In the masonry block manufacturing industry, time is, quite literally, money. When a machine goes down for maintenance, each second that ticks by is like a dollar sign eating away at the bottom line. In fact, it’s not uncommon for downtime costs per hour to be well into the four digits. So when Techo-Bloc replaced bronze bushings with Thordon SXL — and, subsequently, increased uptime by more than 90% — the Company couldn’t have been more delighted. “I can’t say enough about Thordon SXL,” says Ian Havill, Director of R&D for Techo-Bloc. “The product has saved us a lot of money.” Founded in 1990 and based in St. Hubert, Québec, Canada, Techo-Bloc designs and manufacturers high quality landscaping products such as paving stones, retaining wall systems, and masonry stones. Their products hav

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