As part of our continuous expansion program, Continental Cast Stone is pleased to announce the opening of a new modern 34,000 square foot manufacturing facility in southern New Jersey. This plant is now in operation to serve the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Maryland. We are also pleased to inform you that Bill Russell, formerly President of W. N. Russell and Company in Westmont, NJ has joined our team, bringing along his 25 years of experience in the Cast Stone Industry. Bill's achievements include serving as co-founder, President and Technical Director of the Cast Stone Institute for 15 years, Chairman of the Management Information Committee for the Architectural Precast association since 1986 and writer of numerous articles about Cast Stone for trade publications. Bill is presently the Chairperson of ASTM Committee C27.2 on Architectural and Structural Concrete Products. The new facility, which opened in November, 2000 is a modern state-of-the-art plant designed with maximum quality and efficiency in mind and will serve as a companion to the Continental Cast Stone Manufacturing plant in Kansas
