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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: November 15, 2019
Metro Walls expands services to South Shore area of Mass.
Manchester, NH Metro Walls has expanded its services throughout the South Shore of Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island offering commercial framing, drywall and acoustical ceilings.
The new office general manager is Jay Rocha, who comes to Metro with over a decade of commercial drywall expertise. Rocha, former project manager for Superior Drywall, is a native of Fall River.
“Having the opportunity to expand our operations to cover more of New England has been a goal of ours since we opened our doors. We are thrilled to have Jay Rocha on board. I can tell he loves what he does and he has the energy to keep up in this business”, says Mike Dion, president of Metro Walls.
With locations already in Manchester, N.H. and Portland, ME, Metro Walls is looking forward to expanding their operations and building new relationships in the South Shore, Cape Cod & Rhode Island.
Metro Walls is one of the leading commercial drywall, framing and acoustical ceiling companies in New England.
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