Spectra Glaze

In 1790 Spectra Glaze started in Baltimore, Maryland by the Burns & Russell Co. but is now a part of the Hi-Standard family brand. In the beginning, they started out manufacturing clay brick and pavers and selling them in and around the city of Baltimore. Eventually the company gravitated out of making clay brick as their local access to clay dried up. In the early 1950’s, the Russell family expanded operations to include coatings, basic chemical research, additives, minerals, pigments, ceramic coatings for metal, and new polymer compounds. With the unique discovery of how to combine organic and inorganic molecules to form new substances, with superior properties, Spectra Glaze glazed concrete block was born.