Treasure Garden recently promoted Benjamin Ma to vice president of the award-winning international shade company. Son of the founder and CEO, Oliver Ma, Benjamin has worked within the management team of Treasure Garden for the past eight years. A graduate of Lake Forest College with a bachelor’s degree in business, Ben will continue to oversee all domestic operations, including production, warehousing, planning, and purchasing.

“Ben has proven over the past years that he is a trusted point person and capable of taking on greater responsibilities toward driving this company forward,” says Margaret Chang, president. “He has been successful in…

Earthcore’s Magnum+ wood burning fireplace by Isokern is taking fire to newer, greater lengths. Boasting a maximum length of 10 feet and approximate opening heights of 44 inches, the Magnum+ fireplace is the largest and only UL-listed wood burning fireplace currently in circulation. Scheduled to hit the market this month, it will be available for use in any residential or commercial project.

Like all Isokern fireplaces, customers can choose from a range of firebrick colors and patterns to ensure that the look of the fireplace is just as impressive as its hearth size. Magnum+ models come in sizes of…

Innovative Hearth Products, an industry leading manufacturer of high-end specialty fireplaces, and Metal-Fab Inc., a premiere specialty venting manufacturer, have established a strategic alliance in a collaborative effort to provide the most sophisticated and high-performance specialty fireplaces, hearth venting products and accessories to the customers and markets we serve. Innovative Hearth Products and Metal-Fab are committed to helping consumers create elegant, coordinated furnished spaces that are tasteful, reliable and safe for a lifetime of operation and satisfaction.

The second annual House Beautiful Whole Home Concept Show House opened its doors in Nashville, Tennessee, with the outdoor spaces adorned with furnishings from the Savannah collection by Barclay Butera for Castelle. As the latest introduction from the collaboration between Castelle and the iconic designer, the southern inspired Savannah collection was featured on a covered patio as well as in an open dining a reaadjacent to the almost 6,000-square-foot English Arts and Crafts style home.

“Castelle has been proud to bea part of this collaboration of quality construction furnishings and design entities focused on the Whole Home Concept for…

DuraVent recently formed a new distribution partnership with ChimCap Corporation and their Forever Chimney Cap products for masonry chimneys. This partnership expands the DuraVent chimney cap portfolio and allows the company’s distribution channel partners access to an industry-leading brand of masonry chimney products. Since 1983, ChimCap has been a leading supplier of “made in the USA”chimney caps for chimney professionals through out the world. “

Forever Chimney products have set the industry standard for quality and dependability for over three decades,” says Scott Schindlbeck, executive vice president of sales and marketing at DuraVent. “DuraVent is proud to partner with ChimCap…

Homeowners love the warmth and comfort of wood fires in their outdoor living spaces, but their neighbors probably don’t love the smoke that wafts freely across property lines. Hearth Products Controls has solved that problem by launching the industry’s first certified outdoor gas fireplace burner, HPC Fire Inspired. It not only eliminates the smoke from the fireplace but makes the fireplace much easier to operate.

These outdoor gas fireplace burners are the industry’s first fireplace products tested and listed to industry safety and performance standards. They essentially transform a polluting wood-burning fireplace into an easily installed, clean and convenient…

Cincinnati-based Watson’s was named the winner of the most prestigious honor in outdoor furnishings retail—the Apollo Award (multistorecategory). TheInternational Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) made the announcement in September in front of top retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives, and designers during the annual Casual Market Chicago.

“Our mission has always been to help people make the most of their time with their family and friends. Our all-new store took that experience to a whole new level,” CEO Erik Mueller says. “We’re honored to accept the Apollo Award and to bring it home to Cincinnati.”

Watson’s, one of the nation’s largest…

Empire Comfort Systems, owner of Broilmaster Premium Grills, has purchased Primo Ceramic Grills. Headquartered in a 92,000-square-foot facility in Tucker, Georgia, Primo is known for its patented oval-shaped ceramic grills and is the only ceramic grill produced in the United States. Primo is available in more than 38 countries around the world.

This acquisition will increase Empire’s presence in the premium grill market while complementing the current business strategy. Nick Bauer, president of Empire, says,“The purchase of Primo falls right in line with our vision at Empire, which is U.S.-based manufacturing and our family business selling to other family…