Profiles

Features about individuals and businesses in the building trade.

Rural Builder Hall of Fame Recipients: 1982-Present

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Each year, Rural Builder magazine inducts new members into its Rural Builder Hall of Fame. This tradition began in 1982 to honor individuals who helped advance post-frame building technology through their work and advocacy. Today, all new members are elected … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Events, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Experts, Industry Honors, Profiles, Rural Builder Hall of Fame, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged gary a. anderson, post-frame construction, Rural Builder Hall of Fame | Leave a comment

Rural Builder Hall of Fame alphabetical listing of all recipients

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Posted in Events, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post-Frame Technique, Profiles, Research and Technology, Rural Builder Hall of Fame, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged post-frame construction, Rural Builder Hall of Fame | Leave a comment

George Smeja, co-founder of Metalmaster Roofmaster and Sno Gem, dies

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

The co-founder of Metalmaster Roofmaster, Inc. and Sno Gem, Inc., George Charles Smeja, 80, of McHenry, Ill., passed away peacefully on February 27, 2013 at Mayo Clinic-Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was a member of Sheet Metal Local … Read more »

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Trends in self storage: Demand offers builders a reliable sideline

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Self-storage buildings have been a part of the rural landscape for some 30 years. Although destined to stay, how good has it been for builders in this market the past few years and what are the current trends? We asked … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, Featured Magazine, In the Industry, Industry Experts, Low Rise Construction, Metal Buildings, Post Frame, Profiles, RB February 2013, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged climate controlled storage, condo storage, self storage market | Leave a comment

Post-frame phenom for fungi

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder – Mushroom warehouse may be world’s largest pole barn Is there anything in low-rise construction you can’t do with post frame? It would seem not to Reuben Graber and his truss designer Dave Hurst. They … Read more »

Posted in Horse Barns, In the Industry, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post-Frame Technique, Profiles, RB September 2012, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged Dave Hurst, Graber Post Buildings, Graber Supply, mushroom barn, post-frame, Reuben Graber | Leave a comment

Maze Nails again highlighted on ‘Made in America’ news segment

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

The “Made in America” movement is gaining steam in the building world and Maze Nails is part of that movement. The Illinois company has been prominently featured on the ongoing ABC Diane Sawyer Made in America Series on ABC News, … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, Construction Industry News, Fasteners, In the Industry, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame Products, Products, Profiles, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged american made nails, diane sawyer made in america series, made in america, Maze Nails | Leave a comment

Lessons from a mini-storage owner

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Sharon Thatcher

Larry Haug, owner of Haug Steel Construction, Crooks, S.D., knows a lot about the mini-storage business as both a contractor and a mini-storage owner. He has over 250 units in a rural community located about 8 miles outside of Sioux … Read more »