2021 October Edition

The Garland Company, a full-service roofing manufacturer and building envelope solution provider based in Cleveland, Ohio, announced a 2022 partnership with local nonprofit University Settlement, highlighted by a recent “Spirit…

Lochloosa Creek Farm needed storage for their blueberry production. This partially enclosed lean-to barn built by Herring Contracting with Reed’s Metals does the trick. Galvalum roofing, AkzoNobel panels and trim,…

More and more contractors these days are answering “yes” to that question. Manufacturing independence, waste management, shipping considerations and other factors paint a compelling case for contractors looking to buy…

By Chet Baumgartner The scent of sawdust saturates the air, so strong that even the high-pitched buzzsaw can’t cut through it as it cuts another piece of lumber. The metallic…

In addition to common frame building projects, builders and contractors can diversify revenue and expand service offerings, like pouring foundations for grain bins. Investing in specialized tools, even for occasional…

The size of grain bins are growing to meet the demand of commercial markets. In 2010, Brock Grain Systems [brockgrain.com] of Milford, Indiana, could boast it had built America’s largest…

Marco Launches Steep Slope Ventilation Division Marco Industries (www.marcoindustries.com) has announced the formation of the Python Steep Slope Ventilation Division to focus on the issues of heat buildup and excess…

By Toni Rahn Chloe Hudson, 28, a resident of Huntersville, North Carolina, was awarded a mikeroweWORKS Foundation Scholarship in 2017. The scholarship came when she needed it most, while pursuing…

Hello! I’m Linda Schmid, the new editor of Rural Builder magazine. Really, I should say the BRAND-NEW editor, for I’m new, not only to the land of publishing (I come…

Hello Readers, Welcome to the 2022 version of the Rural Builder Buyers’ Guide and the October issue of Rural Builder. This month introduces a newly formatted online Buyers’ Guide and…