Category Archives: Company News

RedBuilt’s story – and its history – told in the Business Insider

On the cover of today’s Business Insider — the weekly business publication from the Idaho Statesman — was a feature story about RedBuilt™. That story, which was also prominently featured on the Statesman’s front page, tells the story of our … Continue reading

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Growing Pains for the Lumber Industry

As the U.S. housing market starts to grow, the lumber industry is feeling certain growing pains.  Finding talented labor from Lumberjacks to finish carpenters, and everything in between, is a struggle.  When the housing market crashed in 2008, many lumber … Continue reading

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We’re famous… We’ve been published!

Jamie Morgan from Construction-Today Magazine interviewed our very own, Ted Osterberger, and wrote an overview article about RedBuilt™. Read and share this article to see how RedBuilt™ partners with architects, engineers and contractors to provide complete structural packages.  See what … Continue reading

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TOP 3 REASONS WHY LUMBER PRICES ARE ON THE RISE

In the last three months, lumber prices have risen to an eight-year high. The Wall Street Journal stated that prices of lumber for January delivery on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reached their highest trading level since April 2005. “Prices have … Continue reading

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How RedBuilt™ Products Will Be Affected by California’s Product Assessment Charge on Lumber?

According to the state of California’s Board of Equalization, “Beginning January 1, 2013, purchases of lumber products and engineered wood products for use in California will be subject to a one percent (1%) Assessment based on the selling price of … Continue reading

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Featured Project, “Rising from the Ashes in Alberta”

RedBuilt’s recent newsletter explains how a RedBuilt Technical Representative aided a church in Alberta, Canada after a tragic fire.  Read, “Rising from the Ashes in Alberta” for the full story.

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Glue Laminated Lumber Blocking/Rim Board – Something To Think About

by Heinz Mueller, Design Center Leader (for RedBuilt’s Hillsboro office) and P.E. at RedBuilt™ When RedLam LVL is not viable, glue laminated lumber (glulam) is a wonderful option for use as large section main carrying members in structures. It is … Continue reading

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And the RedBuilt™ Photo Logo Contest Winner is…….

A few months ago, Ted Osterberger (Senior Vice President of Operations at RedBuilt) sent Kurt Liebich (C.E.O. at RedBuilt) a picture of himself rafting on a river but all you could see in the crashing waves was a baseball hat … Continue reading

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Check Out Our New Open-Web Truss Video

Check out this video to gain an in depth grasp of what an open web truss really is.  With one of RedBuilt’s™ main products, dive into the material composition and see how these materials fit and work together.  In less … Continue reading

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We’ve updated our Literature!

by Paul Drace, Director of Marketing at RedBuilt™ Go to http://www.redbuilt.com/resources/literature.aspx to find our most up-to-date literature in easy to access PDF format.  We strongly urge you to become dependent on the electronic versions of literature primarily because if you … Continue reading

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