Remember the famous line from the 1989 Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams? “If you build it, he will come.” You could say in the shed industry, if you build it, customers will come. Of course, there’s more to selling a shed than that. There’s also more to the process[Read More…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
RTO National Acquires Consumer Lease Portfolio from US Credit Inc.
RTO National, North America’s largest provider of consumer lease purchase and installment contracts to the backyard products industry, reports that it recently acquired the backyard products lease portfolio from US Credit Inc. “The portfolio acquisition provides RTO National with an even greater presence in Florida,” says Phil Falls, RTO National[Read More…]
Builder Giving Away Bikes in May
Helmuth Builders, based in Virginia, continues to strive to promote its position of service in the surrounding community. With this in mind, the company is launching a new campaign: A Bike-A-Day Give-Away! Helmuth will be giving away a total of 31 bikes during the month of May, one bike per[Read More…]
Historic Sheds
Historic Shed, located in Brooksville, Florida, was started in 2008 by the husband-and-wife team of Craig DeRoin and Jo-Anne Peck. DeRoin is originally from Salem, Massachusetts, and has worked as a building contractor on historic homes for over 30 years. Peck is a licensed building contractor and has a master’s[Read More…]
LP Building Solutions Introduces New LP® BuildSmart™ Program App
LP Building Solutions has introduced a smartphone app for its LP® BuildSmart™ program, which is designed to boost LP® SmartSide® preferred contractors’ businesses. With this new app, members can more easily turn LP® SmartSide®product purchases into LP BuildSmart points that can be redeemed for tools, sales services, and co-branded marketing[Read More…]
Outsourced or In-House—Which is Better?
Think with me for a minute about the various aspects of running a shed business. You have production, transportation, on-site construction, sales, marketing, accounting, human resources. and rent to own. Your business may do all these things, it may do some, or may do just one. How do you decide[Read More…]
Hayes Named Business Manager for Roseburg
Roseburg, a forest products company, says it has named Gary Hayes as its business manager of the company’s softwood plywood and lumber businesses, effective immediately. Hayes previously served as Roseburg’s business manager for distribution, leading the team that provided support for plywood and lumber sales across the United States. In[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Employee Recognized for 25 Years
In appreciation for 25 years of service to Cleary Building Corp., Julie Schulenberg, front receptionist at Cleary’s corporate world headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin, was recently recognized and presented with an anniversary certificate and a custom-engraved silver-and-gold watch. Over the course of her tenure, the company says Schulenberg has made a[Read More…]
Lumbermen Associates Makes Personnel Changes to Shed Division
Lumbermen Associates of Bristol, Pennsylvania, has made changes in its Shed Division. Effective immediately, Frank Iavarone has been appointed as the Shed Division Team Leader. Iavarone, a 13-year employee of Lumbermen’s, will assume responsibilities for sales, inventory management, marketing, and new customer growth. In addition, Rick Frebel has joined the[Read More…]
Color of the Year 2019: PANTONE® 16-1546 Living Coral
Pantone, provider of professional color standards and digital solutions for the design industry, named PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019, an animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone. Representing the fusion of modern life, PANTONE Living Coral is a nurturing color[Read More…]
