Georgia-Pacific broke ground on a new $135 million softwood lumber production facility in Warrenton, Georgia, December 3. Local community members, government representatives, and Georgia‐Pacific employees were involved with the event. The new 340,000‐square foot facility will replace the current Warrenton plant, originally built in the early 1970s. This means that[Read More…]
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And the Winner Is …
This past summer, Rotelle Studio(e) put on the He vs. She Shed Shindig, which pitted the men against the women in turning the traditional garden storage shed into a creative outdoor living space uniquely his and hers. The design from each team was revealed during Rotelle’s second annual Studio(e) Dream[Read More…]
Flip the Switch
Many years ago, more than 200 in fact, Benjamin Franklin flew his kite into a lightning storm to find out more about electricity. It was a rather shocking experience. He wasn’t the first to discover electricity. Nor did he do anything overly useful that I know of with it. Thomas[Read More…]
Maibec, Capital Forest Products Sign New Partnership Agreement
Maibec Inc., which has been active in the wood processing sector since 1946 in Quebec, has entered into a new partnership agreement with Capital Forest Products for the distribution of its exterior siding products in the Mid-Atlantic territory, the company reports. The Cedar Speciality Group of Capital Forest Products will[Read More…]
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success” – Henry Ford Whoever said that no man is an island, and no man stands alone, hit the nail on the head. No matter what your involvement is in the shed business, there are many people who[Read More…]
Four Tips for Execution
I have come to accept my own need to keep things simple. I have proven to myself repeatedly that when I start over-complicating things, my chances of success or reaching a goal decline. Both in college and in business school there was a lot of talk about the importance of[Read More…]
Garcia Accepts Director of Marketing Role for Roseburg
Roseburg Forest Products reports that Dawn Garcia has accepted the position of director of marketing for the company, effective November 1. In her new role, Garcia will lead the marketing team and will serve as a strategic partner and key driver of the company’s business strategy. Garcia will report to[Read More…]
Shed Builder Debuts Portable Multi Storage Unit
Hilltop Structures in Dickson, Tennessee, recently unveiled its newest structure design—the Portable Multi Storage Unit. The company says the new design is available in different sizes, featuring individual 10 by 10-foot storage areas. Each unit has a 6 by 7-foot roll-up door and is lined with OSB. Hilltop also installs[Read More…]
Full Disclosure
Although many aspects of rent-to-own (RTO) businesses mirror one another, there are definite areas that differ due to state laws governing those peculiarities. For example, laws pertaining to the information that must be included on price tags for sheds vary from one state to the next. Because of those differences,[Read More…]
James Hardie to Assist in Rebuild of First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs
James Hardie Building Products, a producer of fiber cement siding, is working with the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and other partners to restore the First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs following the horrific mass shooting in November 2017. James Hardie is donating siding and trim to the Sutherland Springs rebuild,[Read More…]
