Tool manufacturer DeWalt has introduced a new line of seven ExoCore™ Sledge Hammers and three Axes all featuring carbon fiber composite handles for durability, overstrike protection, and light tool weight. These are the first-ever DeWalt sledge hammers and axes, according to the company. Available in 6-, 8-, and 12-pound versions[Read More…]
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Lumber Prices Making History
Lumber prices are making history. Why? Let’s take a look at the reasons and what the future holds. As we offered in previous columns, improving macro-economic forces, supply disruptions, unexpected natural disasters, and unresolved trade policy with Canadian tariffs added to market volatility. With certainty in regard to lumber tariffs[Read More…]
Better Barns Opens All Steel Super Center
Better Barns, a shed builder in Oklahoma, has opened an All Steel Super Center, the company reports. “We have been selling carports and other metal structures for years,” says Tyler Mayhan, general manager of Better Barns. “We switched to All Steel about a year ago and have been working on[Read More…]
PPG Introduces Coatings for Sheds, Barns, Other Portable Buildings
PPG recently introduced PPG Aquacron® 200 and 100 coatings, which are designed exclusively to meet the unique challenges facing shed and barn manufacturers, according to the company. PPG Aquacron 200 waterborne acrylic urethane enamels deliver a high-end, rustic aesthetic, and excellent substrate protection. They are available in both solid and[Read More…]
Univest Corp. Supports Educational Improvement Projects, Scholarships
Univest Corp., which offers banking, insurance, and investment solutions, made contributions to educational organizations in Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania in February, the company reports. In Lancaster County, Univest awarded $62,500 to twelve educational organizations. The company awarded $43,389 to six educational organizations in Chester and Delaware[Read More…]
North Country Storage Barns Updates Website
North Country Storage Barns in Upstate New York unveiled a new website at the beginning of March. The new site features a fresh look and improved functionality. The company says shed buyers can take a closer look at individual shed and modular cabin styles, along with finding quick information on[Read More…]
PPG Showcases Prefinish Coatings for Building Materials at 2018 LBM Expo
PPG exhibited its broad portfolio of factory-applied primers, finishes, and stains at the 2018 Lumber and Building Materials (LBM) Expo, a Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) event, the company reports. The annual conference was held at the Rhode Island Convention Center February 14-16. PPG showcased machine-applied coatings, which it says[Read More…]
Milwaukee Tool Plans Expansion of Headquarters
With a planned total investment of $32 million, Milwaukee Tool is proposing a major expansion at their global new product development center in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The company says a 114,500-square-foot, multi-story building would be built on an existing 3.5-acre lot owned by Milwaukee Tool, bringing its global headquarter space from[Read More…]
Shed Turned Into Premier Pooch Shelter
Did you see Tuff Shed’s “Building of the Month” for January? Seems the shed builder went to the dogs … literally. Eddie Valek of Texas needed a place for his three dogs to stay while at work. The solution? Visit the Tuff Shed team in San Antonio and design a[Read More…]
Georgia-Pacific Building New Softwood Lumber Plant
Georgia-Pacific will build a new softwood lumber production facility in Warren County, Georgia, on property adjacent to its existing lumber mill, the company reports. Construction of the $135 million, 340,000‐square-foot, technologically advanced plant is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2018 with an anticipated startup in spring 2019. Georgia‐Pacific’s[Read More…]
