It’s no longer your grandfather’s shed business these days, as many owners are adapting their business models to meet the needs of an evolving clientele and a corresponding rise in demand for more modern and diverse designs. In the process, they’re targeting clients that care more about appearances than cost.[Read More…]
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Making Smart Software Decisions in the Shed Industry
I was on a call recently with a shed builder. He asked me about ERP software. ERP stands for enterprise resource planning—it’s software that connects everything in your business, from sales to inventory to production to accounting, all in one system. He’d been getting calls from a vendor outside the[Read More…]
Setting Practical Goals in 2026
While cold, wintry weather is blanketing much of the United States this season, wintertime can also present an opportunity for shed manufacturers and related businesses to take a brief breather. The downtime can also be an ideal opportunity to reflect on your company’s achievements and challenges in 2025. Carefully examining[Read More…]
How to Keep a Shed Cool
Here at Sequoia Sheds, we live and work in Red Bluff in Northern California. If you’re from anywhere around here, you know that in the summer, Red Bluff is hot. I don’t know about you, but it’s the hottest place I’ve ever lived. But I know one place hotter than[Read More…]
Build of the Issue: Golf Simulator
Our golf simulator starts with our detached garage model, standardly used for a small outbuilding.They are 16 feet wide, 24 feet long, with 10-foot-high walls. The structure is made with 2 by 4 framing, engineered trusses, LP Smartside Siding and Trim, OSB roof sheathing, a 29-gauge metal Pro-Panel roof, and[Read More…]
The Power of Video Marketing in the Shed Industry
In Paducah, Kentucky, a local car dealership has become something of a phenomenon, known for its engaging video content during local news segments. When you think of the classic car salesman, images of polyester suits, colorful Hawaiian shirts, and shiny gold chains might come to mind. While that stereotype might[Read More…]
Northwest Sheds Introduces Refreshed Line of Wood Storage Sheds
Northwest Sheds (NW Sheds), one of Western Washington’s established storage shed manufacturers, introduced a refreshed range of custom wood storage sheds designed to meet the varied space and terrain needs of homeowners throughout the region. The initiative focuses on practical configurations, adaptable layouts, and materials suited to the Pacific Northwest’s changing weather. The[Read More…]
Sheds For Less Direct Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Sheds For Less Direct, an online retailer of storage sheds, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in business.Since 2006, the company has been delivering storage sheds and outdoor structures to customers across the country, providing a wide range of materials and solutions for every need. “Our goal has always been to[Read More…]
Small Business Optimism Edges Up in November
NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 points in November to 99.0 and remained above its 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, six increased, three decreased, and one was unchanged.An increase in those expecting real sales to be higher contributed most to the rise in the Optimism Index. The Uncertainty Index rose three points from October to 91. An increase in[Read More…]
Swiss Krono Group Buys Collins Pine Company
Collins Pine Company and the SWISS KRONO Group report the successful closing of the sale of Collins Pine Company’s particleboard and engineered wood siding manufacturing facilities in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This closing marks the final step in the transaction announced on May 30 and represents a significant milestone for both[Read More…]
