Yoder’s Quality Barns in the Bluffton/Fort Wayne, Indiana-area, a producer of customized portable storage buildings and garages, has launched a new website at www.yodersqualitybarns.com. John Yoder and his built the business on the idea that every shed should be as unique as the property it resides on. Instead of churning[Read More…]
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Roseburg Hires Director of Reliability
Roseburg, a forest products company with timberland in Oregon, Virginia, and North Carolina, reports that Chris Metcalf has joined the company as Director of Reliability, effective July 22. In this newly created role, Metcalf will oversee the analysis of reliability and maintenance practices and needs across the company and implement solutions[Read More…]
Southern Named Fastmarkets RISI 2019 North American CEO of the Year
LP Building Solutions Chief Executive Officer Brad Southern has been named as the 2019 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets RISI. RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The award will be presented at RISI’s North American Conference on October 29 in Boston.[Read More…]
Invest in Your Dealers Online, Watch Business Grow
If you rely on a local or regional network of dealers to sell sheds directly to consumers, your goal should be to set your dealers up for success. When your dealers improve their online marketing efforts, their online visibility will grow, in-store traffic will increase, and you’ll sell more sheds. [Read More…]
LP EXPANDS WARRANTY TO INCLUDE HAIL DAMAGE
LP has expanded its limited warranty coverage to include hail damage, the company reports. The recent update to the LP® SmartSide® 5/50 Limited Warranty covers numerous LP products that can be used on outdoor sheds, including SmartSide Strand and Fiber Substrate Lap Siding, Panel Siding, Shake, Trim & Fascia, Soffit[Read More…]
Minnesota Builder Makes Something Special for the Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny visits Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minnesota, every year. This spring, however, the mall added something special to his set for visiting with the children. A prop shed built by local builder, Duluth Shed. “We got the job to build that prop shed because we have a[Read More…]
SHED DOOR MANUFACTURER MOVING OPERATIONS TO THE U.S.
Fiberglass door manufacturer Ryan-Al Door Systems Inc., headquartered in Diamond Bar, California, is moving manufacturing of shed products, such as doors and windows, to the United States from China, the company reports. The company is moving its manufacturing operations from Zhejiang, China, to the Caldwell County, North Carolina, town of[Read More…]
LUMBER/BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIER PARTNERS WITH ROSEBURG IN MICHIGAN
Cedar Creek Lumber & Building Materials recently expanded into the Grand Rapids, Michigan, market and will stock Roseburg engineered wood products (EWP), the companies report. Cedar Creek and Roseburg have a longstanding history of providing quality products, and they have successfully partnered in the stocking of the Roseburg Framing System® at[Read More…]
Builder Debuts Screened Backyard Pavilions
Hilltop Structures, located in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, northwest of Nashville, is trying something new this spring. Screened backyard pavilions. “It’s a new product, and we are just testing it at this point,” says owner Dave King. “It appears to be an item that might help jump start the work in[Read More…]
OSHA Focuses on Safety of Small Builders with New Guide on Recommended Practices
Maybe you’ve been building sheds your whole life and know your tools as well as your own hands, but can you say the same for your new employee or the seasonal help you bring on? Creating a safety-specific program can be a challenge for any contractor, but particularly so for[Read More…]
