The board of directors for Union Grove Lumber Inc., a lumber supply company specifically focused on the shed industry headquartered in Harmony, North Carolina, says the company has taken important steps to ensure its continued footprint in the shed industry by initiating the transition of ownership to the next generation.[Read More…]
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December 2018/January 2019
Oklahoma Builder Takes Part in ‘Day of Caring’
Employees from Quality Buildings Inc. in Norman, Oklahoma, took part in a “Day of Caring,” September 21, with the local United Way of Norman, the company reports. The United Way “Day of Caring” is an annual effort to improve local communities. “We were able to make some great improvements to[Read More…]
The Shed App Partners with 37 Percent Consulting
The Shed App has partnered with 37 Percent Consulting to bring a stronger range of integrated solutions to the shed industry, the companies report. The Shed App, created by Robert Oxley, P.E., Ph.D., provides software solutions for shed manufacturers, specializing in point-of-sale, 3D design tools; manufacturing process management; component-based pay systems; delivery[Read More…]
Builder Makes It ‘Big’ at the Fair
The Big E is a big fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, featuring entertainment, agriculture and food at Eastern States Exposition. Anyone who attended the fair September 14-30 this year knows it was really big, breaking an all-time attendance record with 1,543,470 people visiting the fairgrounds. The Big E was also[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
