Regional trends in shed building are mainly shaped by climate, geography and demographics. You won’t see a surf hub shed in Minneapolis or an ice-fishing shed in Miami. But, there’s one shed-building requirement that doesn’t change regardless of the location: durability. I recently spoke with Lenny Stahl, co-owner and president[Read More…]
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Q&A: Shed Transportation and Delivery
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…]
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…]
The True Value of a Dollar
Humans are complex organisms, yet we can usually be described in one word when discussing the world of business: motivated. There are many factors that drive a person’s motivation to stand out among the crowd. Wealth, recognition, knowledge, and honor are just a few of the words we could choose[Read More…]
