James Hardie Building Products, a producer of fiber cement siding, is working with the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and other partners to restore the First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs following the horrific mass shooting in November 2017. James Hardie is donating siding and trim to the Sutherland Springs rebuild,[Read More…]
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Woodtex Teams Up with Property Brothers
Woodtex, the shed building company based in Franklin, Tennessee, recently worked with the HGTV program Property Brothers: Buying + Selling to provide garage space for the featured family. “We enjoyed working with the team to pick out just the right garage to compliment the home and provide the extra space[Read More…]
Union Grove Lumber Initiates Transition of Ownership to the Next Generation
The board of directors for Union Grove Lumber Inc., a lumber supply company specifically focused on the shed industry headquartered in Harmony, North Carolina, says the company has taken important steps to ensure its continued footprint in the shed industry by initiating the transition of ownership to the next generation.[Read More…]
PPG to Showcase Prefinished Coatings for Building Materials at 2018 NAWLA Traders Market
PPG will be exhibiting its portfolio of machine-applied primers, finishes and stains at the 2018 North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) Traders Market. The annual conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, November 7-9. PPG says it will showcase machine-applied coatings that deliver significant advantages over coatings applied[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Employee Recognized for 30 Years of Service
In appreciation for 30 years of service to Cleary Building Corp., Rich Moen, plant manager at Cleary’s corporate world headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin, was recently recognized and presented with a customized Cleary jacket and anniversary certificate. Over the course of his tenure at Cleary, Moen, who lives in Blanchardville, Wisconsin,[Read More…]
Forestry Group Nurseries are 100 percent Fossil-free
Södra, an international forest industry group, says its nurseries have now transitioned to fossil-free operations. Heating, machinery, and vehicles are all powered by renewable energy. “Persistent efforts and environmental investments of SEK 10 million have generated results,” says Johan Jonsson, head of Södra Skogsplantor. After several years of hard work,[Read More…]
Oklahoma Builder Takes Part in ‘Day of Caring’
Employees from Quality Buildings Inc. in Norman, Oklahoma, took part in a “Day of Caring,” September 21, with the local United Way of Norman, the company reports. The United Way “Day of Caring” is an annual effort to improve local communities. “We were able to make some great improvements to[Read More…]
The Shed App Partners with 37 Percent Consulting
The Shed App has partnered with 37 Percent Consulting to bring a stronger range of integrated solutions to the shed industry, the companies report. The Shed App, created by Robert Oxley, P.E., Ph.D., provides software solutions for shed manufacturers, specializing in point-of-sale, 3D design tools; manufacturing process management; component-based pay systems; delivery[Read More…]
Builder Makes It ‘Big’ at the Fair
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…]
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…]
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