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Morton Buildings | 13 year that the company has seen increasing demand in home and office construction, as well as “toy-box” projects. “When men have toys, they want toy-boxes,” says Nyberg, meaning structures for the storing of boats, four-wheelers, or even airplanes – Morton has built a variety of toy-boxes too. “We can be positioned the best in company health, when we have a broad range of niches we’re active in ... ag sector has been good and office or warehouse development never totally dis- appeared, but was running at low level. We’ve seen pick-up in that as well as resi- dential projects, and are much more con- fident in terms of forward growth than we were a few years ago,” says Nyberg. Ironically, when the housing market suffered, Nyberg says it was interesting to note how many builders suddenly took in- terest in post frame construction process. “The number of players in our niche real- ly expanded... suddenly, builders were at the table wanting a piece of the business which never existed before,” says Ny- berg. While the post frame construction may appear to be a very simple and easily learned trade, many of these new entries into our market miss some of the details which truly set post frame apart. If his- tory repeats itself, once the housing mar- ket picks up these buildings will return to their roots. As Nyberg says, “People are coming and going all the time, not know- ing whether or not they’ll be around isn’t healthy attitude verification on the cus- tomer side of things.” As for Morton Building, it has been mastering the craft for more than 100 years and, as Nyberg will attest, is posi- tioned to further build upon its legacy in the building industry.