Tuff Shed Inc., a supplier of storage buildings and garages, has launched a year-end fundraising incentive to help fight childhood cancer. Visitors to www.tuffshed.com can take part in this program by configuring and saving a building quote. For every saved online quote on their website for factory-direct products during the month of[Read More…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
Shed No. 1 Million Finds a Home
At the end of November, Tuff Shed announced that it built its 1 millionth structure. The building was installed on December 2 into its new space at the Kick Ranch Vineyard in Santa Rosa, California. It was purchased by Dick Keenan, a San Francisco resident and owner of Kick Ranch.[Read More…]
MiraTEC® Trim Expands in Canada
JELD-WEN reports that it has a new Canadian distribution partner for MiraTEC® Trim—Nicholson and Cates Limited Building Products. Nicholson and Cates Limited is known in the Ontario building supply industry for their dedication to providing premium quality, innovative products and exceptional service. “Combining the industry expertise of the Nicholson and[Read More…]
The Big Shed Show: Yes, It Was Big!
It was called The Big Shed Show. And, yes, it was big. The shed industry, from builders to suppliers, came together September 28 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to share ideas, learn about products, and, ultimately, grow the business. Capital Forest Products in Annapolis, Maryland, and Union Grove Lumber in Harmony, North[Read More…]
Shed Marketing: TV Commercials
Today’s shed builder needs to look at all available methods for marketing their product. While shed lots are still popular, and many builders and dealers have taken to the internet, one medium still commands viewers: television. Shed Builder Magazine took some time to ask James Wurst marketing manager for North[Read More…]
Market Possibility: Concession Sheds
As the fall sports season continues, many people have no doubt paid a visit to one of the most important areas of a public sporting event. No, not the bathrooms. Or the ticket booth. We’re talking about the concession stand, where folks in the crowd can get all sorts of[Read More…]
Portable Garage, Shed Builder Moves to New Location
Over the past two weeks, Sheds Unlimited left the fifth-generation family farm in Gap to occupy their new portable garage and shed building facility in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, the company reports. After months of building and preparation, the company has made the final move from the farm which Sheds Unlimited called home for many[Read More…]
MiraTEC® by JELD-WEN Helps Support Duke Children’s Hospital and YMCA
MiraTEC by JELD-WEN recently supported Terramor Homes’ 2017 Parade of Play Homes in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company reports. Terramor Homes built 10 play homes that were raffled and auctioned off with proceeds benefitting Duke Children’s Hospital and YMCA of the Triangle. MiraTEC donated materials for construction of the play[Read More…]
‘We Build Opportunity’
Trendon Burnett has always been building. “I was born with a hammer in my hand,” Burnett, jokes. For years, Burnett operated a successful residential and commercial construction business in Western Kentucky, but he always dreamed of something bigger. It was this vision and experience that helped Burnett launch EZ Portable[Read More…]
Building Materials Wholesaler Moves into New Office
Dairyman’s Supply Company moved into a new office building at the end of August at its Mayfield, Kentucky location, the company reports. Dairyman’s is a wholesaler that supplies building materials to retail lumber yards and building centers in the Southeast. That includes materials used by shed builders. “As pleased as[Read More…]
