Flower City Masonry · Title: Flower City Masonry Author: me Created Date: 2/16/2011 11:19:17 AM

Flower City Masonry, Inc. 1

Flower City Masonry, Inc.

George Bethlendy Jr., President

5 Poinciana Drive

Pittsford, New York 14534

Phone: (585) 218-4380

Cell: (585) 739-5871

Fax: (585) 218-4291

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.FlowerCityMasonry.com

Owner of Flower City Masonry, Inc. and East Henrietta Commons, LLC

Experience and Strengths:

Structural masonry bearing buildings

Brick veneer

Cultured stone

Pre-cast stone veneer

Concrete foundations, poured concrete walls

Keystone retaining wall systems

Concrete floors

Historic renovations

Schools, churches, small and big boxes

Traditional stucco

Certified in EIFS

Speculation built houses

Rental

In Progress

2010 LiDestri Foods, Inc Rochester, NY

LiDestri Foods: Bill Everett

LaDue Architects: Jeff LaDue

WRE Advisors: Dave Topian

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http://www.flowercitymasonry.com/


2011 Wal-Mart Amherst, NY

Burgio & Campofelice, Inc

Project Manager: Matt Bean

Structural Deficiency Repairs

2007 Wal-Mart Providence, Rhode Island

The Pike Company, Inc.

Project Manager: Joe Snyder

2007 Wal-Mart Warren, Pennsylvania

DiMarco Constructors, LLC

Project Manager: Tony Soprano

Completed Projects

2010 Penske Truck Leasing Cheektowaga, NY

The Nichols Team

Project Manager: Ric Carley

2010 Walgreens Orchard Park, NY

Westlake Development

Project Manager: Mark Shattuck


2010 Market Square Henrietta, NY

Benderson Development Co., LLC

Project Manager: Brandon Lutz

2010 Wal-Mart Lancaster, NY


Project Manager: Rick Diamond

2009 Walgreens Long Pond Rd, Greece, NY



2009 Wal-Mart Geneva, NY

Burgio & Campofelice, Inc

Project Manager: Andy Saskowski


2009 Homewood Suites Greece, NY

Eastern Hospitality Advisors

Project Manager: Ron Baden

2009 Walgreens Perinton, NY



2009 Wal-Mart Remodel Clay, NY

DiMarco Constructors, LLC.

Project Manager: Mike Simiele

2009 Walgreens Plattsburg, NY



2009 Candlewood Suites Amherst, NY

Burgio & Campofelice, Inc.

Project Manager: Andy Saskowski


2008 Wal-Mart Hamburg, NY

Allied Builders, Inc.

Project Manager: Jeff Welch

2008 Lowe’s Hornell, NY


Project Manager: Nolan Adams

2008 Lowe’s Hamburg, NY


Project Manager: John Kosich

2008 Hinsperger Poly Medina, NY

Allied Builders, Inc


2008 Walgreens Leroy, NY

Westlake Development, LLC


2008 Sam’s Club Remodel Temple, PA


Project Manager: Mike Nicosia


2008 First Niagara Bank Greece, NY


Project Manager: Anthony Soprano

2008 Kohl’s Buffalo, NY



2008 Target Orchard Park, NY


Project Manager: Matthew Bean

2008 Carthage Apartments Carthage, NY



2008 Peebles Canandaigua, NY

Sword Construction

Project Manager: Dana Glover

2008 Rite Aid Greece, NY



2007 Canandaigua Towne Center, Retail A Canandaigua, New York

COR Development Company, LLC

Project Manager: Richard MacDowell


2007 Target Batavia, New York


Project Manager: Andrew Saskowski

2007 Wal-Mart Fulton, New York


Project Manager: Matthew Bean

2007 Hampton Ridge Office Building Greece, New York



2007 Lowe’s Macedon, New York

A.R. Mack Construction Co., Inc.

