What do people want out of their backyards and outdoor spaces? The 2018 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) tackled that question. When it comes to outdoors structures, sheds, gazebos, and pergolas made the top 10 for 2018: Enhanced railing systems (cable,[Read More…]
Past Issues
GP Mill Receives Conservation Certification
The Georgia-Pacific Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Alabama, received Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) earlier this year. The certification program recognizes company efforts to create, restore, and enhance wildlife habitat on their lands. The mill worked on the certification process for nearly two years, forming[Read More…]
Capitol Sheds Celebrates 20 Years in Business
Capitol Sheds, the small storage solution company doing big things based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, says it’s happy to celebrate 20 years of helping property owners organize and store their belongings in 2018. “Growing to four locations in Virginia, and shipping products nationwide, Capitol Sheds is proud of its 20 years[Read More…]
Great Southern Wood Enhances Employee Health, Vacation, and Education Benefits Package
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc., best known for its YellaWood®brand products, has begun an active and ongoing process to increase employee benefits by reinvesting its tax savings in its people, the company has announced. The company, founded in Abbeville, Alabama, expects full implementation to take place in 2018. In late[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Honored for 40 Years in Business
Cleary Building Corp., a manufacturer of commercial, equine, farm, suburban, and residential pre-engineered structures, was recognized by the Illinois 100th General Assembly, House of Representatives, for its successful 40 years of business, the company reports. Founded on February 10, 1978, Cleary celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In a recently penned[Read More…]
New 3D Shed Design Tool
Woodtex in Franklin, Tennessee, recently rolled out a major update to its “Design Your Own Shed” tool. I sat down with our vice president of creative, Paul Farmer, and asked him about his thoughts on the design tool. Q: What are the big changes people will notice when they look[Read More…]
Roseburg Hires Roanoke Timberlands Manager
Roseburg reports that Pete Hancock has accepted the position of Roanoke Timberlands Manager, effective May 7, 2018. In this role, Hancock will oversee the day-to-day harvest and land management activities on Roseburg’s 158,000-acre fee land base in North Carolina and Virginia. A 2001 graduate of Virginia Tech where he earned[Read More…]
Americans Say They Need More Organization Products
Two thirds of American adults claim they could use more home organization products in their home, according to Home Organization in the U.S.: General Purpose, Closets, Garages, and Storage Sheds, 4th Edition, a report by market research firm Packaged Facts. The reality is, America has reached “peak stuff,” with too many[Read More…]
Working It All Out
The shed industry, like all other industries, has its fair share of unique characters. I’ve worked with many different kinds of personality types over the last 15 years. Some of my co-workers have been very pleasant to deal with, and some have been, well, not so much. The key to[Read More…]
Classic Planed Line Re-opens in Finland
Stora Enso Wood Products division will re-open its classic planed line at its Varkaus sawmill in Finland this April, the company reports. The planing line was closed in January 2013 due to decreasing demand, but the combination of the new laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production and the planing opens up[Read More…]
