NEW YORK - Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills has named Ari Gasner as new president of Wearbest and its award-winning Bella-Dura® brand of high performance fabrics. At the same time, the New Jersey-based family-run mill will officially be placed into its fourth generation.

Founded in 1943 by the late Philip Gasner and his son, the late Meyer Gasner, as a purveyor of silk lining for men’s suits, Wearbest evolved post-war into manufacturing decorative upholstery fabrics. At one point the family relinquished the business, only to repurchase it in 1980. It has since then been run by Irwin Gasner, until…

WALLINGFORD, CT - Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens, manufacturer of stainless outdoor kitchens, has launched its newly redesigned website to further meet the needs of architects, landscapers, designers and consumers who want to create their ideal outdoor living paradise. The redesigned website includes new features and enhanced functionality to improve the overall online experience.

The new site incorporates a photo gallery section that serves as a “visionary” page to help both trade professionals and homeowners gain a better sense of the myriad outdoor kitchen design styles available for residential and commercial applications. It also includes a new “Design” tab equipped…

WADENA, MN - Homecrest Outdoor Living, an American casual furniture manufacturer, will be showcasing its made in America products at HPB Expo in Nashville, held at the Music City Center in March.

Homecrest offers a variety of casual outdoor seating and dining products and this year launched several new fire table options. With a rich history of excellence and stylish designs, Homecrest offers affordable and comfortable living for outdoors.

Homecrest will be showcasing their new 2015 fire table and seating collections at the show. Check them out at Booth #2939 at the expo, from March 5-7, 2015.

MIAMI - Sifas, a French manufacturer of high quality, contemporary in-outdoor furniture collections for pool sides, patios, sun rooms, and yachts, has responded to demand by adding new pieces and color options to its two most popular product lines, the Kwadra and Komfy Collections.

The Kwadra and Komfy Collections have become Sifas’ best-selling collections in the U.S due to their simple, clean lines, their numerous display options, and attractive pricing structure.

As the two collections have grown, demand for additional display options has also grown. For 2015, Sifas is introducing three new dining tables to…

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Twin-Star International, an award-winning manufacturer of quality home furnishings, which include home office and home entertainment furniture, thermoelectric wine and beverage coolers as well as electric fireplaces and heaters, is debuting their latest products in a new showroom during the January Las Vegas Market. 

Located in World Market Center, Showroom A-1016, at 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, boasts 10,000 square feet of space providing the ability to display product in a way that the Tresanti®, Twin-Star Home, Duraflame®, and ClassicFlame® lines can be seen at once. Twin-Star is also introducing the product line of newly…

CALHOUN, GA - Surya is introducing at Atlanta Market the latest in a series of retail focused display solutions. The Design Gallery, which is on view in Surya’s AmericasMart showroom (11-A-1) has been created to give furniture retailers and designers an attractive, space-conscious way to showcase multiple Surya rugs within their retail space.

Available in two easy-to-assemble configurations, the Design Gallery comes fully stocked with up to 180 unique 18” corner samples, each of which includes a cord list of available sizes. A warm wood finish and modern, clean-lined design invite responding room scene, additional colorways and/or shapes, and list…

ONTARIO, CA - OW Lee, a Calif-based manufacturer of high-end outdoor furniture, fire pits, and accessories, has named Paul Rogers as its new director of Product Development.

Rogers will direct O.W. Lee’s new product design, development, and introduction as well as new concept development and material procurement for the Research and Development department. He will report to VP of Production, Chris Goff.

In his previous position as Designer for O.W. Lee, Paul worked alongside former vice president of Research and Development, Brian Lee, to bring innovative new products to market. When Brian left O.W.…

VANCOUVER, WA - HearthDistribution.com (HDC) began operations in Feb 2007 as an Internet-based distributor of Hearth, Patio, BBQ and related products.

The idea allowed the individual store to purchase product as needed at pricing equal to or less than early-buy pricing. Prior to the inception of HDC, dealers who wanted a deeper discount had to purchase large quantities of product well before the selling season with the anticipation that they could “guess” what they might sell come the selling season. 

If the dealer guessed wrong, he had the stress of the coming dating payment. The demand for product…