Woodtex, a manufacturer and retailer of storage sheds, garages, cabins, and horse barns, released the dates of its open houses for 2016, the company reports. The open houses are scheduled to take place on the following dates at the indicated Woodtex locations: March 12, 2016— Robinson, Texas April 2, 2016—[Read More…]
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North Country Storage Barns Starts On-Site Build
North Country Storage Barns has started work on a new project—on-site at its store in Philadelphia, New York. The company says that it is breaking up an area close to the store to construct an on-site garage. The two-stall garage is being constructed from scratch in order to aid North[Read More…]
Lumber Outlook for 2016
As we reflect back on the 2015 lumber market, sources say it was “business as usual.” As always, no one can put any reasoning to the majority of the market movements, whether up or down. What we do know for sure is the market will continue to ebb and flow[Read More…]
Keystone Launches Online Trade Show for American-Made Products
In June 2015 Keystone launched www.allamericanwholesalers.com, an online trade show solely for American-made products, the company announced in a press release. The company says that manufacturers are provided personalized profile pages, giving them an opportunity to showcase their full catalog, and new and seasonal products like never before. They can update their profile page with new products at[Read More…]
Lumber Market Report
Lumber supplier sources tell Shed Builder Magazine that the market had mixed reviews in the fall. Lumber sales slowed down a bit, according to sources, but the overall pricing moved up to finish out September and October with slight increases. Pressure-treated Southern yellow pine purchases were busy and seemed to be starting out very strong in[Read More…]
Coming in 2017: The Big Shed Show
Union Grove Lumber’s North American Shed Show and Capital Forest Products’ International Shed Manufacturers Expo will be combining forces in 2017, say Mo Lunsford of Union Grove and Tom Merkert from Capital Forest. Called The Big Shed Show, the event will take place September 28-29, 2017, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, at The James Bruce Center. “This joint effort is[Read More…]
Attempt to Assess Sheds for Property Taxes Defeated
A bill in Pennsylvania, HB 912, that could have allowed assessment offices across the state to tax “buildings on properties,” which could include sheds and perhaps dog houses that are not permanently attached to the land, was defeated earlier this year. The bill was defeated 41-154. Shed owners concerned by[Read More…]
Capitol Sheds Adds Trampolines to Offerings
Capitol Sheds in Virginia now offers SpringFree Trampolines to its customers. The company says that trampoline safety has come a long way over the last 15 years, with the addition of safety catch nets to padding over the traditional spring trampoline systems. SpringFree Trampolines take safety to a whole new[Read More…]
Tuff Shed Employees Help Habitat for Humanity
Philip Worth and Miguel Tena It’s not every day that you hear of employees taking vacation time to give back to the community. Tuff Shed’s VP of Marketing, Phillip Worth, and its Home Depot Program Manager, Miguel Tena, did just that. For the past three years, Worth and Tena have[Read More…]
The Deck Market
Getting your arms around how many decks are built each year in the United States is difficult, even for Michael Beaudry, executive vice president of the North American Deck and Railing Association. “We can only predict numbers by the comments we hear and by the number of building permits that[Read More…]