Project Manager: Bob McCorry

2007 Kohl’s Ithaca, New York


Project Manager: Mike Dailey

2007 Elmira Road Shopping Plaza Ithaca, New York

Widewaters Construction, Inc.

Project Manager: Adam Flood


2007 Target Expansion Amherst, New York


Project Manager: Matt Bean

2006 Rite Aid Stamford, New York

Bast Hatfield, Inc.

Project Manager: Thomas Lemay

2006 Wal-Mart Expansion Batavia, New York

Bast Hatfield, Inc.

Project Manager: Mike Tooker

2006 Milton Cat Batavia, New York


Project Manager: Nick Gehlert

2006 BJ’s Wholesale Club Greece, New York



2006 Wal-Mart Malone, New York




2006 Wal-Mart Brockport, New York


Project Manager: Jim Morrison

2006 Target Irondequoit, New York

Burgio &Campofelice, Inc.

Project Managers: Matt Bean & Jim Campofelice

2005 Wal-Mart Camillus, New York


Project Manager: Matt Bean & Jim Campofelice

2005 Kohl’s Watertown, New York



2005 Retail Building “D” Watertown, New York

Cor 3 Development Co., Inc.

Project Manager: Joseph Campanino

2005 Petsmart Store Mt. Olive, New Jersey


Project Manager: Mauro Caia

2005 Kohl’s Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The Norwood Company, Inc.

Project Manager: Robin Rhoads

2004 Creek House Commons Greece, New York

Navalis Company, Inc.

Project Manager: Richard Comella, V.P.


2004 Wal-Mart Plymouth, Massachusetts


Project Manager: Jason Van Zeilen

2004 Tractor Supply Pittsfield, Massachusetts


Project Manager: Joe Alvero

2003 Wal-Mart Expansion Henrietta, New York



2003 Sam’s Club Expansion Henrietta, New York



2003 Kohl’s Henrietta, New York



2003 Wal-Mart Expansion Plattsburgh, New York




Equipment Testing & Design

FCM recently worked with Stone Construction Equipment in the design and testing of the new

Groutzilla. This grout and mortar placement system is featured in the March 2008 issue of

Masonry magazine as the “Editor’s Pick”.



FCM was involved in the first field test of the innovative telescoping rebar positioner on a big

box store at the Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY. Further testing, field reports and evaluations

expected on future projects. An article was written in the Buffalo News April 20th

, 2009 and also

on the local television station.

0BInventor’s persistence pays off

1BConstruction product gets local tryout on Wal-Mart project

By Matt Glynn

NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Brad Dressler hatched his idea for an invention while working on countless job sites as a

journeyman bricklayer.

As any entrepreneur knows, simply conceiving of a better way to do something isn’t enough. But

he also had the persistence to follow through to make his product a reality.

The company he formed, Steelwich, makes a metal clip that holds reinforcing bar, or rebar, in

place inside concrete blocks that form walls. His innovation helps construction workers avoid

impalement injuries, since the steel bar can be gradually “telescoped” up to its full height as the

wall is built. Hence the clip’s official name, the telescoping rebar positioner.

Dressler, 45, began manufacturing his product several years ago but his positioner is finally

getting a tryout on a big local project. Wal-Mart agreed to use his clips on a 75-foot section of

wall of a store under construction in the Town of Hamburg.

The Depew resident’s persistence with the retail giant paid off. He said he lobbied Wal-Mart for

three years to use his product in one of its new-store projects. “When they said they were going

to test it out, I was really pleased,” he said.

Dressler has been a member of the bricklayers union for 17 years. Since his work tends to be

seasonal, he has spent more time in the winter months developing his company. He has the

positioners made in Erie, Pa., and China.

While Dressler had the concept, he had help bringing it to fruition. His brothers, Tim and Rod,

have assisted with his company. And he credits Lauren Whiting of Whiting Door, an Akron

manufacturer, with serving as a mentor.

