Tool manufacturer DeWalt has added four knives to its existing line of utility knives and pocket knives. The new knives include the Fixed Folding Lockback Knife, the Premium Spring Assist Pocket Knife, the Spring Assist Pocket Knife, and the Pocket Knife with Ball Bearing Assist. The company says the Fixed Folding Lockback Knife offers[Read More…]
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Selling Superior Sheds: Beyond the Basics
When customers start the shed shopping process, it’s usually the aesthetics—paint colors, textures and architecture—that initially grab their attention. Sure, it’s easy to pique interest with surface appeals. But when it comes time to close the sale on a superior shed with premium, high-quality materials, it’s all about going beyond[Read More…]
Sheds, Gazebos, Pergolas Rank High in Desire for Outdoor Structures
What do people want out of their backyards and outdoor spaces? The 2018 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) tackled that question. When it comes to outdoors structures, sheds, gazebos, and pergolas made the top 10 for 2018: Enhanced railing systems (cable,[Read More…]
Crafting a Cupola for a Shed
Country Carpenters in Hebron, Connecticut, creates post-and-beam structures, including garden sheds. Customers sometimes ask for cupolas on their structures. The following video takes us into the shop at Country Carpenters to see how they make cupolas. Do you offer cupolas on your sheds? Do you make your own? What other[Read More…]
GP Mill Receives Conservation Certification
The Georgia-Pacific Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Alabama, received Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) earlier this year. The certification program recognizes company efforts to create, restore, and enhance wildlife habitat on their lands. The mill worked on the certification process for nearly two years, forming[Read More…]
Capitol Sheds Celebrates 20 Years in Business
Capitol Sheds, the small storage solution company doing big things based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, says it’s happy to celebrate 20 years of helping property owners organize and store their belongings in 2018. “Growing to four locations in Virginia, and shipping products nationwide, Capitol Sheds is proud of its 20 years[Read More…]
Great Southern Wood Enhances Employee Health, Vacation, and Education Benefits Package
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc., best known for its YellaWood®brand products, has begun an active and ongoing process to increase employee benefits by reinvesting its tax savings in its people, the company has announced. The company, founded in Abbeville, Alabama, expects full implementation to take place in 2018. In late[Read More…]
Cleary Building Corp. Honored for 40 Years in Business
Cleary Building Corp., a manufacturer of commercial, equine, farm, suburban, and residential pre-engineered structures, was recognized by the Illinois 100th General Assembly, House of Representatives, for its successful 40 years of business, the company reports. Founded on February 10, 1978, Cleary celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In a recently penned[Read More…]
Grainger Donates $50,000 to Folds of Honor
Folds of Honor, the nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to families of fallen and disabled service members, reports that it is the recipient of $50,000 from Grainger, a broad line supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products, to be put toward its Higher Education Scholarship program. The donation was announced in conjunction with[Read More…]
New 3D Shed Design Tool
Woodtex in Franklin, Tennessee, recently rolled out a major update to its “Design Your Own Shed” tool. I sat down with our vice president of creative, Paul Farmer, and asked him about his thoughts on the design tool. Q: What are the big changes people will notice when they look[Read More…]
