Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
A Sailor’s Life
“Men who ache all over for tightness and compactness in their lives often find relief for their pain in the cabin of a 30-foot sailboat at anchor in a sheltered cove."
Contracts
In our role as a supplier, we get a view into several thousand of our customers’ businesses. We have the privilege of seeing what works—and the lessons of what doesn’t.
Make Summertime The Right Time
We work in a cyclical business that experiences ups and downs due to the seasons and weather. But there's a puzzling difference between the Cape and Islands and much of the rest of New England.
“What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.”
Franklin P Jones, American Journalist
Who’s In Your Future
A great mechanic or a skilled carpenter is a gift to us all. Two things, besides innate talent, make either as good as they are: experience and patience. I wonder which came first? The patience to learn, or the experience to demonstrate...
Dollars for Change
Plenty is going on right now in our industry, our country, and our world. We have a voracious appetite for front-page headlines and a news media that creates the news—sometimes more than it reports it!
Spell it Out Clearly for Success
In our role as a supplier, we get a view into several thousand of our customers’ businesses. We have the privilege of seeing what works and the lessons from what doesn’t.