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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Ceramic manufacturing |
| Predecessor | Gladding, McBean & Company |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Founder | Charles Gladding, Peter McGill McBean and George Chambers |
| Successor | International Pipe & Ceramics (Interpace) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Pacific Coast Building Products, President & CEO, Dave Lucchetti |
| Products | Clay sewer pipe, chimney tops, roof tile, and terracotta garden ware |
| Parent | Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc. |
| Website | www.gladdingmcbean.com |
Gladding, McBean is a ceramics company located in Lincoln, California. It is one of the oldest companies in California, a pioneer in ceramics technology, and a company which has "contributed immeasurably" to the state's industrialization.[1] During the heyday of architectural terra cotta, the company "dominated the industry in California and the Far West."[2]
- ^ Sandifer, Robert (April 26, 1952). "Gladding, McBean Noted for Ceramics Pioneering". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ Kurutz, Gary F. (1989). Architectural terra cotta of Gladding, McBean. Windgate Press. ISBN 978-0-915269-09-9.
Gladding McBean.