Eagle Block Company agle Block Company was established in 1951 by Gino Piccoli and his father, James Piccoli Sr. Today, the full-service masonry supply store is still a family business, with Gino’s sons and daughters as the main workforce.
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“We just try to offer the best service, the most in-stock items, and the best pricing,” said Don Piccoli, “and then let the customers decide if we deserve their business.”
“I enjoy looking at homes and businesses in Durango, especially those in the downtown area, and knowing that my grandchildren can tell their children that their great-grandfather had something to do with that building, and that one, and that one over there as well,” said Don Piccoli.
Eagle Block Company is also invested in the community. Every year, they donate to the United Way radiothon, and in the past they have worked with Women’s Resource Center, Dave Spencer Classic, Special Olympics and high school sports teams.
Eagle Block Company is a manufacturer of building-block materials of various sizes, as well as a retail location for rock, cement, lime, sand, landscape pavers and elements, fireplace components, brick, cultured stone, and glass block. They also have 13 types of flagstone, boulders, landscaping gravel and retaining-wall block. All block and some landscape pavers are made on-site by the Piccoli family, including some of Gino’s grandchildren. The company has two trucks with mounted forklifts for deliveries in the Four Corners.
Eagle Block Company is located at 16073 U.S. Highway 550 S. Hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (970) 247-3636 or visit www.eagleblock.com.
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