# Schad: Midwest’s Leading Full\-service Refractory Contractor

> Trusted nationwide for 80\+ years, Schad delivers expert refractory installation and maintenance across iron, steel, aluminum, petrochemical, and more\.

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## Pages
- [Homepage](https://schadrefractory.com/)
- [Partner With Us v2](https://schadrefractory.com/partner-with-us-v2/)
- [Acid Brick](https://schadrefractory.com/services/acid-brick/)
- [For Employees](https://schadrefractory.com/for-employees/)
- [Safety Orientation](https://schadrefractory.com/for-employees/safety-orientation/)

## Posts
- [Planning Your Annual Refractory Outage: A Maintenance Manager's Checklist ](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/planned-refractory-outage-checklist/)
- [The True Cost of Unplanned Furnace Downtime ](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/cost-of-unplanned-furnace-downtime/)
- [Refractory for Thermal Oxidizers: What Chemical Plant Managers Need to Know ](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/thermal-oxidizer-refractory-lining-chemical-plant/)
- [Rotary Hearth Furnace Maintenance: Planning a Major Hearth Replacement ](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/rotary-hearth-furnace-refractory-maintenance-replacement/)
- [How Schad's S\.A\.F\.E\. Program Builds a Proactive Safety Culture on Every Job Site](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/schads-proactive-safety-culture/)

## Categories
- [Employee of the Month](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/category/employee-of-the-month/)
- [Uncategorized](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/category/uncategorized/)
- [Case Studies](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/category/case-studies/)
- [Tip of the Month](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/category/tip-of-the-month/)
- [News](https://schadrefractory.com/blog/category/news/)

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