When JZ Utility Barns (now Yoder’s Quality Buildings) was founded by Jonathan Zook in 2001, little did the family know what all would soon transpire. For the first few years, the Utility Shed Company based in Rural Retreat, Virginia, made slow growth as father and sons worked hard to get their new[Read More…]
Past Issues
Florida Portable Building Company Opens New Location
Keen’s Portable Buildings LLC in Florida opened a new location in April, the company reports. The new spot, the company’s fifth, is in Brooksville/Massaryktown, Florida. “When it comes to Keen’s Portable Buildings our first goal is always to provide the best customer service and get our products to customers in[Read More…]
Customer Experience is the Key to Success
Small business owners often feel overwhelmed by marketing because there are so many things to pay attention to. It’s hard to know what to prioritize. Not only are there hundreds of potential ways to spend money, there are always new and exciting tools being introduced that you feel you need[Read More…]
Turning a Shed into A Backyard Pub
Mike Sheehan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has a huge family that loves to get together for lots of parties. The problem with having a big family is that they overrun the house. Sheehan’s wife mentioned that it would be nice to get the family out of the house and keep[Read More…]
LP EXPANDS WARRANTY TO INCLUDE HAIL DAMAGE
LP has expanded its limited warranty coverage to include hail damage, the company reports. The recent update to the LP® SmartSide® 5/50 Limited Warranty covers numerous LP products that can be used on outdoor sheds, including SmartSide Strand and Fiber Substrate Lap Siding, Panel Siding, Shake, Trim & Fascia, Soffit[Read More…]
For Want of an Air Conditioner, Part 3
Our on-site job in Newalla was going terribly. The first day went great, until we discovered our trim was cut wrong and decided to come back and finish on the second day. The second day was going reasonably well, until I needed a couple things from the truck, only to[Read More…]
Minnesota Builder Makes Something Special for the Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny visits Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minnesota, every year. This spring, however, the mall added something special to his set for visiting with the children. A prop shed built by local builder, Duluth Shed. “We got the job to build that prop shed because we have a[Read More…]
Traditions & Belief
Amish Sheds Inc. in Thorold, Ontario, has been in business since 2007. And since the beginning, the company has had its sheds built by the Amish in the small town of South Dayton, New York. Why? Because the Amish there use Hemlock wood, which resists insects and lasts a long[Read More…]
SHED DOOR MANUFACTURER MOVING OPERATIONS TO THE U.S.
Fiberglass door manufacturer Ryan-Al Door Systems Inc., headquartered in Diamond Bar, California, is moving manufacturing of shed products, such as doors and windows, to the United States from China, the company reports. The company is moving its manufacturing operations from Zhejiang, China, to the Caldwell County, North Carolina, town of[Read More…]
Do You Have Integrity?
I just finished our annual catalog, and as it’s uploading to our printer, my mind is in torment of what I should or could have done with the catalog differently. I call it marketing upload remorse. Anyone that has the responsibility of marketing knows this battle. Questions arise that no[Read More…]
