LAS VEGAS - Casual furniture manufacturer Summer Classics has signed a long-term lease for a 13,500 sq-ft permanent showroom at the Las Vegas Market starting in August 2015, in concert with the launch of two dedicated floors of casual/outdoor products.

“Las Vegas Market gives us an ideal opportunity to grow our business,” explains president and CEO William “Bew” White III. “Key channels for us to expand include furniture stores, especially those in the West, catalogue and internet companies, as well as designers. We believe Las Vegas Market is the premier venue because those channels shop there consistently. The timing…

NASHVILLE - Innovative Hearth Products (IHP) celebrated the grand re-opening of its expanded Russellville, Alabama, facility earlier this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony and plant tour. The event was hosted by Mark Klein, CEO of IHP, and attended by numerous state and local officials, including Senator Roger Bedford and State Representative Johnny Mack Morrow.

Just 14 months ago, many of these same local officials attended the ground breaking event when the 220,000-sq-ft expansion was announced. Since that time, the facility has been built, equipment has been purchased, and a number of employees have transferred from…

Phyllis Larson, wife of Blaze King founder Hal Larson, passed away September
7 at the age of 77.  Hal sold Blaze King in 1998 so that he could spend more
time with Phyllis and family members.  Many folks in our industry will
remember Phyllis for the many years she attended industry gatherings and
often volunteered to baby-sit the children of other attendees so that they
may attend evening celebrations.  We would like to offer our sincere
condolences and offer our prayers to the entire Larson family for their
loss.

The Robert H. Peterson Co. recently purchased a 2015 S2G Box Truck from Freightliner fueled by clean burning liquid propane.
“This is a first ever factory purpose built medium duty Propane Box Truck,” stated Tod Corrin, Executive Vice President, RH Peterson Co. “This purchase speaks to the Peterson Company’s commitment to being an environmentally friendly company,” he added.
Built on a proven platform, the 26’ truck has an 8.0L LPG engine; 339 HP, 495 lb/ft torque and GVWR of 33,000 pounds.
According to Peterson, the truck will be used to make local deliveries in Southern California, with…

ST AUGUSTINE, FL - Brown Jordan International Inc (Brown Jordan), manufacturer of outdoor furniture and indoor hospitality furniture, tapped Jeff MacBeth as its new senior vice president of Operations.

MacBeth has held numerous positions since his start with the Company in 2007, most recently as vice president of Operations with primary responsibility for daily operations at Charter Furniture and Winston Furniture Company. MacBeth will continue to concentrate his efforts in those areas and will also handle special projects as assigned by Gene J. Moriarty, Brown Jordan’s president and CEO.

“Jeff has had the unique experience of…

A grand reopening ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p.m. CDT will mark the debut of Innovative Hearth Products’ (IHP) Russellville, Ala, facility. The ceremony commemorates the company’s renovation and expansion, which involved a 14-month, $14 million investment that generated 225 new jobs to local communities.

To address manufacturing and sales growth, IHP (manufacturer of Astria, IronStrike, and Superior brand fireplaces, stoves, inserts, and accessories) enlarged the original 105,000-square-foot operation to 320,000-square feet. The company acquired new state-of-the-art equipment as well as transferred necessary equipment from its Union City, Tenn., and Santa Ana, Calif., facilities to the renovated…

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - A new partnership between two leaders in outdoor furniture and accessory rugs will complement outdoor furniture collections in traditional and specialty brick-and-mortar furniture retailers and casual furniture specialists.

Agio-USA of Virginia Beach, Va, has made an exclusive arrangement to sell nuLOOM rugs through their sales and distribution network. Outdoor rugs produced by nuLOOM, a manufacturer of indoor and outdoor rugs, will continue its existing ecommerce business with their own sales force. 

The nuLOOM company, which is primarily focused on online sales for its fashionable rugs, will now gain entre’ into bricks-and-mortar furniture stores through…

Twin-Star recently celebrated the grand opening of its new High Point showroom, featuring quality furniture for every season. They will be celebrating each of the four seasons during the first four days of market, kicking off the opening with Autumn-themed events throughout the day.

Photo From Left to Right:
Marc Sculler, CEO; Matt Heitner, sales manager; Ed Wilson, sales representative; Jeff Stevenson, regional vice president; Shaunna Thompson, director of Sales; Richard Scott, Rooms To Go; Robert M. La Scala, regional vice president; Andy Bandremer, senior vice president; Brian Brigham, director of Marketing and Public Relations; Chris Becker, sales manager;…