Joseph Miller has been involved in construction most of his life. His father was a brick and stone mason in Virginia Beach, training his four sons (there are also two daughters) in the masonry business. As the sons got older and were ready to take on more responsibility, Miller, the[Read More…]
Past Issues
Milwaukee Tool Plans Expansion of Headquarters
With a planned total investment of $32 million, Milwaukee Tool is proposing a major expansion at their global new product development center in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The company says a 114,500-square-foot, multi-story building would be built on an existing 3.5-acre lot owned by Milwaukee Tool, bringing its global headquarter space from[Read More…]
Shed Builders and Tax Reform
As the 2018 tax season progresses, shed builders may be wondering how the Tax Cut and Jobs Act passed late in 2017 will impact their businesses. “There are many variables in the law that will impact each business differently,” says Mike Slack, lead tax research analyst at The Tax Institute[Read More…]
Top Five Shed Colors
We know that choosing a shed is serious business. It is an investment that will last a long time and customers want it to be just right. One of the most fun parts of designing a shed is picking the color. It can be a really easy choice if the customer[Read More…]
Georgia-Pacific Memphis Facility Supports Youth Chess Team
For several years, the Georgia‐Pacific Memphis Cellulose facility has supported the Douglass K‐8 Optional School and its STEM program in Tennessee. Part of that engagement also means support for the school’s chess class. Since it began a few years ago, the students have made big strides in learning performance, both[Read More…]
Top Three Sellers for 2017
The year 2017 was a banner year for Spring Hill Sheds. We did more business than in any other year since we’ve been open. We sold all shapes, sizes, styles, and colors of storage buildings in 2017. During the last quarter of the year, we looked back at which storage[Read More…]
Gone Fishing
Back in the “good ole days” of Better Barns, when things were simpler and I didn’t have a family to support, there were a lot of things done that had nothing whatsoever to do with producing storage sheds. Vance and I were both young. I was in my teens, and[Read More…]
Success in Revenue-producing Activities
I’m saying it now: 2018 is going to be the best year ever for my business, and I hope that it’s your best year as well. I don’t just feel that way; I am truly confident that I will make it happen. But, in order to achieve the best[Read More…]
The Builder-Retailer The Relationship
The shed industry is built on foundations—relationships among suppliers, builders, and dealers working toward common goals. But for many builders, striking a deal with a new shed retailer can be a risky proposition. For most shed builders, sales depend on making the product visible, so high-visibility lots are critical. It[Read More…]
Early Spring Buying Opportunity?
Let’s take a look at why this may be an early spring buying opportunity in the lumber market. As we offered in the previous column, improving macro-economic forces, supply disruptions, unexpected natural disasters, and unresolved trade policy, vis-a-vi Canadian tariffs, combined to make market swings more volatile. What if we[Read More…]
