By now you’ve improved your inventory and ordering process, so it’s been a while since you’ve run out of anything. Good for you! Hopefully now the builders won’t be so upset with you all the time. But it still seems like something is missing. You don’t feel like the shop[Read More…]
Past Issues
Roseburg Develops Seven Environmental Product Declarations
Roseburg Forest Products recently published its first verified Environmental Product Declarations, providing standardized and objective information about the lifecycle environmental impact of many of the company’s wood products. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide consumers with transparent, product-specific environmental information that has been independently validated. EPDs help purchasers better understand a[Read More…]
Shed Builder Now Offering On-site Construction
Capitol Sheds, the outdoor products company offering sheds, horse barns, outbuildings, and more, with locations in Virginia, says it will now build sheds on-site if they cannot be delivered with a truck and trailer. “Capitol Sheds is committed to providing each customer with the best products and customer service they[Read More…]
NBSRA Ninth Annual Conference a Success
The National Barn & Storage Rental Association’s (NBSRA) ninth annual conference was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 5-6. An amazing lineup of speakers presented valuable knowledge to the attendees focusing on creating a culture of caring, outcome drivers and overall best practices for the RTO industry. Each of[Read More…]
Lumber Demand Remains Strong
The September lumber futures market, a contract of SPF 2×4 #2 and better, found temporary support after months of leading the cash market lower. Sparked by concerns of wildfires in British Columbia and interior provinces, buyers replenished inventories to fulfill pressing needs. Prices rebounded and mills filled orders filed through[Read More…]
Weyerhaeuser President/CEO Retires
Weyerhaeuser Co., a manufacturer of wood products, says that Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed Devin W. Stockfish as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2019. Stockfish, currently senior vice president of the company’s Timberlands business, will join the[Read More…]
James Hardie Appoints Jack Truong as CEO Successor
James Hardie Industries, which provides an array of siding products, says that Dr. Jack Truong, the company’s president-international since April 2017, will succeed long-standing CEO Louis Gries as the incoming CEO. Truong who continues to be based out of North America, will be formally appointed to the CEO role[Read More…]
Save the Date! The Big Shed Show
Mark October 3, 2019, on your calendars, because that’s when the next edition of The Big Shed Show will be taking place. The shed industry trade show, co-hosted by Capital Forest Products and Union Grove Lumber, will head to the Cincinnati area and the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The one-day[Read More…]
Shed Builder Adds Artificial Grass to Product Lineup
Capitol Sheds, which provides sheds, garages, horse barns, gazebos, pavilions, and more, is now offering artificial grass, the company reports. Cost-effective and low maintenance, artificial grass is soft enough to be used on playgrounds and durable enough to hold up to heavy use in landscaping applications, according to Capitol Sheds,[Read More…]
Tuff Shed Acquires Sheds USA
Tuff Shed, a supplier of storage buildings and garages, has acquired substantially all the assets of New Hampshire-based Sheds USA, the company reports. The acquisition creates a new presence in the Northeast for Tuff Shed and extends its service area to all of the contiguous United States. Sheds USA has been[Read More…]
