The Shed App has partnered with 37 Percent Consulting to bring a stronger range of integrated solutions to the shed industry, the companies report. The Shed App, created by Robert Oxley, P.E., Ph.D., provides software solutions for shed manufacturers, specializing in point-of-sale, 3D design tools; manufacturing process management; component-based pay systems; delivery[Read More…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
Juggling It All
It’s just after 8 a.m. on a Tuesday in late August in Duluth, Minnesota. Lee Gelineau has been hard at work for some time, gathering materials and equipment. And he’s squeezing in a few minutes for a telephone interview before heading out to a job site to build a shed.[Read More…]
Builder Makes It ‘Big’ at the Fair
The Big E is a big fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, featuring entertainment, agriculture and food at Eastern States Exposition. Anyone who attended the fair September 14-30 this year knows it was really big, breaking an all-time attendance record with 1,543,470 people visiting the fairgrounds. The Big E was also[Read More…]
Roseburg Develops Seven Environmental Product Declarations
Roseburg Forest Products recently published its first verified Environmental Product Declarations, providing standardized and objective information about the lifecycle environmental impact of many of the company’s wood products. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide consumers with transparent, product-specific environmental information that has been independently validated. EPDs help purchasers better understand a[Read More…]
Shed Builder Now Offering On-site Construction
Capitol Sheds, the outdoor products company offering sheds, horse barns, outbuildings, and more, with locations in Virginia, says it will now build sheds on-site if they cannot be delivered with a truck and trailer. “Capitol Sheds is committed to providing each customer with the best products and customer service they[Read More…]
Weyerhaeuser President/CEO Retires
Weyerhaeuser Co., a manufacturer of wood products, says that Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed Devin W. Stockfish as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2019. Stockfish, currently senior vice president of the company’s Timberlands business, will join the[Read More…]
Family Converting Shed into Tiny House
Beau and Kelly Brotherton and their children aren’t your typical American family. Instead of wanting more, the couple wants less—a simpler, less expensive life. So, on 7 acres in central Texas, the family is converting a shed into a tiny house. The shed is a 16 by 48 Lincoln from[Read More…]
James Hardie Appoints Jack Truong as CEO Successor
James Hardie Industries, which provides an array of siding products, says that Dr. Jack Truong, the company’s president-international since April 2017, will succeed long-standing CEO Louis Gries as the incoming CEO. Truong who continues to be based out of North America, will be formally appointed to the CEO role[Read More…]
Save the Date! The Big Shed Show
Mark October 3, 2019, on your calendars, because that’s when the next edition of The Big Shed Show will be taking place. The shed industry trade show, co-hosted by Capital Forest Products and Union Grove Lumber, will head to the Cincinnati area and the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The one-day[Read More…]
Take the Coach Thom Wage Survey
Do you ever wonder how the wages you pay stack up against what your fellow shed builders pay their employees? How about how often increases are given or if other builders offer overtime? How you handle these questions might play a part in retaining valued employees. That’s why Shed Builder[Read More…]
