Business View Magazine Jan-2019

36 Lakes in 2002. In 2018, it was sold to the Mumford Companies, a business and real estate holding company based in Chicago, Illinois.The Mumford Companies was originally founded by Phil Mumford, Sr. in 1968, as a small, brick working concern.“They worked with reclaimed brick,” recounts Alissa Bahr, Director of Corporate Business Development and Marketing.“They would go around to any buildings that were being torn down and haul away the brick for free, and they developed a way of slicing brick into decorative brick for homes, hotels, hospitals, etc.” Over the years,Mumford added several new divi- sions to his company’s portfolio, including scaffold equipment and services, construction and architec- tural casework, three foundries, and four die casting