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KETTERING, OHIO – Hearth Products Controls (HPC), maker of fire pit and water feature innovations, has launched a mobile HPC Fire App available for Apple® and Android™ phones. The free Bluetooth® app allows users to pair their device with HPC’s advanced line of Electronic Ignition (EI) High-Low fire pits that feature a built-in antenna, enabling remote control.

Exciting Convenience for Homeowners
Once a connection is established between the smartphone and HPC’s EI High-Low fire pit, users can perform the following functions using the HPC Fire app:
• Turn the fire pit on and off
• Control the…

LARGO, FL - Watermark Living™ is seeking to elevate its presence in the design community on a number of fronts, most recently by partnering with Steelyard, the trade-only digital platform that allows designers to search, evaluate and specify products from the comfort of their desks. Watermark Living’s digital catalog, which provides a broad range of compelling options for client projects, is now live on the Steelyard platform. As such, the company joins a select group of manufacturers who cater to professional interior designers.

“As a new resource for the design community, we see Steelyard as one of the best vehicles…

MINNEAPOLIS - The Outdoor GreatRoom CompanyTM (OGC) hosted its fourth annual Outdoor GreatRoom Conference on Aug. 22-23 at their corporate headquarters in Burnsville, Minnesota. Staff, sales representatives, and some customers from across the U.S. and Canada were brought together for this two-day event. One highlight of the conference included a Light the Night event featuring hands-on product training, food trucks, and showroom, manufacturing, and engineering tours.

Director of customer engagement, Paul Nigon, said, “Our annual conference continues to grow since we started the event 4 years ago. The intent of the Light the Night event was to showcase a…

MISSISSAUGA, ON − CABANACOAST® has added three new additions to its sales team.

Kim Haynie (pictured)
From a young age, Kim Haynie has revealed an entrepreneurial spirit. Taking after her parents who had established their own manufacturer’s representative firm, she starting her selling career by filling wheelbarrows of their extra samples and competing against her siblings to see who could sell the most. Kim sold corporate insurance for a number of years before moving into the real estate industry where she also excelled. In 2013, Kim founded TRENDS to become a manufacturer representative. Kim understands the importance of…

SACRAMENTO - Industry veteran Buzz Homsy, founder and managing director of Casual Classics Group, as well as founder and co-owner of five-store retail operation California Backyard, will retire in September.

Homsy’s position at Casual Classics Group will be filled by Kevin Ventrice, vice president of At Home Recreation. Additionally, industry veteran Jim Tillona will return to the group as a senior advisor. Currently based in Sacramento, Casual Classics will move to New Jersey when Homsy retires.

“Buzz is a great guy, and he’s done an amazing job growing Casual Classics and California Backyard into what they are today,” Ventrice says.…

Sunbrella® has united with Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams for a new co-branded collection that converges iconic style with legendary performance, bringing customers exceptionally crafted furniture that is as soft-to-the-touch as it is long-lasting. The co-branded collaboration, a first for Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, debuts in stores and marketing efforts in August 2018.

“Designed with families in mind, the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams collaboration with Sunbrella encourages people to live comfortably and fearlessly put their feet up without compromising on style or quality,” said David Swers, president of Glen Raven Custom Fabrics. “Pairing our soft, high performance…

BALDWIN PARK, CA – With the ability to cover over 430 square feet in designer shade, the latest introduction from Jardinico, the JCP.501 Quad Sidepost umbrella, will debut at the upcoming Casual Market Chicago – September 25 – 28, 2018. Jardinico’s JCP.501 features aluminum construction and a crank lift system. Available to be configured as two, three or four umbrellas, and however many shades chosen, each one operates and tilts individually. This style will be on display in showroom #1655 in the Chicago Merchandise Mart.

“The JCP.501 is definitely making a contract statement with its immense shade coverage over multiple-dining…