It’s no secret that shed builders in England create some “interesting” sheds. Kevin Nicks, a gardener from Oxfordshire, decided to take his shed on the road. As fast as he could make it go. Nicks had a Volkswagen he was going to scrap. Instead, being a shed fanatic, he envisioned[Read More…]
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Roseburg Acquires Timberland in Southeastern U.S.
Roseburg has acquired approximately 158,000 acres of investment-grade timberland in the southeastern United States from Forest Investment Associates (FIA), a timberland investment management organization, the company reports. The timberland is located around Roanoke Rapids, largely within the coastal region of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, and has a strong history[Read More…]
Colorado Backyard Shed Builder Launches New Website
Innovative Structures has been serving the eastern slope of the Colorado Rockies with quality backyard sheds, prefab garages, and other outdoor structures since 2004. But one thing they were lacking was a robust online marketing program. The simple website in place failed to reflect the narrowing of their focus to backyard sheds,[Read More…]
Four Young Men Are Improving Louisville, One Lawn at a Time
For some residents of Louisville, Kentucky, the city isn’t what it used to be because of growing violence. A group of four teens, Travis, Demontae, Thomas, and Alan, are doing something to help improve their neighborhood. The young men mow lawns for free to help those in need in the community,[Read More…]
What’s Your Narrative?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so would that mean a compelling narrative is priceless? Everyone has a narrative, from each individual company all the way to the industry level. Who developed your narrative and how are you controlling its power? Was it created by chance through[Read More…]
Where to Next?
One of my mentors once described the economy like seasons: Fall when things were looking dark, winter when things were bad, spring renewal, and then the bounty of summer. Unlike the natural world’s three month cycle for the four seasons, one season in the economy can last years. And unlike[Read More…]
Family I Business Succession Plan
It probably comes as no surprise that shed building and rent-to-own companies are overwhelmingly family-owned endeavors, rather than huge corporate undertakings. In fact, says Scott Zucker, a partner with the Atlanta law firm of Weissman Zucker Euster Morochnik PC, who represents several self-storage entities, approximately 80 percent of those companies[Read More…]
Help-a-Hoot
We all know about hammers, speed squares, tape measures, and tool bags. Many shed builders use nail guns. Our table, miter, and circular saws see a great amount of use daily. Some of us use the flat bar and nail punch regularly. Tools are reasonably standard across the shed industry.[Read More…]
Swedish Wood Increasingly Global
Global demand for Swedish wood is constantly rising. In the first half of 2017, Södra, a forest owner association and international forestry group based in Sweden, says it delivered sawn timber to 38 counties, representing more than a 100 percent increase in geographic markets since 2005. More and more[Read More…]
Shed Builder Goes Nationwide … Online
The idea for Studio Shed started because its founder had too many mountain bikes and too little storage space. It grew into an online backyard buildings company that now provides high-design buildings from coast-to-coast. Since its inception in its founder’s backyard, Studio Shed has pushed the boundaries of the shed[Read More…]
