Collins Pine Company and the SWISS KRONO Group report the successful closing of the sale of Collins Pine Company’s particleboard and engineered wood siding manufacturing facilities in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This closing marks the final step in the transaction announced on May 30 and represents a significant milestone for both[Read More…]
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Northwest Sheds Introduces Refreshed Line of Wood Storage Sheds
Northwest Sheds (NW Sheds), one of Western Washington’s established storage shed manufacturers, introduced a refreshed range of custom wood storage sheds designed to meet the varied space and terrain needs of homeowners throughout the region. The initiative focuses on practical configurations, adaptable layouts, and materials suited to the Pacific Northwest’s changing weather. The[Read More…]
Sheds For Less Direct Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Sheds For Less Direct, an online retailer of storage sheds, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in business.Since 2006, the company has been delivering storage sheds and outdoor structures to customers across the country, providing a wide range of materials and solutions for every need. “Our goal has always been to[Read More…]
Small Business Optimism Edges Up in November
NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 points in November to 99.0 and remained above its 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, six increased, three decreased, and one was unchanged.An increase in those expecting real sales to be higher contributed most to the rise in the Optimism Index. The Uncertainty Index rose three points from October to 91. An increase in[Read More…]
How to Keep a Shed Cool
Here at Sequoia Sheds, we live and work in Red Bluff in Northern California. If you’re from anywhere around here, you know that in the summer, Red Bluff is hot. I don’t know about you, but it’s the hottest place I’ve ever lived. But I know one place hotter than[Read More…]
Build of the Issue: Golf Simulator
Our golf simulator starts with our detached garage model, standardly used for a small outbuilding.They are 16 feet wide, 24 feet long, with 10-foot-high walls. The structure is made with 2 by 4 framing, engineered trusses, LP Smartside Siding and Trim, OSB roof sheathing, a 29-gauge metal Pro-Panel roof, and[Read More…]
Actions That Sell
“Action takes you out of doubt, doubt takes you out of action.” — Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth The quote above resonates deeply with my journey in the shed industry. December 2025 officially marked my 30th year in the shed industry (woo-hoo)! I’ve seen a lot of changes and trends in[Read More…]
Striving Together
I recently had the opportunity to visit Eagle Carports in Mount Airy, North Carolina—and what I saw there left a lasting impression. From the moment I stepped through their main office, one thing stood out more than anything else: a clear sense of camaraderie and a shared mission. It wasn’t[Read More…]
After the Haul
I’ve been in the trucking business for 38 years and have driven 3.5 million miles. I’ve enjoyed it all the way through. I started off working at a tree nursery and hauling trees to customers. I also did a lot of flatbed work for them, hauling equipment to different farms. After a few[Read More…]
Rig of the Issue: 2018 Peterbilt 579 with WKM Trailer
I run a 2018 Peterbilt 579. It’s worlds more comfortable than a single axle and somehow still manages fuel mileage close to an F-450, which still surprises me. We’ve done pickups, we’ve done single axles, and this truck flat-out outperforms them. It’s a better ride, and it handles better. Once[Read More…]
