The 2025 Garage, Shed & Carport Builder Show, held Jan. 15-16 in Greenville, South Carolina, gave show exhibitors the opportunity to present their array of goods, services, new releases, and expertise.
Products and Services
As always, exhibitors impressed attendees with their displays and depth of knowledge, as well as their ability to show how their offerings can help boost their clients’ business.
Networking
Attendees networked with exhibitors and each other at the booths, throughout the show floor, at the complimentary morning breakfasts, during the Wednesday evening dinner and social hour, and before and after show hours in the lobby and at the hotels. The opportunity to meet and greet in person is a key to establishing deep, long-lasting working relationships.
Acu-Form provides roll forming machinery from its headquarters in Millersburg, Ohio.
American Garage Door Factory has been manufacturing sectional garage doors for almost 20 years.
Apple Outdoor Supply is a supplier of shed, barn, and playset hardware and essentials.
ASC Machine Tools, Inc. specializes in roll-forming machinery, tooling, and associated equipment.
ASCO Group provides metal trim machinery around the world.
Cold Spring Enterprises’ VersaTube machine manufactures components for metal carports and garages.
Direct Metals Inc. designs and supplies fasteners, panel clips, and accessories for metal, low-slope, and shingle roofing.
Industry steel expert Don Switzer, Steel Dynamics, delivered a seminar “Not All Steel Is Created Equal.”
Graber Post Buildings has distributed and manufacturd post-frame and metal roofing materials for 50 years.
LP Outdoor Building Solutions offers a wide range of products for outdoor structures.
Making Sales Simple offers an online training course for shed and carport sales, with beginner, intermediate, and advanced modules.
Attendees chatting and networking in the Greenville convention center lobby. Often, business connections and lifelong friendships begin in a casual encounter at an event like this.
Seminars
Each morning kicked off with informational sessions. First on the docket each morning was an opportunity to meet with Shield Wall Media editors for “Coffee and Conversations.” Tuesday morning sessions included “Following the Path to Success” with Gary Boyle from Making Sales Simple; “Not All Steel Is Created Equal” by veteran steel industry expert Don Switzer of Steel Dynamics; “Considerations in Rollforming” presented by Ben Schmidt of Bradbury Group; and “Innovation, Thinking Outside the Box, and the Power of Change,” with Erez Halfon of Mobeno Solar Solutions.
Wednesday morning sessions featured “Moisture Mitigation” with Brett Clary of Dripstop; and “How to Get Free Business Publicity Through Editorial Coverage” by Dan Brownell, editor of Garage, Shed & Carport Builder magazine.
Dual 2026 Shows
The 2026 Garage, Shed & Carport Builder Show will be held alongside the first Rural Builder Show Jan. 21-22 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
