Pantone, provider of professional color standards and digital solutions for the design industry, named PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019, an animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone. Representing the fusion of modern life, PANTONE Living Coral is a nurturing color[Read More…]
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PPG Highlights Coatings at Frame Building Expo
PPG showcased its full range of building product coatings and barn and shed coatings during the 2019 Frame Building Expo at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, March 6-8. The main feature in PPG’s booth was a mini-shed finished with a different color of PPG AQUACRON® 200 waterborne acrylic polyurethane coating on each of its four sidewalls.[Read More…]
GP Invests in Rome Lumber Facility
Georgia-Pacific is committing to the future with a $30 million investment in its Rome, Georgia, lumber mill. The dimensional lumber facility, which currently employs 163 people, will use the investment to purchase and install new equipment in the coming months. This new equipment includes a new planer, grader and trimmer. In[Read More…]
The Shed App Enters Phase 2 of Development
The Shed App reports it has ended Phase 1 of software development and commenced Phase 2. The Shed App provides software solutions for the shed industry, specializing in order creation and fulfillment, 3D point of sale, production and logistics management, and inventory management. “Phase 1 consisted of the development and[Read More…]
PPG, PPG Foundation Invested More than $9 Million in Communities Worldwide in 2018
PPG and the PPG Foundation invested more than $9 million in communities worldwide in 2018. The funds, which support community sustainability and educational programming, will positively impact hundreds of community organizations in 28 countries where PPG employees live, work, and play. “Since PPG’s founding more than 135 years ago, we[Read More…]
LP Building Products Repositions as LP Building Solutions
LP Building Products has a new name: LP Building Solutions. The company says the change was made to more accurately communicate its commitment to the needs and opportunities within a changing industry. LP also says the decision reflects its goal to be the industry’s leading building solutions company. “This change[Read More…]
Have You Heard About the Shed Haulers Bash?
Shed Haulers is community of professional drivers that haul portable buildings for a living. On Saturday, March 2, the group will host its second annual Shed Haulers Bash in Belvidere, Tennessee. The Bash will include competitions, food and more. Organizers say more than 200 drivers will be attending the event,[Read More…]
Georgia-Pacific Completes Talladega Facility
Georgia‐Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama, in January. The $100‐million, 300,000‐square‐foot, technologically advanced plant took nine months to complete. The plant currently employs more than 130 full-time employees and will generate an estimated $5 million in annual payroll. To celebrate the[Read More…]
Roseburg Makes Leadership Moves
Roseburg Forest Products reports that Jake Elston will join the company as senior vice president of operations on February 18, 2019. In addition, Mike Reardon was named director of industrial products manufacturing, effective January 1. Elston will be responsible for all Roseburg manufacturing operations, including both industrial and structural products.[Read More…]
Univest Financial Awards $5,000 To Quakertown Community Outreach
Univest FinancialSM recently announced Quakertown Community Outreach as the winner of its seventh annual Caring for Community Giveaway, a contest that awards $5,000 to a local, nonprofit organization. Quakertown Community Outreach’s mission is to provide a network of resources, services and support to the homeless and at-risk in the Quakertown community. The group[Read More…]
