Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) today announced a high-level line-up of speakers and events being planned for this year’s International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™, which will be held Sept. 20-23, 2012, at the Chicago Merchandise Mart. The four-day market event will feature HGTV’s John Gidding; esteemed editors from national, consumer home and garden publications; and a selection of other complimentary educational and networking events for exhibitors and attendees.

HGTV personality and acclaimed designer, John Gidding, will present this year’s Casual Market keynote presentation, entitled “Turn Up the Curb Appeal for Great Outdoor Spaces.” In his talk, Gidding will share…

Sphinx by Oriental Weavers and OW Hospitality will be moving to a new and greatly expanded showroom at the Las Vegas World Market with a grand opening celebration at the next show on January 28 – February 1, 2013.

Oriental Weavers has undertaken a major initiative over the last 12 months building new showrooms or renovating existing spaces in High Point, Atlanta, New York, and London. The Las Vegas Space will be the fifth new or renovated showroom for Oriental Weavers.

The new showroom is 50% larger than their current space, and will now dedicate space to the Sphinx by…

Twin-Star International’s Las Vegas showroom is now more than tripled in size! Still in building A, the new showroom is located in Suite A-1036 at the Las Vegas World Market Center. The grand opening, ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 9am Monday, July 30th, 2012 when the new showroom will open its doors for the first time to furniture retailers, designers and other furniture industry professionals. A wine and light-fair reception will be held that afternoon from 3pm-6pm in the showroom. The current Twin-Star family of brands to be showcased includes ClassicFlame electric fireplaces, Tresanti media units and thermoelectric…

Gloster, the leading British luxury outdoor furniture brand that has brought unrivalled quality, design and class to the outdoor furniture market for more than 50 years, is proud to announce the opening of a new flagship showroom in Los Angeles, CA.

Located in one of the city’s most vibrant design districts at 471 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048, the new showroom promises to deliver a Gloster experience like no other. Situated directly across the street from Italian restaurant Cecconi’s, Gloster will keep good company in this neighborhood with renowned names in architecture and interiors such as the glamorous…

Pool, spa and backyard professionals seeking a multi-track educational conference program to enrich their business development should register today to attend the 2012 Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, November 6-8, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, with the educational conference taking place November 3-8. 

Offering 48 business, technical and ‘hot topic’ seminars representing the newest ideas on every challenge from intricate vanishing edge pool design to implementing new mandated safety regulations to a social media marketing track, topics are designed especially for residential and commercial builders/contractors/superintendents, retailer owners/managers, service company owners/technicians, designers and…

Tri Vantage®, the nation’s largest distributor serving awning, marine and furniture markets, has become the exclusive source for Polyfab™ Triax Canopy Systems for creating shaded areas without welding or custom steel fabrication.

“The Triax system is easy-to-install and cost-effective for beautiful fixed awnings and shade structures,” said Tom Koster, new products manager for Tri Vantage. “Triax canopies feature curved rafters for a graceful, water-shedding design. A wide variety of applications is possible, including picnic areas, outdoor rooms and carports – virtually anywhere you need an area protected from the elements.”

The Triax system features canopy frames that support waterproof covers…

NAC announces the impressive expansion of the USA sales force for the Gourmet Grill division, hiring four new Account Executives and one Regional Sales Manager in the last six months.

NAC introduces a bigger and better sales team taking America by storm. Starting with Account Executives, Kimberly Moffi tt-Anthony for Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, Jim Boucher for Southern California, Las Vegas and Arizona, Derrick Johnson for Texas and select Louisiana locations and Jim Kneiper for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. As an additional layer of regional support, Napoleon® welcomes Kimberly R. Stuteville as USA Western Regional Sales…

Hart & Cooley is pleased to announce that Tony Fabris has been hired on as their new National Sales Manager – Hearth. In this new role, Tony will be responsible for the Hart & Cooley Hearth Sales Channel. He will assist sales reps and participate in new product development, pricing policies, and technical calls. Tony will be based out of the Philadelphia, PA area.

Tony has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Delaware and was previously employed as a Sales Manager with Monessen Hearth Systems and Lennox Hearth Products.

Tony brings years of experience and knowledge of…