“Lauren will tell you, you can’t ever quit,” Dressler said. “Not everyone is always going to agree

with you.”

Dressler is hopeful that if the retailer and its construction team like the results on the Hamburg

job, it will open the door to use on other Wal- Mart stores.


Tom Troiano, a project superintendent with Allied Builders, the general contractor on the

Hamburg project, said workers on that job liked Dressler’s positioners. The workers stay safe, he

said, since they are not working around a long stem of exposed rebar. Instead, they pull up the

rebar to the height it is needed.

The clips also help reduce fatigue, since the workers can install concrete blocks without lifting

the blocks above their shoulders in order to center them on the rebar, Troiano said.

George Bethlendy Jr., owner of Flower City Masonry, which is working on the Hamburg job,

said the product makes things easier on the masons’ backs. “I can tell you it’s a lot less stress on

the guys,” he said. And the less stress they are under, he said, the more productive they can be.

“I think Brad is going to be pretty successful with this idea,” Bethlendy said.

Bethlendy’s company has worked on 31 Wal-Mart jobs. He said the retailer checks the results by

having the walls X-rayed, to ensure the grouting is in the correct place and that the rebar is

positioned properly inside the blocks.

Aside from Wal-Mart, Dressler is also trying to get his product used in a variety of other

structures, including schools and government buildings.

Dressler said the best endorsement of his product comes from workers on jobsites who approve

of it. “They know a bricklayer made this thing. That’s the first thing out of their mouths.”

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Charitable Contributions

Flower City Masonry donated its labor and equipment to build a fifty foot train tunnel that

houses a twenty-eight passenger train at Camp Haccamo. Camp Haccamo is a summer camp

founded by the Rotary Clubs of Monroe County to provide enriching summer activities for

children and young adults with developmental disabilities free of charge.

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Builders:


250 State Street

Brockport, New York 14420

Phone: 585-637-0500

Fax: 585-637-8373 H Project Manager:Jeff Welch

Benderson Development Co., LLC

670 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: 716-886-0211

Fax: 716-886-1026

Project Manager: Brandon Lutz


2570 Walden Avenue

Cheektowaga, New York 14225

Phone: 716-685-6595

Fax: 716-685-6958

Project Managers:

Matthew Bean

Jim Campofelice 716-913-6492

Cor 3 Development Company, Inc.

540 Towne Drive

Fayetteville, New York 13066

Phone: 315-663-2100

Fax: 315-663-2109


1950 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road

Rochester, New York 14623

Phone: 585-272-7760

Fax: 585-272-0720

Project Managers:

John A. Kosich 585-313-7873

Anthony Soprano 585-943-8050

Navalis Company, Inc.

405 Lyell Avenue


Phone: 585-458-7000

Fax: 585-458-8262

Vice-President: Richard Comella


The Nichols Team

75 Highpower Road

Rochester, NY 14623

Phone: 585-427-9480

Fax: 585-427-8744

Project Manager/COO: Ric Carley

Sword Construction

1701 North Park Drive

Kingwood, TX 77339

Phone: 281-312-4200

Fax: 281-312-1094

Project Manager: Dana Glover

The Norwood Company, Inc.

974 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 220

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109

Phone: 610-266-1700

Fax: 610-266-0875 HU Project Manager:Robin Rhoads


One Circle Street


Phone: 585-271-5256

Fax: 585-271-3101

Project Managers:

Nolan Adams 585-278-7291

Tom Scheg 585-752-4064

Westlake Development, LLC

Skyline Building, 735 James St., Suite B-1

Syracuse, NY 13203

Phone: 315-471-5462

Fax: 315-471-6436


Widewaters Construction, Inc.

5786 Widewaters Parkway

PO Box 3

DeWitt, NY 13214

Phone: 315-445-8593

Fax: 315-445-8569

http://www.norwoodco.net/

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Flower City Masonry · Title: Flower City Masonry Author: me Created Date: 2/16/2011 11:19:17 AM