Shed builders, you have crafted a quality portable building and made a sale. Quickly, it sets in that you’ll need the means to transport this final product. In the year 2000, this challenge was brought to Dan Petersheim, owner of Pine Hill. Having been raised in farming and instilled with[Read More…]
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What’s Your Unique Selling Proposition?
Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Definition: The factor or consideration presented by a seller as the reason that one product or service is different from and better than that of the competition —Entrepreneur.com As a shed professional, you like to think you have the best product out there. After all, doesn’t[Read More…]
Shed Builder Winter Prep
The colder months of the year, typically from December to March or April, do not tend to be a time when people are focused on ordering and setting up a backyard storage shed. In some areas of the country, people may be more worried about finding their sheds underneath all[Read More…]
Betting on Black
In the shed industry, metal sheds are often considered an inferior, cheaper option to wooden structures. However, Matthew Black, founder of Black’s Buildings based in Tennessee, is combining wood and metal to create a more solid metal shed option. “We decided to do things a little different,” he says. “All[Read More…]
Attendee Registration Open for Shed Builder Expo
Registration to attend the Shed Builder Expo, which will take place October 1-2 at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., is now open. Companies and individuals who build, sell, deliver and install sheds, portable buildings, and related outdoor structures can register online or by fax. To register[Read More…]
Companies Team Up to Transform Shed into Community Food Bank
Over the years, the growing trend has been turning sheds into structures with unique functions, such as pool rooms, backyard bars, playhouses, and more. But sheds are becoming much more than trends, with structures fulfilling a purpose that will impact hundreds of community members. LP® Outdoor Building Solutions® and Summit[Read More…]
Prepping for the Spring Rush
In most parts of the country, winter is a slower time of the year for shed builders. In this column, we are going to look at some ways you can use this time to prepare your shop to be more efficient, simpler, and less chaotic moving into the spring rush.[Read More…]
Resolve to Give Rent-to-Own a New Look
With each new year comes the tradition of creating resolutions, the firm decision to do, or not to do, something. As individuals, most of us undertake this ritual, but is it a common practice for businesses to do the same at the start of each new year? We all know[Read More…]
Lumber Prices Above Average
2020 is off to a strong start with builder confidence at a decade’s-high level. Building on strong mill order files and historically favorable lumber prices in Southern Pine and studs, the market has a much better outlook than a year ago. January and March lumber futures trade at a premium[Read More…]
Universal Forest Products Reorganizes, Gets New Name
Universal Forest Products, a publicly traded entity, announced that as of January 2, 2020, it is conducting business as UFP Industries. The Michigan-based company announced a reorganization plan in August 2019, and the name change is the final step in that process. “We are not just a forest products or[Read More…]
