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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The popular product family of BellaStone® Panels and Architectural Columns from Exterior Portfolio® by Crane is now available in Canada through building materials supplier Broadleaf Logistics. Featuring all the detail, shadowing and texture of fine, quarried stone, but without needing installation by a professional stonemason or ongoing maintenance, BellaStone Panels and Architectural Columns provides homeowners with beautiful stone accents for homes for siding, landscaping fencing, porch railings and decking.

BellaStone is available in three beautiful shades: The Earth-tone shade Tuscan, gray-toned shade Torino and the new rich red shade of the French wine country, Bordeaux. All BellaStone colors are available in the popular ledgestone style, making it perfect for a variety of landscape and architectural styles.

The BellaStone Architectural Columns provide homeowners with beautiful accents for homes, including fencing, decking, porch railings, landscaping, mailboxes and lampposts. BellaStone columns are now available in four sizes, 14”x14”x16”; 14”x14”x38”; 20”x20”x16” and 20”x20”x38”, giving installers the option to create desired heights, widths and profiles for multiple design configurations. BellaStone Architectural Columns are specially engineered and can be mounted using a variety of popular post sizes ranging from a 1 5/8”- 2” galvanized pole to a 6” x 6” treated wood post. Once mounted, BellaStone Architectural Columns nicely accent any front or back yard space.

Launched in the United Sates in 2007, BellaStone has been recognized by many trade and consumer magazines as one of the industry’s most innovative new products. BellaStone Panels and Architectural Columns capitalize on years of research and development. Each requires no painting and no ongoing maintenance. The long-lasting surface resists harsh environmental conditions. Each BellaStone shade offers authentic stone designs without the excessive labor and other complications of typical stone installation. It reduces traditional labor and installs at least 50 percent faster than traditional stone, while offering all the beauty and aesthetics of natural stone. All BellaStone products offer a 50-year limited warranty.

For more information in Canada call 800-366-8472 or visit www.exteriorportfolio.com, or visit the Broadleaf Logistics Web site at http://www.broadleaflogistics.com/ to find Broadleaf distributors throughout Canada.

Exterior Portfolio by Crane

Beginning in 2009, Crane Performance Siding® is changing to Exterior Portfolio® by Crane. Built upon more than 60 years of manufacturing experience and new product innovation from the Crane family, Exterior Portfolio by Crane is now the recognized leader in exterior design products and tools for architects, builders, contractors, and homeowners. Offering an extensive collection of cladding products and accents including BellaStone®, CraneBoard®, Portsmouth Shake®, and Architectural Essentials™, to demonstrate textures, colors and styles, Exterior Portfolio by Crane is the first of its kind in the building products industry. Exterior Portfolio is committed to offering products and tools to make great exterior design a reality for all. Exterior Portfolio by Crane is located in Columbus, Ohio.

Sustainability Statement:

Exterior Portfolio by Crane is more than beautiful, long lasting exterior products for your home. We believe in a sustainable future for everyone. For you, this means a home made from environmentally preferred materials. For us, it means cladding products offering benefits such as durability and low maintenance. All of our products provide a long service life that requires no harmful finishes. Because our commitment to the environment stretches from our home to yours, we engineer sustainable benefits into our product development process through innovations such as our SmartTrack™ moisture management system and our energy-saving, Solid CORE™ insulation. To learn more, please visit www.exteriorportfolio.com.