The Big E is a big fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, featuring entertainment, agriculture and food at Eastern States Exposition. Anyone who attended the fair September 14-30 this year knows it was really big, breaking an all-time attendance record with 1,543,470 people visiting the fairgrounds. The Big E was also[Read More…]
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Roseburg Develops Seven Environmental Product Declarations
Roseburg Forest Products recently published its first verified Environmental Product Declarations, providing standardized and objective information about the lifecycle environmental impact of many of the company’s wood products. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide consumers with transparent, product-specific environmental information that has been independently validated. EPDs help purchasers better understand a[Read More…]
Shed Builder Now Offering On-site Construction
Capitol Sheds, the outdoor products company offering sheds, horse barns, outbuildings, and more, with locations in Virginia, says it will now build sheds on-site if they cannot be delivered with a truck and trailer. “Capitol Sheds is committed to providing each customer with the best products and customer service they[Read More…]
Weyerhaeuser President/CEO Retires
Weyerhaeuser Co., a manufacturer of wood products, says that Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed Devin W. Stockfish as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2019. Stockfish, currently senior vice president of the company’s Timberlands business, will join the[Read More…]
James Hardie Appoints Jack Truong as CEO Successor
James Hardie Industries, which provides an array of siding products, says that Dr. Jack Truong, the company’s president-international since April 2017, will succeed long-standing CEO Louis Gries as the incoming CEO. Truong who continues to be based out of North America, will be formally appointed to the CEO role[Read More…]
Save the Date! The Big Shed Show
Mark October 3, 2019, on your calendars, because that’s when the next edition of The Big Shed Show will be taking place. The shed industry trade show, co-hosted by Capital Forest Products and Union Grove Lumber, will head to the Cincinnati area and the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The one-day[Read More…]
Builder Adds Siding, Roofing Options to Cabins
Hilltop Structures, a portable structure builder in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, has added new siding and roofing options to its cabins in response to customer feedback, the company says. Hilltop is now offering LP® SmartSide® lap siding for its cabins, and the new roofing option is metal Watson Wave Panels. The[Read More…]
PPG Highlights Shed, Barn Coatings in New Brochure
PPG has published a six-page brochure highlighting its family of coatings for sheds, barns and other portable buildings, the company reports. The shed and barn coatings in the brochure may be used on a variety of structures, including tool storage sheds, barns, log cabins, pergolas, pavilions, carports, and other backyard[Read More…]
Shed Builder Adds Artificial Grass to Product Lineup
Capitol Sheds, which provides sheds, garages, horse barns, gazebos, pavilions, and more, is now offering artificial grass, the company reports. Cost-effective and low maintenance, artificial grass is soft enough to be used on playgrounds and durable enough to hold up to heavy use in landscaping applications, according to Capitol Sheds,[Read More…]
Tuff Shed Acquires Sheds USA
Tuff Shed, a supplier of storage buildings and garages, has acquired substantially all the assets of New Hampshire-based Sheds USA, the company reports. The acquisition creates a new presence in the Northeast for Tuff Shed and extends its service area to all of the contiguous United States. Sheds USA has been[Read More…]
