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As the Christmas deadline nears for the installation of Pews and Wainscot, we have been busy finishing the new parts and beginning re-assembly. The mating of existing ends and backs with the new seats and supports has proved successful with the long and short pew version samples completed.  No matter how much time and effort…

St. John Church in Goshen New York, a welcome nearby project for a change after Boston, Virginia Beach, and multiple NY City projects, underwent a full renovation beginning in June and completed in early September. The Keck Group was chosen to restore the pews and install new kneelers, and the job came out perfect, as…

It’s been an exceptionally busy winter and spring as we move into our really busy summer months. The first of the year saw a grand beginning with the start of pew refinishing projects in four large churches, and continues with the following churches either just completed or now under way… St. Anne Church, Garden City…

The Keck Group has moved through the years from pew refinishers to pew restoration specialists as the need arises for ergonomic adjustments in pew design because of the increased size of church attendees. Many of the older church pews had flat seats, straight backs perpendicular to the seats and short seats.  Historically significant pews generally…

After 150 years, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is undergoing a much needed restoration. Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Rector Msgr. Kevin O’Leary chose Baker Liturgical Arts of Plantville CT to partake in the historical restoration, who in turn contracted The Keck Group, also known as “The Cathedral Pew Restorers”, to do the complicated refinishing…

Once again, the busy month of August for end of summer installs, included the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Syracuse.With the close cooperation of Ed and Mike King, the installation was concluded in one week without a hitch.The original plan was to purchase new pews, but with our persuasion to have an existing pew refinished as…

The Keck Group is once again back at St. Patrick’s in 2017 employing a modern epoxy-based anchoring system.  Additionally, the Lady Chapel has been removed, as well as all of the South Transept Pews, to facilitate a heavy duty ramp from 51st street, through the south doors, across the nave, and up the stairs to the…

Msgr. James Swiader inspects pews being restored in our shop. The first call for this project came from the Architects, HE2PD, Rockville Centre, to see if we could remove pews in the rear of the church for installation of a restored Paragallo organ.  On the first visit, I had deja vu all over again. We had…

The Keck Group – Duke Chapel at Duke University Located on the Duke University’s west Campus, Duke Chapel is as magnificent in structure as it is in ministry. Construction of the Chapel began in 1930 and was completed two years later. Towering more than 290 feet, Duke Chapel is a tribute to the talent and…

For one of America’s most prestigious church facilities, this year has seen the kickoff of the biggest full-scale restoration in its history. And for a niche company based in Middletown, New York, the project has presented the most high-profile opportunity in its history to show what it can do. New York’s legendary St. Patrick’s Cathedral…

The Keck Group, which owns and operates a state-of-the-art pew refinishing facility in Middletown, NY, is proud to welcome a new next-door neighbor, Catholic Charities Services of Orange County. Keck Properties recently negotiated with Catholic Charities at 1011 First Avenue to lease and subsequently build out an 8,000-square-foot office/conference facility in the Keck Group’s 11,000-square-foot…

On 4/4/13 Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, visited and blessed the new Catholic Charities Facility in Middletown, NY. The festive occasion marked the grand opening/ribbon cutting of the modern facility located at 305 North Street, in the building next to The Keck Group, Inc., the pre-imminent pew refinishing company in the country. Bob…