Light up the grill and celebrate locally sourced food for National BBQ Day on July 13th.

Meal Exchange’s National BBQ Day, proudly presented by Napoleon Gourmet Grills, will be asking people to celebrate locally grown food with a BBQ and a few friends in their own backyard this year.

“National BBQ Day is a great excuse for a BBQ get-together but also for a chance to support local farmers and producers - by grilling fresh, locally sourced food,” said Peter Kapler of Meal Exchange. “Supporting locally grown food benefits your food system, your local economy as well as your taste…

Mallin Casual Furniture has named Jay Weber as their Vice President of Marketing.  Jay has over 37 years of experience in Marketing and Sales, the last 28 in the Seasonal Outdoor industry. He has been with Scancom North America since 2004, pioneering and developing the North America market into the successful business as it exists today.

“I am very proud and excited to be joining such a prestigious and successful company as Mallin. I am looking forward to helping the company develop New Products and Markets so that we can begin our next phase of growth”.  Jay can be…

R.H. Peterson Co. a leading manufacturer of premium gas logs, grills and outdoor fire features, launches a new expanded website for Fire Magic grills, www.firemagicgrills.com.

The new site targets all audience members from consumers to design professionals to distributors and dealers and highlights the new “Built with Passion, Owned with Pride” Fire Magic positioning that draws on the brand’s storied 75 year heritage and values in the manufacturing of every Fire Magic

• Specially created “feature” sections that bring the Fire Magic story to life

• New search functionality that allows users to easily find the Fire Magic…

The International Casual Furnishings Association will host a Retail Roundtable from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, September 16, the day prior to the opening of the International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market in Chicago.

The event will include roundtable discussions of topics such as advertising, social media, sales incentives, sales metrics, product trends, consumer finance and selling contract. The roundtable will be held in the Conference Center on the second floor of the Merchandise Mart.

Following the afternoon session, Tropitone Furniture will host a reception from 6 to 7p.m. in their showroom, space 1523. Registration for this…

Tropitone Furniture Company, Inc. opened the International Casual Furnishings Association Preview Market at the Chicago Merchandise Mart by announcing the introduction of new Wedge Tables for creating angled and crescent arrangements using any seating.

“A universal trend for both commercial and residential outdoor spaces is the increasing importance of interactive gathering spaces,” said Tom Keddy, Director of Product Management. “In many gathering spaces a fireplace, fire pit or fire table serve as the focal point. Since gathering spaces tend to be more communal, the ideal seating arrangements should be at an angle or in a crescent shape to perpetuate conversation…

Award winning outdoor furniture manufacturer Sunset West has renovated its permanent showroom for the Las Vegas World Market Center. Sunset West will be showing July 29th – August 2nd on the ground floor of building B in space B - 166 for the upcoming biannual furniture market next week. Sunset West will be debuting new product introductions that compliment some of the existing lines which have proven successful.

“I am very excited about the renovation for the showroom.  We have put in a good deal of effort creating an outdoor feel in the space we have. We are at a…

Mallin Casual Furniture, a division of Minson Corporation, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brenda Pereyda to Vice President of Sales, who worked side by side with the late Merv Conn for over 30 years.  Her strong knowledge of the industry, leadership and dedication has proven her to be a very important part of the success and growth of Mallin Casual Furniture.

Attendee online registration is now officially open for the 2013 Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo [PSP], taking place November 12-14, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vega, Nevada USA, with the educational conference taking place November 9-14. 

Online registration is available at www.poolspapatio.com, where information is accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  Registration will be easier than ever on the newly redesigned PSP website which launched June 2013.  You’ll find significant cost saving options on registration packages, events, housing and travel and more.  Advance registration also ensures you book in…