Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products will expand its operations in the Southeastern United States with construction of a new engineered wood products plant in Chester, South Carolina, the company reports. “This is an exciting strategic growth opportunity in a business that has done well for us,” Roseburg President and CEO Grady[Read More…]
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Roseburg Forest Products Announces Personnel Moves
August was busy in terms of personnel moves at Roseburg Forest Products. Two long-term employees retired, and the company made executive-level moves on the legal side of the company and in business development. Hess and Pittman Retire Karen Hess and Gary Pittman have retired from Roseburg, the company reports.[Read More…]
Shed Builders in Houston Waiting for Harvey’s Waters to Recede
Hurricane Harvey has been called a 1-in-1,000-year meteorological event because of the flooding it caused in the Houston, Texas, area. Over a four-day period, some areas received up to 40 inches of rain. Sadly, at least 70 people have lost their lives as a result of the storm. Officials[Read More…]
Fast Economic Growth, Strong Outlook, Lower Duties
It’s a see-saw time when it comes to the lumber market. We have a growing economy. We’re still waiting for a decision on the U.S.-Canada lumber situation. And we have natural disasters, like Hurricane Harvey and the Western wildfires. All of these impact the lumber market, so let’s take a[Read More…]
Custom Building Company Launches Visual Product Configurator
Texwin Inc., a Texas-based custom building company has affiliated with the IdeaRoom and will launch an online visual product configurator in August. Texwin decided to invest in the online configurator to address challenges related to continued growth during the past decade and significant growth in the past five years. Since[Read More…]
Lumber Prices Trend Lower
In spite of a drop in durable goods orders in May, factory demand has strengthened this year. Durable goods orders for the first five months this year has increased 2.8 percent. Why does this matter? Factory orders or business investment in new equipment indicates that the economy is growing. This[Read More…]
Florida Portable Building Company Opens New Location
Keen’s Portable Buildings LLC in Florida opened a new location in April, the company reports. The new spot, the company’s fifth, is in Brooksville/Massaryktown, Florida. “When it comes to Keen’s Portable Buildings our first goal is always to provide the best customer service and get our products to customers in[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…]