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…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
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…]
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…]
The Shed App Enters Phase 2 of Development
The Shed App reports it has ended Phase 1 of software development and commenced Phase 2. The Shed App provides software solutions for the shed industry, specializing in order creation and fulfillment, 3D point of sale, production and logistics management, and inventory management. “Phase 1 consisted of the development and[Read More…]
Tamarack Sheds Supports Bend Area Habitat for Humanity
Tamarack Sheds in Bend, Oregon, was honored to attend the 2019 Riverhouse on the Deschutes Gala celebrating the Bend Area Habitat for Humanity’s 30-year anniversary on January 21. Since 1993, the Riverhouse Gala has been the tourism industry’s way of giving back to the local community through a concerted fundraising[Read More…]
PPG, PPG Foundation Invested More than $9 Million in Communities Worldwide in 2018
PPG and the PPG Foundation invested more than $9 million in communities worldwide in 2018. The funds, which support community sustainability and educational programming, will positively impact hundreds of community organizations in 28 countries where PPG employees live, work, and play. “Since PPG’s founding more than 135 years ago, we[Read More…]
LP Building Products Repositions as LP Building Solutions
LP Building Products has a new name: LP Building Solutions. The company says the change was made to more accurately communicate its commitment to the needs and opportunities within a changing industry. LP also says the decision reflects its goal to be the industry’s leading building solutions company. “This change[Read More…]
