Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
November – Can You Spare Some Change?
I like to think that we’re in the beginning of a mini Renaissance at Shepley. In 38 years, we have never looked at our business harder or from different angles in order to improve what we do and how we do it. Old habits die hard because...
The Katz Roadshow Recap
Gary Katz is an education expert in the building industry. Maybe you’ve seen him at the JLC LIVE Show in Providence? In addition to presenting at trade shows, Gary and his team provide hands-on training clinics for building professionals...
You Ask and Andersen® Listens
In our industry the bigger the better always seems to be the motto. Bigger houses = bigger windows. Once again Andersen® is responding: The A-series window line will begin offering: Casement windows up to 4’ x 8’ Awnings in 6’ x 4’ Now...
“You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any way you choose, you're on your own, and you know what you know, and YOU are the one who'll decide where you go.”
Theodore Geisel (Dr, Suess)
October – Fine Print
Fine print: the art of camouflaging warnings, disclaimers, or limits as innocent sounding background noise. Let’s face it, our world elevated fine print to an art form today. Listen to a pharmaceutical ad and the soothing voice delivering...
ThruLoks
I would like to take a moment to introduce a new product for decking installation, that we are stocking here at Shepley, that will save you some time. It is the ThruLok screw bolt fastening system by FastenMaster—a system used to install...
August – Just Do It
We can never fix the past but knowing that doesn’t keep us from mourning it. At the beginning of July, we all lost a great friend and coworker of 30 years, Rob Taylor. Rob was a great Shepley success story. He started on our loading docks,...