PPG has published a six-page brochure highlighting its family of coatings for sheds, barns and other portable buildings, the company reports. The shed and barn coatings in the brochure may be used on a variety of structures, including tool storage sheds, barns, log cabins, pergolas, pavilions, carports, and other backyard[Read More…]
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Shed Builder Adds Artificial Grass to Product Lineup
Capitol Sheds, which provides sheds, garages, horse barns, gazebos, pavilions, and more, is now offering artificial grass, the company reports. Cost-effective and low maintenance, artificial grass is soft enough to be used on playgrounds and durable enough to hold up to heavy use in landscaping applications, according to Capitol Sheds,[Read More…]
Tuff Shed Acquires Sheds USA
Tuff Shed, a supplier of storage buildings and garages, has acquired substantially all the assets of New Hampshire-based Sheds USA, the company reports. The acquisition creates a new presence in the Northeast for Tuff Shed and extends its service area to all of the contiguous United States. Sheds USA has been[Read More…]
Univest Donates $2,500 to Meals on Wheels
Univest Bank and Trust Co. recently presented Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County with a check for $2,500 earned through the Lehigh Valley IronPigs “Double Plays Pay” sponsorship. The Lehigh Valley team is the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies. Each time the IronPigs made a double[Read More…]
Time-Lapse Video: Shed-building in Action
Building shed can take the better part of a day … or more. That’s why it’s always fun to see a time-lapse video of a shed being built. Ed’s Sheds, located in Lincoln, Maine, recently posted a video by Joan Lukacik showing shed being built in just over a minute[Read More…]
Lumber Company Earns Six National Safety Awards
The National Safety Council (NSC) announced last month that six Hammond Lumber Company stores in Maine have won the 2018 Industry Leader Award for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5 percent of NCS member companies, units, and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award[Read More…]
GP Building New Softwood Lumber Mill in Georgia
Georgia-Pacific Lumber plans to build a new softwood lumber mill at Dougherty Industrial Park in Albany, Georgia, the company reports. This is GP’s third new softwood lumber mill announcement in 12 months, following investments in Talladega, Alabama, and Warrenton, Georgia. Construction on the $150 million, 320,000 square-foot, facility is scheduled[Read More…]
Builder Updates Look of Offices
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…]
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…]
