Historic Shed, located in Brooksville, Florida, was started in 2008 by the husband-and-wife team of Craig DeRoin and Jo-Anne Peck. DeRoin is originally from Salem, Massachusetts, and has worked as a building contractor on historic homes for over 30 years. Peck is a licensed building contractor and has a master’s[Read More…]
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LP Building Solutions Introduces New LP® BuildSmart™ Program App
LP Building Solutions has introduced a smartphone app for its LP® BuildSmart™ program, which is designed to boost LP® SmartSide® preferred contractors’ businesses. With this new app, members can more easily turn LP® SmartSide®product purchases into LP BuildSmart points that can be redeemed for tools, sales services, and co-branded marketing[Read More…]
Outsourced or In-House—Which is Better?
Think with me for a minute about the various aspects of running a shed business. You have production, transportation, on-site construction, sales, marketing, accounting, human resources. and rent to own. Your business may do all these things, it may do some, or may do just one. How do you decide[Read More…]
Hayes Named Business Manager for Roseburg
Roseburg, a forest products company, says it has named Gary Hayes as its business manager of the company’s softwood plywood and lumber businesses, effective immediately. Hayes previously served as Roseburg’s business manager for distribution, leading the team that provided support for plywood and lumber sales across the United States. In[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Employee Recognized for 25 Years
In appreciation for 25 years of service to Cleary Building Corp., Julie Schulenberg, front receptionist at Cleary’s corporate world headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin, was recently recognized and presented with an anniversary certificate and a custom-engraved silver-and-gold watch. Over the course of her tenure, the company says Schulenberg has made a[Read More…]
The True Value of a Dollar
Humans are complex organisms, yet we can usually be described in one word when discussing the world of business: motivated. There are many factors that drive a person’s motivation to stand out among the crowd. Wealth, recognition, knowledge, and honor are just a few of the words we could choose[Read More…]
Lumbermen Associates Makes Personnel Changes to Shed Division
Lumbermen Associates of Bristol, Pennsylvania, has made changes in its Shed Division. Effective immediately, Frank Iavarone has been appointed as the Shed Division Team Leader. Iavarone, a 13-year employee of Lumbermen’s, will assume responsibilities for sales, inventory management, marketing, and new customer growth. In addition, Rick Frebel has joined the[Read More…]
Staying Ahead of the Market in 2019
The lumber market’s historic volatility last year has reappeared at the beginning of the year, with some prices increasing dramatically through the first two months of 2019. Supply-side factors supported higher prices, as mill curtailments, log supplies, and rail car availability contributed to the winter run, while winter weather[Read More…]
Color of the Year 2019: PANTONE® 16-1546 Living Coral
Pantone, provider of professional color standards and digital solutions for the design industry, named PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019, an animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone. Representing the fusion of modern life, PANTONE Living Coral is a nurturing color[Read More…]
Builder Sees Dealer Expansion
United Portable Buildings, which manufactures sheds and other portable buildings in Greenwood, Mississippi, had a new dealer location open at the beginning of the year. The company says that Rebel Outdoor Products expanded and now has two places of business. The new location is in Tupelo, Mississippi. Kayla Stewart is[Read More…]