To orchestrate its multichannel marketing initiatives, Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens, the nation’s leading provider of stainless-steel cabinetry, cooking appliances, and lifestyle products for outdoor living, has appointed seasoned industry professional and published marketing expert Philip D. Zaleon as its new marketing director. With more than 30 years of experience in both the indoor and outdoor-living sectors, Zaleon brings award-winning insight and strategic planning to Danver as the company continues impressive growth in a recovering housing market with demand for outdoor-living amenities.

Mitch Slater, president of Danver, says, “I recruited Phil for the marketing director position because of his vast…

Phifer Inc., leading global manufacturer of energy-saving sun-control fabrics, insect screen, drawn wire, engineered meshes, and indoor/outdoor performance furniture fabrics, continues its partnership with World Vision, a global humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities in need. Phifer has donated a significant amount of fabric to the World Vision organization during its 10-year partnership. World Vision distributes the fabric throughout the world, providing immediate and long-term aid.

Gregg Terry, Phifer’s director of sales development, says, “Phifer was founded in 1952 on the core values of giving back and helping others, and our donations are in keeping with…

As more consumers want to bring touches of interior decor to their outdoor spaces, the demand for strong, durable outdoor furniture that boasts indoor style has also increased. Sleek, sturdy, and multifunctional, Phifer’s Phifertex®outdoor fabrics can be used to create a unique outdoor-seating collection, complete with the look of upholstered indoor furniture.

Phifertex sling fabrics are the ideal fabric choice for wrapped furniture, which uses a new method in which fabric is wrapped around the frames of outdoor furniture. The result is contemporary furniture with added texture and the comfort desired in an outdoor- furniture setting.

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European Home, a Massachusetts fireplace manufacturer and importer, has introduced the Element4 240 series of gas fireplaces. Comprising two models, the Modore 240 and the Tenore 240, the 240 series features a 95–inch-wide single piece of ceramic glass and one flue. The 240 series is the only fireplace line of this size on the market that uses a single, seamless piece of glass and does not require a power vent.

The width of the Element4 240 series is significant.Until now, gas fireplaces more than 7 feet wide had to be custom made if the consumer wanted to incorporate one sheet…

Homecrest Outdoor Living named David Beil as its sales representative of the year during the company’s national sales meeting, held during the ICFA Preview Show™in Chicago, Illinois. Beil has been with Homecrest as its sales representative (covering Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Southern Illinois) for more than 32 years.

According to Michael Mettendorff, Homecrest’s vice president of global sales, Beil‘s across-the-board sales performance this season and his consistent sales training contribution, professionalism, and overall excellence and service to the company during multiple years set an incredibly high standard. “His easy and gentlemanlike manner and valued service to the…

Sunbrella® has launched The Beach House, Part III of Perspective New England, which follows the makeover of a Narragansett, Rhode Island, beach house—from faded to fabulous—in a series of seven online episodes. The story follows interior designer Kate Jackson of Kate Jackson Design as she breathes new life into the beach house through a sophisticated and kid-friendly coastal-chic design.

Gina Wicker, design and creative director for Sunbrella fabrics, says, “The Beach House episodes feature a series of design challenges that will resonate with families everywhere, whether or not you live on the New England coast. For this makeover, we…

Hearth & Home Technologies® has initiated a proactive recall of certain gas valves in recently manufactured gas-fireplace products from the brands Heat & Glo®, Heatilator®, Quadra-Fire®, and Outdoor Lifestyles®. A potential defect in the screws used in the valves of selected products manufactured between May 1 and June 19, 2014, was identified (through the company’s internal quality-testing processes) at one of its manufacturing facilities.

No incidents of product failure related to these valves have been reported, but Hearth & Home Technologies is issuing this recall notice to reinforce its commitment to consumer safety and is requiring all units manufactured within…

Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing (BDM) was granted U.S. patent number 8,734,209 on May 27, 2014, in connection with its Pro-Form direct-vent insert termination cap. The cap has been patent pending since February 27, 2006, and has since been sold through OEM, specialty hearth retail, and chimney-sweep sales channels.

The cap was designed to have a more traditional appearance atop a masonry chimney while incorporating performance features such as wind- and water diffusion capabilities (solving problems common to traditional termination caps). The patent includes 23 claims concerning various features and aspects of the invention.

Visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s…