Universal Forest Products Inc. (UFPI) has appointed Joan Budden to its board of directors effective January 1. She is president of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Priority Health. Budden joins the board with 30 years of healthcare experience. She joined Priority Health in 2009 as chief marketing officer and was named to[Read More…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
Changes to Södra’s Group Senior Management
Södra, a forest-owner association for wood products based in Sweden, reports that its current CFO, Anna Belfrage, has made a decision to resign on May 31. “Anna Belfrage has been a competent and ambitious person and during her tenure as CFO, she has developed and improved Södra’s accounting, IT and[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Sells 111,000th Building
Cleary Building Corp., headquartered in Verona, Wisconsin, recently sold building number 111,000 since its founding in 1978. The building was sold by Building Sales Specialist Toby Hallett out of Cleary’s Clinton, Illinois, office. It was sold to Fletcher Roth in Mansfield, Illinois. With 111,000 buildings sold, Cleary Building Corp. says[Read More…]
Shed Company to Automate, Streamline Marketing Efforts
Tuff Shed, a supplier of storage buildings and garages, has selected DataSource Inc., a provider of end-to-end integrated branded supply chain managed services, to support the brand’s growth by automating and streamlining its marketing efforts. DataSource will provide managed marketing services and its Brand Store technology solutions to improve the[Read More…]
Start-up Success
There’s a lot more to shed building than building and selling sheds. It’s that “lot more” that can cause a new builder to not succeed in an industry they love. So, how can a start-up shed builder have a better chance of success? Learning from others. Shed Builder Magazinegathered new[Read More…]
We Wish You A Merry ‘Sheds’-mas!
Christmas is coming on Tuesday! So, we at Shed Builder Magazinejust wanted to spread a little holiday cheer with a few photos of sheds decked out for the holidays. First up, a 14 by 24 Grand Victorian garage from The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages in Ellington, Connecticut. And here[Read More…]
A Grand Old Gentleman of Sheds
Harlan Shedell of Gentry, Arkansas, spent more than 40 years building sheds. He stopped building in 2013, but once sheds get in your blood, you can’t leave them behind. Today, he does lead escorts on deliveries for TDS Portable Buildings in Colcord, Oklahoma. Shedell became friends with the owner,[Read More…]
Univest Presenting Sponsor of Christkindlmarkt
Univest Bank and Trust Co. has been the new presenting sponsor for Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this year. The event, which has been named one of the top holiday markets by media like Travel + Leisureand Condé Nast Traveler, began its six-weekend run at SteelStacks November 16. Established by the nonprofit ArtsQuest is 1993,[Read More…]
Tis the Season
We at Shed Builder Magazinewant to light up our website with sheds decorated for the holidays. Do you get festive on your lots? At home? Ever have customers go all out decorating their sheds for Christmas? Send a photo, with some details about the owner, the shed, and the decorations, to matt@shedbuildermag.com.[Read More…]
New Board Member for Roseburg
Anurag Gupta, former CEO and C-suite executive and an advisor and consultant to private equity firms, has joined the board of directors at Roseburg Forest Products, the company reports. Gupta replaces David Johnson, who retired from the board after 13 years of dedicated service. “Throughout his career, Anurag has succeeded[Read More…]
