Graceland Portable Buildings, a manufacturer and distributor of portable buildings, reports it has acquired ShedSync, a dealer technology platform designed specifically for the portable building industry. The acquisition represents a significant investment in Graceland’s long-term strategy to modernize the dealer experience and provide independent portable building dealers with advanced digital[Read More…]
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Garrison Brothers, Tuff Shed Team Up to Create Backyard Bourbon Barn
Garrison Brothers Distillery, the first and oldest legal whiskey distillery in Texas, has partnered with Tuff Shed Inc. to create a one-of-a-kind backyard bourbon barn. In May, Tuff Shed delivered and installed the shed at the distillery in Hye, Texas, and Garrison Brothers designed and built the bourbon-inspired interior. The 10[Read More…]
EshCo Expands to Storage Solutions
EshCo Portable Structures, a Westmoreland, Tennessee-based builder of portable decks and pavilions, is expanding into portable buildings, including sheds, garages, cabins, and metal carports. The expansion officially launched on the company’s website in May. It comes in response to growing demand for affordable outdoor living and storage structures across central[Read More…]
Studio Home Launches National Franchise Model
Studio Home, formerly known as Studio Shed, has launched a national franchise model designed to bring faster, more predictable prefabricated, panelized housing solutions to regional markets across the country. The model pairs the company’s established product, brand, and operational systems with local operators who can navigate regional permitting, site conditions, construction dynamics,[Read More…]
Community Matters
The shed industry is often defined by logistics, pricing, and production efficiency, but building genuine community can be a challenge, especially as manufacturing grows. Yet for Stor-Mor Portable Buildings, community isn’t a buzzword. It’s a strategy, a value, and increasingly, a differentiator. That commitment was on full display February 4-5[Read More…]
Beat the Heat
Heat stress is becoming increasingly serious as extreme temperatures are occurring even in traditionally temperate locations, with deadly heat domes forming across the United States. Is this a preview of things to come? Approximately 40 to 60 workers die annually from environmental heat exposure in the United States, based on[Read More…]
When Growth Means Grief
Business growth can be painful in the most unexpected ways. It started with something ridiculous. An ingrown toenail. Annoyingly painful but objectively minor, I had put it off long enough, and it had simply become too much to bear. I finally went to the doctor I had trusted my entire[Read More…]
“I’m Shopping Around”
Over my 30 years in the shed business, I’ve heard about every excuse or customer objection that exists. In fact, I had a customer objection board behind my desk that had all the common objections, such as “I have to think about it,” “I need to speak to my spouse,”[Read More…]
Just Give Them the Pickle
Customer Service in the shed industry should be your top priority. Recently, while visiting one of our shed lots—the very place where my own journey in the shed industry first began—I had an experience that reminded me why customer service still matters more than any pricing strategy, promotion, or marketing[Read More…]
Devotional: The Shed Hauler’s Journey
The Shed Hauler’s Journey came about unexpectedly. I never set out to write a book. I’m definitely no scholar. I never finished high school, and I have a hard time spelling my own name. But with dictation, I can make it happen. This devotional wasn’t written with pen and ink;[Read More…]
