Homecrest Outdoor Living recently hired Michael Mettendorf as vice president of global sales. Mettendorf has more than 25 years’ experience in consumer- product sales, with 10 years spent in the casual-furniture industry. From 2005 though 2012, he was the general manager/vice president of sales and marketing for New River Casual…

The Ambiance CLX award-winning electric fireplace from Modern Flames was featured on the elaborate NBC set for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. As an architect of the original linear electric fireplace, Modern Flames is a pioneer and innovator in the field of contemporary electric fireplaces.

A well-known…

Alfresco Home, manufacturer of distinctive casual furniture and garden accents (and the exclusive North American distributor of the Fornetto™ wood-fired dual-purpose oven and smoker), has named Rick Baker as gourmet brand manager. An industry veteran, Baker has vast knowledge and expertise in the world of outdoor living, and these are…

Members of the digital marketing team of California-based Infratech have retooled the company’s website (infratech- usa.com), giving users an opportunity to explore expanded information about the company’s many products. As the maker of stylish heating systems, the company now has a website that matches the beauty of its products. An…

For Napoleon Products, an immediate expansion of facilities and personnel in Europe is underway to accommodate record growth and surging demand for its products. Wolf Steel Group’s European operations will be moving into a larger, 85,000–square-foot distribution center in Geldermalsen, Netherlands; at the same time, the company will be moving…