Kramer Sheds, a builder based in Pennsylvania, reports it launched a new website in June. The company says the website has new features for customers, highlighting the “Build Your Own” section. Visitors to the site can design their own pavilion, pergola, or gazebo. After picking the structure to design, customers[Read More…]
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Invest in Your Dealers Online, Watch Business Grow
If you rely on a local or regional network of dealers to sell sheds directly to consumers, your goal should be to set your dealers up for success. When your dealers improve their online marketing efforts, their online visibility will grow, in-store traffic will increase, and you’ll sell more sheds. [Read More…]
RTO National Named Exclusive Financing Provider for Tuff Shed
RTO National, a provider of consumer lease purchase and installment contracts to the backyard products industry, reports it was recently named the exclusive provider of financing for Tuff Shed. Based out of Denver, Tuff Shed provides storage buildings and garages manufactured and installed locally with domestically produced materials through its[Read More…]
Take a Lesson from Horton
In Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s book Horton Hears a Who, the big-hearted Horton recites over and over that “a person is a person, no matter how small.” I was listening to a good friend and customer the other day who was expressing his discontent about the poor service he’d been[Read More…]
Increase Your Sales by Asking Customers for Referrals
“Ask and God shall give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you. Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 I had to turn to the Bible to[Read More…]
Increasing Capacity
When Mike Doherty first investigated frame building equipment, he knew that this type of equipment could improve operations for his Maine-based company, Shed Happens. That was almost 10 years ago, and this past winter he took a huge step and capital expenditure by adding a Diamond Quad framing table (Triad),[Read More…]
Continuing Growth for Software Development Company
Shed Suite, based in Sarasota, Florida, announced that it has added two more developers bringing its total number to five, according to CEO Jason Graber. These new additions come on the heels of bringing on Wayne Ebersole, CFO and account manager, who joined the shed business software firm last fall. [Read More…]
The Backyard Greenhouse
Raymond Anderson retired from the military with disabilities and in October 2018 started Big Red Shed in Hayesville, North Carolina. Anderson doesn’t manufacture sheds; he’s a retailer for others like Old Hickory, Eagle Carports, and Clarks Woodwork. As we’ve seen in the business of superstores (think WalMart, Target, and even[Read More…]
Roseburg Names Director of Supply Chain and Logistics
Roseburg, a forest products company based in Oregon, reports that Rick Whitmore joined the company as the director of supply chain and logistics, effective June 3. He began serving in early April as the interim leader of these critical functions for the company. Over the past several years, Whitmore has[Read More…]
Ulrich Barn Builders Expands into California Market
Ulrich Barn Builders, a shed manufacturer, reports it has expanded into the California market. This is the first step in Ulrich’s nationwide expansion. Manufacturing and distribution for California will take place in Arvin, California. Ulrich says its recent office relocation to Fort Worth, Texas, serves to accommodate the expansion in[Read More…]
