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…]
Columnists
The Lure of Unmanned Lots
Matt Glick wears several hats at Pennsylvania-based Tuscarora Structures. As owner, sales manager, and marketing head of his family-owned and -operated rent-to-own (RTO) business, he is involved in all aspects of the entity established in 1991. With three retail and one wholesale lot in Maryland, New York state, and Pennsylvania,[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…]
Finding Good Help
The phone rings, interrupting your work. You take a deep breath and answer. It’s a sales guy, wondering when customer Smith’s shed is going to be ready. You check the sale date—it’s already been three weeks. You frown—that should have been done by now. That’s the fourth building this week[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…]
