage Brick. Available in various colors and finishes for residential and commercial applications.
- ARRIS-Cast Cast Stone Architectural cast stone products for decorative and structural masonry applications.
- Architectural Accessories Architectural accessory products for masonry detailing, including keystones, address stones, quoins, and sills.
- ProGUARD DP Insulated Cement Board Wall System Insulated cement board wall system with exclusive North American distribution rights. Combines drainage plane, insulation, wire lathe and mortar bed into a single panel, meeting ASHRAE 90.1, SB-10, and IECC energy code requirements. Miami-Dade/HVHZ approved for high-velocity hurricane zone applications.
- Bloomington Building Stone Newest addition (2025) to the Arriscraft manufactured building stone product portfolio.
Quantifiable outcome
- Lifetime warranty on products - won't fade, crack or degrade
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Arriscraft
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Arriscraft technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Arriscraft partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- T-Clear CorporationcoreArriscraft and parent company General Shale have an exclusive North American distribution agreement with T-Clear Corporation for ProGUARD DP Insulated Cement Board panels. This game-changing wall system meets rigid building codes for energy performance and installs in a fraction of the time of traditional wall systems, replacing three to four manual steps with one.
- Brian McCourt (HGTV Canada)minorArriscraft partnered with Brian McCourt, interior designer, contractor, and HGTV Canada television personality, for a multi-generational new home build project in Ottawa. McCourt shares tips for selecting stone products, mixing textures, and creating standout spaces.
- General ShalecoreArriscraft is a brand of General Shale, Inc., a subsidiary of Wienerberger Group. General Shale is the parent company providing corporate structure, manufacturing, and distribution infrastructure for Arriscraft products.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Arriscraft competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Eldorado Stone: One of the largest manufactured stone veneer brands in North America (a Westlake Royal Building Products brand), directly competing with Arriscraft in manufactured stone for residential and commercial facades.
- Cultured Stone: Leading manufactured stone veneer brand (Westlake Royal) overlapping Arriscraft's full-bed and thin stone product lines across both residential and commercial channels.
- Coronado Stone Products: Manufacturer of manufactured stone veneer products for residential and commercial construction, competing head-to-head with Arriscraft's building stone and thin masonry lines.
- Buechel Stone: US manufacturer of manufactured and natural architectural stone veneer, overlap with Arriscraft across full-bed building stone and thin masonry categories.
- Glen-Gery Corporation: Major North American brick manufacturer, directly comparable to Arriscraft's Contemporary Brick, Architectural Linear Series Brick, Avanti, and Tumbled Vintage brick product family.
- Brickworks Limited: North American brick and masonry products manufacturer (operating through brands like Meridian Brick) competing with Arriscraft in brick and masonry supply channels.
- Acme Brick Company: Large US brick manufacturer with extensive distribution, overlapping with Arriscraft in masonry supply and brick product categories for residential and commercial.
Broad incumbents
- General Shale Brick: Arriscraft's parent company and a major North American brick/masonry manufacturer; sibling brick lines (Watertown, General Shale Brick) overlap the calcium silicate brick category from a shared corporate parent.
- Wienerberger AG: Ultimate parent of Arriscraft and one of the world's largest producers of building materials (brick, roof, pipe); broader incumbent operating across the masonry value chain.
Others
- T-Clear Corporation: Manufacturer of ProGUARD DP insulated cement board panels and Arriscraft's exclusive North American distribution partner; comparable through adjacent building-envelope systems rather than direct stone competition.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Arriscraft social profiles
Digital presenceArriscraft compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Arriscraft financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Arriscraft leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Arriscraft funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Arriscraft M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Arriscraft
What does Arriscraft do?
Arriscraft manufactures and sells premium calcium silicate-based building stone, brick, masonry units, and thin masonry products for residential and commercial construction. The company operates two manufacturing plants (Cambridge, Ontario and Fort Valley, Georgia) and distributes products through a North American dealer network. It also distributes the ProGUARD DP insulated cement board wall system under exclusive North American rights.
Is Arriscraft a public or private company?
Arriscraft is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Arriscraft founded?
Arriscraft was founded in 1928. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Arriscraft based?
Arriscraft is headquartered in Cambridge, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Arriscraft make money?
One revenue line is on record: building Materials Sales.
Who are Arriscraft's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Eldorado Stone, Cultured Stone, Coronado Stone Products, Buechel Stone, Glen-Gery Corporation, Brickworks Limited and Acme Brick Company. Broad incumbents are General Shale Brick and Wienerberger AG. T-Clear Corporation is listed as an others.
Does Arriscraft have an API?
No public API is recorded for Arriscraft.
What industry is Arriscraft in?
Arriscraft's product category is Manufactured Building Stone and Masonry Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADABAD, Calcium Silicate Bricks & Blocks, with a secondary code of IMADABAF, Sand-Lime / Fly-Ash Bricks & Blocks. Its NAICS code is 327 and its SIC code is 3281.