In June, The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages updated its Ellington, Connecticut, offices with reclaimed barn board siding for a rustic look and an authentic timber frame porch, the company reports. The company crafted the timbers at its Ellington facility with its CNC machine. The Barn Yard also says[Read More…]
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PPG Marks 135th Anniversary of Its Founding
PPG marked the 135th anniversary of its founding with Michael H. McGarry, PPG chairman and chief executive officer, and members of the company’s leadership team ringing the bell to signal the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) July 10. “Ringing the NYSE closing bell puts an[Read More…]
Tuff Shed Opens Relocated El Paso Factory/Store
Tuff Shed Inc., a supplier of storage buildings and garages, hosted a Grand Opening July 18 to celebrate its newly relocated El Paso, Texas, location, the company reports. The new factory and sales center in El Paso is located at 8736 Gateway East Blvd. Ste A, south of Peter Piper Pizza on[Read More…]
Industrial Products Leadership Shifts at Roseburg
Jim Buffington, Industrial Products business director for Roseburg Forest Products, has assumed full responsibility for the Industrial Products business, with accountability for the sales, marketing, and manufacturing of the company’s composite and hardwood plywood products, the company reports. Buffington has served as the face of Roseburg’s Industrial Products business in[Read More…]
Storage Solution Business Adds Gazebos to Line-up
Capitol Sheds, a storage solution company in Virginia that delivers its products nationally, is now selling gazebos. The company says its gazebos are offered in six styles: vinyl gazebo, vinyl pergola, vinyl pavilion, wood gazebo, wood pergola, and wood pavilion. “A gazebo is the perfect way to add value to a[Read More…]
He vs. She Shed Shindig Going Down This Summer
This summer, the sexes will be duking it out in the backyard in the ultimate battle of the sheds. Rotelle Studio(e) CEO Peter Rotelle has enlisted Ty Pennington of Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Editionfame to help him go head-to-head with the premier eastern Pennsylvania custom home builder’s all-female design[Read More…]
Dakota Storage Buildings Finds Internet Shopping Solution with ShedView
One of the keys to Dakota Storage Buildings‘ success is seeking win-win circumstances in all its relationships, including with employees, suppliers, and customers. As the internet has become a major shopping tool, the company, located in Milbank, South Dakota, wanted to provide its customers with a better online buying experience[Read More…]
Students Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Students from M. Agnes Jones Elementary School—the first STEM Certified school in the Atlanta Public Schools district—recently experienced some close encounters with animals and plants at the Chattahoochee Nature Center, located about 25 miles away in the northern suburb of Roswell, Georgia. Trips like this one take these city kids[Read More…]
Which Barn is Right for Your Customer?
When searching for a new storage shed, your customers have likely seen many barn styles on the market, but they’re unsure which would be best for their needs. Lofts or no lofts, short walls or tall walls, workbench or no workbench, porch or no porch. Lots of options to choose[Read More…]
Roseburg Reorganizes Structural Products Sales Team
Phil Odom has been named business director for structural products at Roseburg Forest Products, the company reports. In his new role, Odom will have commercial responsibility for the structural products businesses, including plywood, lumber and engineered wood products. He joined Roseburg from BlueLinx Corporation in January as business manager for[Read More…]
