United Portable Buildings, which manufactures sheds and other portable buildings in Greenwood, Mississippi, had a new dealer location open at the beginning of the year. The company says that Rebel Outdoor Products expanded and now has two places of business. The new location is in Tupelo, Mississippi. Kayla Stewart is[Read More…]
Month: March 2019
Oh, Deer!
The three of us left the shop at about 4:45 that November morning to build a 12 by 24 Side Loft Barn near the town of Marlow, Oklahoma. After checking to make sure everything was strapped tightly, we swung out onto the highway and began the one-hour trip to the[Read More…]
PPG Highlights Coatings at Frame Building Expo
PPG showcased its full range of building product coatings and barn and shed coatings during the 2019 Frame Building Expo at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, March 6-8. The main feature in PPG’s booth was a mini-shed finished with a different color of PPG AQUACRON® 200 waterborne acrylic polyurethane coating on each of its four sidewalls.[Read More…]
Builder Starts Carpentry Training Program
RAM Buildings Inc. in Winsted, Minnesota, knows that the construction industry needs new talent. So, the company is making an investment of time and resources into individuals who are coming out of high school and considering a career in the construction trades without a college degree. RAM is putting together[Read More…]
Why You Do What You Do
My wife asks good questions. Yesterday it was, “What makes some days at work good, and others just okay? What makes you sometimes come home in a good mood and sometimes you’re quite distant?” Actually, she asks great questions, and I know they’re great when I have to[Read More…]
Never Act in Haste
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the next four sharpening the axe.” — Abraham Lincoln We are all faced with the challenge of making important life decisions/trade-offs. They are often complex and involve many moving parts that can be paralyzing to your decision-making[Read More…]
GP Invests in Rome Lumber Facility
Georgia-Pacific is committing to the future with a $30 million investment in its Rome, Georgia, lumber mill. The dimensional lumber facility, which currently employs 163 people, will use the investment to purchase and install new equipment in the coming months. This new equipment includes a new planer, grader and trimmer. In[Read More…]
Vermont Builder on Inc. 5000
Jamaica Cottage Shop Inc. provides business-to-consumer wood manufacturing, internet marketing, and online retail. It’s also one of the fastest-growing businesses according to Inc. 5000. Not only have the companies on the 2018 Inc. 5000 been competitive within their markets, but the list, as a whole, shows staggering growth compared with[Read More…]
Aging Inventory
It’s going to happen. You can’t avoid it. One morning, you’ll pull up to your sales lot, look around at the sheds and other structures you have displayed, recently built and ready to sell. Then, you’ll notice a shed or two that look familiar. Really familiar. Why? Because the buildings[Read More…]
It’s Tax Time
It’s a whole, new ballgame when it comes to taxes. “This is going to be everyone’s first year with the new tax law,” says Michael Dinich, a financial advisor and personal finance blogger in Pennsylvania. That’s due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which went into effect[Read More…]
