GerrityStone Hoists Over 2000 Pounds of Stone up Seven Floors in Downtown Boston


Woburn, MA--(Marketwire - July 20, 2009) - GerrityStone, New England's premiere interior and exterior custom stonework specialist, blocked off a section of Congress Street in Boston on Wednesday, July 15th to successfully hoist three rare and one-of-a-kind stonework slabs up seven stories to the site of the Boston Magazine Concept Home at the FP3 condo development. GerrityStone is providing all the stonework for this exclusive showhouse.

A crane was utilized to lift three granite pieces each weighing between 600 to 700 pounds up the side of the building and over a glass wall and deck, where four GerrityStone employees then unhooked the cables and hand-carried each one safely into the penthouse.

Boston Magazine's 2009 Concept Home located at the FP3 - 346 Congress Street in Boston, is being designed under the direction of famed interior designer David Hacin. Once the home is completed, tours will be given to the public with the monies going to charity.

GerrityStone specializes in custom stone fabrication and installation for kitchens, bathrooms, fireplaces, and outdoor living spaces. Achieving the industry's highest customer satisfaction ratings and offering the widest selection of directly sourced materials are the cornerstones of the company's philosophy. GerrityStone is an industry leader in green practices providing education on LEED certification, as well as continually reducing its own ecological footprint and promoting green initiatives in the Boston area through its "Green Team," an employee volunteer program.

GerrityStone is located just 10 miles north of Boston, in Woburn, Massachusetts and serves architects, designers, builders and homeowners throughout New England. The GerrityStone Design Center is open Monday through Saturday with extended hours Tuesday through Friday. For more information please call GerrityStone at 781-938-1820, or visit www.gerritystone.com. Press inquiries; please contact Joanne DiFrancesco, JDCommunications, Inc., 781-828-0323 or jdcommunications@verizon.net.

Contact Information: PRESS CONTACT: Joanne DiFrancesco JDCommunications, Inc. (781) 828-0323

GerrityStone hoists over 2000 pounds of stone up seven floors in downtown Boston